RE: Stebro exhaust just installed; comments

["Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com>]

Todd,
How was the construction quality of the Stebro? I recently installed a
Stebro cat back system on a Ferrari 355 F1 and there were some minor quality
and alignment issues. I can easily chalk them up to a low volume product
(355 F1 is not real common) but I could also take it as a sign of quality
issues with Stebro in general. I have never dealt with Stebro before. They
never did send the fitting they promised but I had already fabricated my own
before theirs was supposed to arrive.
Thanks
Jim Dupree

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	todd@qualmedoregon.com
[mailto:todd@qualmedoregon.com]
		Sent:	Wednesday, May 12, 1999 1:48 PM
		To:	quattro@audifans.com
		Subject:	Stebro exhaust just installed; comments

		For anyone considering an exhaust for a 4kq (or Ur-q), I
just
		had a Stebro stainless rear section installed on my 4kq.
They
		make both the front and back halves of a cat back system,
but
		I just bought the back and had the front resonator section
		replaced by 2.5" alumanized pipe.  Overall, I'm satisfied
with
		it, and it definitely flows better and will last forever.
		The system is made for an '85-'84 4kq; mine is an '84, but I
		have '86 bumpers so the cutout lines up with the tailpipes.
		It sits kinda low, but it probably fits great on the right
		year.  I'll probably have the hanger on the muffler
re-welded 
		to make it sit up higher.

		As far as sound, it's definitely on the loud side, but it
		idles mildly enough and what you hear is a nice aggressive
		growl under accelleration; none of that annoying boy-racer
		honda 4-cylinder huge-tailpipe buzzing noise.  Definitely a
		major improvement over the generic non-OEM-style setup the
		previous owner had put in, which had developed some holes
		and sounded nasty.  I think I'll eventually have a glass
		pack put into my front section to serve as a resonator and
		quiet it down a bit, but no hurry.

		Including labor and shipping, the whole thing cost around
		$465 USD.  Definitely a better value than any non-stainless
		system you could buy.  Meineke wanted $677 for an OEM-type
		Bosal cat-back system, plus labor!