Re: 4K Q exhaust questions

["Jouko Haapanen" <joukoh@vtoy.fi>]

My UrQ exhaust is 11 years and 390 000 km old, and the first box is just
starting to show a little surface flaking.

Jouko Haapanen
Pori, Finland


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Bell <bbell04@ibm.net>
To: quk@isham-research.freeserve.co.uk <quk@isham-research.freeserve.co.uk>;
gsnow@iea.com <gsnow@iea.com>
Cc: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: 26. lokakuuta 1999 10:19
Subject: RE: 4K Q exhaust questions


>The factory exhaust on my car ('87 4kq) lasted a good 6 years. I purchased
>an aftermarket exhaust from Blau (Ansa?) and it was shot in less than 2
>years. The Oem exhaust wasn't stainless; however, if the Blau unit is mild
>steel then Audi's wasn't.
>
>Bruce
>'87 4kq with oem (almost)'83 Urq exhaust
>
>> Is the 4k system mild steel?  The ur-quattro system uses
>> stainless pipes
>> and mild steel boxes - my first system lasted eight years, the second
>> one is over two years old and doesn't show a mark.  Audi have dropped
>> the price of ur-quattro systems to around GBP350 in the UK.
>>
>> --
>>  Phil Payne
>>  UK Audi quattro Owners Club
>>  Phone: 07785 302803   Fax: 0870 0883933
>>
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