85 Ran good for a while

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

Sigh...

Camidge in Newport News did wonders for the time and money I tell you.
 He fixed the no start thing and also got that damn water light to
stop blinking.  I had just put a new (stock) 16v muffler on this
thing--last one was brand new and hit something in the road, put a
dent in the can and made a GAWD AWFUL racket.  So I get a brand new
muffler and put it on and guess what?

On my way up to PA, doing a 90 cents to a buck or so, and I hit a
pretty good dip before an overpass bridge.  With the H+R sports I am
dropped an inch and a half, and I bottomed out.

Engine got REALLY loud and I smelled something like a cross between
"hot clutch", "essence of gear oil" and "powdered catalyst".  Last
time I smelled the powdered catalyst was when the cat was liberated of
said catalyst.  I pulled over and got on the ground and it appears my
exhaust has seperated partially just after the cat.  Since I don't
have a resonator anymore it's pretty much straight pipe to there, or
is the resonator after the cat?  I forget.  I checked the tranny and
everything else and nothing else seems to be damaged.  I popped the
hood and couldn't smell anything there.

Anyone know of a good muffler shop near Allentown?  It's really loud
and isn't there something about lack of backpressure being BAD for the
engine?

Thanks in advance.
Chris

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85 Scirocco 16v (conversion) Burgundy
87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
04 R32 Reflex Silver