RE: Supertrapp emergency!!!

[glen <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

I run 2 1/2" cat-back into a totally open SS Trapp, no baffles and no center
box, muffler or resonator of any type. It is loud, but 'too loud' is totally
subjective. For me it's definitely too loud to commute in for 2.5-3 hours
every day. Running around town and on the track it is perfect - a veritable
cornucopia of I5 Audi-o symphony. Sounds far nicer than most other cars 
including V8s, IMFO. Fellow competitors often comment on how awesome
the little red 4KQ sounds and many have offered the opinion that it is often
'the best sounding car here bar none". "You got a V8 in that thing?" is another
frequent comment. Weekend warrior use - perfect - sole daily-driver - not exactly.....

[the 85 ur-q with a virtually identical setup is just fine for long-commute
daily-driver use with the addition of a "K24 muffler", the K24 makes a HUGE
difference in noise level]


-glen

     Glen,
     
     Do you have a box upstream of the 'trapp on the red 4kq, or is it 
     straight through? I'm going later today to get a 2.5" system and a 4" 
     SS 'trapp on my 4kq, and I'm wondering if it'll be too loud without a 
     glasspack or resonator upstream. I was hoping for 2.5" cat-back, with 
     just the 'trapp, but I drive this car every day and do _not_ want to 
     wonder "where's all the noise coming from? Oh, crap, it's ME!"
     
     What do you (Glen and list) think? FYI, I'm using the Supertrapp so I 
     can play with it to try for a little more power for auto-x. Hey, 1.2 
     more Hp would be a 27% increase!
     
     tia,
     James
     
     Please reply direct as I'm at work, blah, blah, blah...