Straight piped the 1.8t

[sixty40band]

....and i couldnt be happier!!

had them do 2.5 downpipe all the way back into a Y and then 2.5 all the way back to some quad tips...

sounds SSOOOO mean and looks awesome with my otty kit.

ill post up some pics tomorrow and hopefully a sound clip or a video one of the 2.

[B6Lovin]

i've had straight pipes, and I'm currently open DP... i know exactly what you mean.

[sean1.8t]

shit, im strait piped with one 3" pipe all the way back from my turbo..

well, when i take my muffler off for fun and put the fake muffler pipe on

[akaEsCo01]

Sounds loud to me, I don't know how yotu guys deal.

[mtbrider]

i'd like to hear a sound clip, hows the drone

[sean1.8t]

Sounds loud to me, I don't know how yotu guys deal.

when you hear it, you don't care!

only problem is other people. i'd run strait piped all the time if it didn't annoy so many other people.

and it is hard to have convo's with the girl in the car... no wait, i'll put that on the pro's list

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^please take a vid before u add mufflers!

[sean1.8t]

how about, you take a vid of your sound effects

and i'll take a vid of my exhaust

[dirtybrd]

I must be getting old. That sounds as if it'd be loud as hell and drone like crazy. I have 3" to dual 2.5" with 2 18" long, round Magnaflows w/resonators and it sucks. Drone out the ass and way to loud around 3k.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

u have a deal Sean!

[A4 TSCHUSS]

I must be getting old. That sounds as if it'd be loud as hell and drone like crazy. I have 3" to dual 2.5" with 2 18" long, round Magnaflows w/resonators and it sucks. Drone out the ass and way to loud around 3k.

same here, I hate how loud my car is. I have Neuspeed exhaust which is 2.25 with 2 resonators after the y and then a muffler on each side with a test pipe and it is loud as hell and drones around 3-4k. I put in a 18" resonator up front thinking it might do something but I don't think it did a damn thing.

[1point8teeNW]

I have a stock cat, stock DP, single 2.5 to a Y, then dual 2.25 to 2 Magnaflow 14827's.

I want it louder....much much louder.

[dirtybrd]

I liked my stock exh. with a TP. Quiet with a small amount of rumble @ idle, even my old exh. was quiet.

[F16HTON]

I like my Theremal R&D, very quiet at idle and growls nice up top...I get the 3500 rpm drone that sucks though.

[317ssayzarc]

i dont like the way 4 cylinders sound, milltek for me

[dirtybrd]

Don't get me wrong, I love the way it sounds especially @ 8k but it's just to loud. My exh. guy is suggesting mufflers w/baffles something like but not nessacarily a Flowmaster.

[manhertm]

Don't get me wrong, I love the way it sounds especially @ 8k but it's just to loud. My exh. guy is suggesting mufflers w/baffles something like but not nessacarily a Flowmaster.

LOL, "at 8k"

[romell]

haha i wish my car could even dream of going to 8 k.

[dirtybrd]

8500 really, but I rarely take it there. I will more often when I get that boost drop fixed. As the RPM increase and the boost deceases it reminds me of a K03 and starts to lose a little pull.

[sean1.8t]

Don't get me wrong, I love the way it sounds especially @ 8k but it's just to loud. My exh. guy is suggesting mufflers w/baffles something like but not nessacarily a Flowmaster.

if you want hi flow and quiet, you need to look into some more expensive mufflers/resonators. magnaflow and flowmaster are not the answer.

look into Burns and other companies alike. after researching a bit on NASIOC, the STi guys over there have put together some full 3" strait through exhaust systems that are as quiet as stock

[317ssayzarc]

haha i wish my car could even dream of going to 8 k.

its fun to see the tach go into the black

[Mikef5000]

I want: High Flow, Low pitch tight medium volume, and silent inside.

I don't think what I want exists... espesially after I put my $500 dream price tag on it.

[EUROaleksey]

what about back pressure and all that bs? can i really run a sraight pipe w/o mufflers and have no problems?

[B6Lovin]

^yes. you want as little backpressure as possible after the turbo. the turbo itself provides all the backpressure your engine needs to start/run.

[Zoidbort]

same here, I hate how loud my car is. I have Neuspeed exhaust which is 2.25 with 2 resonators after the y and then a muffler on each side with a test pipe and it is loud as hell and drones around 3-4k. I put in a 18" resonator up front thinking it might do something but I don't think it did a damn thing.

Same setup as mine minus the resonators. Mine is stainless cat back Neuspeed and splits into a Y with a muffler on each. It gives a nice rumble at idle, sounds low and aggressive on take off and has a bit of drone at 4000 RPM but for some reason I like the sound lol.

[317ssayzarc]

what about back pressure and all that bs? can i really run a sraight pipe w/o mufflers and have no problems?

Back pressure to the exhaust valves is what you need, the restriction of the turbo provides all that and much much more.... After the turbo you want NO back pressure if possible, the lower the pressure, the quicker you spool AND the longer you hold power

[AudiBama]

man idk how you guys like that sound...

when my buddy (fatty1.8t) got his done it sounded like shit...really farty...only plus was that you could hear the turbo like crazy...he then added a res. and magnaflow muffs

[EUROaleksey]

theeeeeen i guess im straight piping mine then...?... 2.5" engine down is good for APR 1+ KO3 right..?

[NVR STSFD]

So I am stock and CVT. Can I run a 3" pipe from the cat to the "Y" and then to some magnaflows? Sorry for the noob question but thanks for your input.

[20vturbo]

hehe i fixed mine...borla muffler 3 in dual 2.5 in the center and 2 borla 2.5 in and out in the rear..I use a cat and a resonator from vibrant...it's deep but not that loud

[A4TL]

just get a wastgate and have it so you can muffle the exhaust on demand. i noticed there was one on my 335i i just threw a check valve in front of it since it shuts one of the mufflers below 2000rpm and before the cat lights off.

very quiet and very loud at the same time. Old farts don't mind loud but having the ability to be quiet on a 2 to 3 hour drive is a godsend. Then you just have the wife and baby screaming at you :)

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