Re: exhaust downpipe/header question

[edwin r burger iv <erb22@drexel.edu>]

thanks for the reply! how many miles do you think the cat can take before it
needs to be replaced?

thanks again,
ed

----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
To: edwin r burger iv <erb22@drexel.edu>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: exhaust downpipe/header question


> >hey everyone i have another question for the list. the downpipe on my 88
> >scirocco 16v has a leak. what options do i have? i wouldn't mind
installing
> >a header, but i haven't seen any that don't require removing the cat.
what
> >trouble would i run into if i removed the cat?
> >
> >thanks!
> >ed
> >
>
> The 16v downpipe is basically integrated with the cat...it's welded to
> the downpipe.  One of the major reasons a 16v downpipe is so expensive.
>
> I think it's still possible to use a cat with a header, although the
> integration would have to be customized somewhat.   There are several
> makers of 16v headers thought...BMS, TT, Autotech (?), and Supersprint.
> Probably others too.
>
> Your downpipe can be fixed (I assume it's the flexpipe that's leaking)
> as Techtonics makes a repair kit.  Requires removal and some welding
> though.  Still might be worth picking up a new one...I guess they're
> running around $300 right now....reasonable considering how long
> they generally last actually. (8-10 years for most of us, sometimes more).
>
> ==Brett
>
>  \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're
small"
> \/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net
>


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