PLAYRZ RS5 Build & Photo thread

[PLAYRZ]

Pretty much that. Makes things tight and crispy. I love the feel. The 034 mounts, X-brace and RSB with end links is quite the transformation.

Have you found any increase in noise/vibrations with the inserts on any of your cars Mops? Would be interested in the X-brace too but 034 don't appear to offer it for RHD cars. Shame.

Great thread and a fantastic looking car. You must be real proud of that

I drive an RS4 Avant in the UK. I'm going to try the 034 mounts.

On the exhaust have you thought about changing the downpipes? They are the worst bit of the standard system. I freed up 20hp at the wheels:

Thanks DeanoC. Yes, I've certainly considered changing to non-res downpipes but I'm concerned about the additional exhaust note. Not sure if the Capristo would keep it quiet enough with the valves closed. The car is my daily drive so need to keep it somewhat civil.

[DeanoC]

Have you found any increase in noise/vibrations with the inserts on any of your cars Mops? Would be interested in the X-brace too but 034 don't appear to offer it for RHD cars. Shame.



Thanks DeanoC. Yes, I've certainly considered changing to non-res downpipes but I'm concerned about the additional exhaust note. Not sure if the Capristo would keep it quiet enough with the valves closed. The car is my daily drive so need to keep it somewhat civil.

I still have resonators up front but just better pipework does does not go down to 1" in places with the factory dents. I don't have a centre resonator and it is too loud when the valves open at 2.8k rpm in 6 and 7th so I'm putting an x pipe in place of the front resonators and putting in a larger centre resonator. Like the HMS setup.

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I still have resonators up front but just better pipework does does not go down to 1" in places with the factory dents. I don't have a centre resonator and it is too loud when the valves open at 2.8k rpm in 6 and 7th so I'm putting an x pipe in place of the front resonators and putting in a larger centre resonator. Like the HMS setup.

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Fwiw.. I put a resonated X pipe in place of the downpipe resonators, no centre resonator at all and it's very easy to live with. I had a regular X pipe first in that same spot... although it sounded fantastic it was just way way too loud to life with. I also had factory downpipes resonators without the centre muffler and the resonated X pipe sounded better all through the rev range.

[Mops@Nemesis]

Have you found any increase in noise/vibrations with the inserts on any of your cars Mops? Would be interested in the X-brace too but 034 don't appear to offer it for RHD cars. Shame.

Maybe a bit of clunk here and there, but nothing worth considering. You'll embrace them before too long, and hardly notice. The improvements are too good to worry about it. No vibration or whine.