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New Exhaust System Advice



A lot of the chain stores do this.  When I was managing a shop here in
Seattle, we would do stainless on demand and I believe there are about 30 of
these muffler shops just in the Olympia/Tacoma/Seattle area.  So I don't
think it would be too tough to find someone to do a stainless system.
Doesn't sound like you've looked much Larry cause it doesn't seem like it
should be too tough to find someone there in San Diego to do a system.  HTH!

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
To: "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>; "Scirocco List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: New Exhaust System Advice


But try to find a local muffler shop that works in Stainless Steel.......bet
there aren't 10 in the whole US of A.

Larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Rabbit16v
  To: Scirocco List
  Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:56 PM
  Subject: Re: New Exhaust System Advice


  On the contrary.  Depending on your application, the TT system with a
  resonator with the flowmaster would be the better choice of the two.  IF
you
  have a mildly modded 8v then go for the dynomax, but if you are planning
or
  have anything over a 1.8L 16v or highly modded 8v the dynomax won't last
you
  long at all.  I've built a few 2.0L 16vs and each one blows the dynomax
  within days.  I coulda got a bad batch but I kinda doubt it!

  For the money, though, a good shop could make a decent system and might
cost
  you the same for stainless than TT would charge for aluminized.  HTH!

  Dave
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net>
  To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 5:59 PM
  Subject: Re: New Exhaust System Advice



        First no Flowmaster!!!! My 1979 MK 1 had a two and a half inch
custom
  system with a Flowmaster on it and it was loud to the point of obnoxious.
I
  don't mind a muffler that is loud when you are on it hard but this was
  ridiculous. I had my muffler man take it off and replaced it with a 14
inch
  generic turbo muffler which lets you know it's there when you get on it
but
  is reasonable enough to drive around town with out ----ing off every cop.
        I just don't like wrestling around under a car with a rusted muffler
  setup. Around here the custom muffler shops can fit you a two and a
quarter
  or two and a half inch system for less that you can buy one from the
  performance mail order shops and you just stand around for half an hour
then
  drive off with the new system.
    Brian Decker
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Eric D Singer
      To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
      Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 4:10 PM
      Subject: New Exhaust System Advice


      A couple of days ago my '84 8V Scirocco became very loud while driving
  down the highway.  I pulled over and checked it out and the exhaust pipe
  split in half a couple of inches in front of the muffler.

      I'm currently considering replacing the whole exhaust assembly
(factory
  original) from the catalytic converter to the tailpipe with one of the
kits
  by Techtonics Tuning.  This will be the first time I've every tried any
kind
  of exhaust work, so I'm assuming these Techtonics kits would be pretty
  simple to install.

      I'm current considering two different assembles, their 253.323 TT
  Exhaust 2.25 1984-1987 Scirocco-8V $205.00

      with a Dynomax muffler

      and the
            253.323F TT Exhaust 2.25 1984-1987 Scirocco-8V w/ Flowmaster
  $260.00

      with a Flowmaster muffler.

      What kind of difference is there with two muffler systems?  In other
  words what would I expect to see between a Dynomax and a Flowmaster
muffler
  other than price?

      I'm I going in the right direction with this exhaust system
replacement?

      Thanks,

      Eric Singer
      84 8V Scirocco
      Trinity, NC


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