034 test pipe review

[Trile]

ordered from europa parts with the gaskets and o2 sensor spacer. arrived five or six days later...
then the installing part came... I saw a DIY on here that says after you remove all the bolts you pull the downpipe + cat down (towards yourself). Well, It cant be done on, not on a QUATTRO TIP at least :/
The cat had to be unbolted and removed from the top, which was a pain in the a55. And the car was on a lift.
Then came the o2 spacer. Yeap you guessed it, I've put it before the rear sensor and it just doesn't fit in the engine bay, keeps hitting the heatshield or something. It needs at least an inch more of cleareance.
I guess it TOO is not for QUATTRO TIP models.

the CEL was on after 3 hours.
the sound is AMAZING. Spools a bit quicker, less turbo lag.

before the videos, just one question for the 'experts' ... the test pipe is 3" wide..and the downpipe is 2.5" .. the gasket that came in the kit (the smaller one) fits the downpipe but creates a sort of a bottletneck after the test pipe.
it goes in this order TURBO, big gasket, 3inch tetst pipe, 2.5inch gasket, 2.5 inch downpipe.

does it restrick airflow in any way, and will the exhaust gases 'break' the part of the gasket that is 'sticking out' (inside)?

[Soul Kitchen]

is that installed on the stock exhaust ? sounds good

[Trile]

yeah, stock exhaust
tnx, in fact the video doesn't do it any justice really, this camera makes it sound like a ricer mobile or something :) it's 10X better 'live'

[Trile]

can anyone help me with the question part of my post? :)

[Dubwars]

Personally, I like the tones it's producing once you're in the mid and higher RPMs, but when you're around idle and low RPMs it sounds like an old Tilt-a-World ride at some shady city festival. Just my opinion though. If it floats your boat, than rock it!

[Trile]

it doesn't sound anything like in the video trust me :) the mic on the camera sucks and makes it sound loud and distorted, like a combination of open cone filter and straight through exhaust on a civic