mtpagey
15th January 2009, 03:01
was talking to a mate in the pub the other night about my exhaust and how quiet it seemed.
when i got my vts it didnt have a cat in the exhaust and it was really loud. so the first thing i did was get the magnex cat-back off my vtr and put it on the vts. i dont know if its just cause the vts was really loud before and now im comparing it to the magnex but it sounds the complete opposite - really quiet. quieter even than what i remember the vtr was like and that didnt have an aftermarket manifold.
i mentioned this to my mate who has a magnex on his 106 gti and i explained how i have:
the manifold,
cat,
what i think is a centre silencer,
backbox.
he queried the "centre silencer" as his gti doesnt have this even though his has the cat-back too. i dont have pictures of my exhaust at the moment plus i'm at work but was just wondering if anyone else has this in their system.
the "centre silencer" is the long cylinder in the top of this picture clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Saxo-VTR-VTS-96-00-Magnex-cat-back-exhaust-WARRANTY_W0QQitemZ220340867371QQcmdZViewItemQQptZU K_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item22034086 7371&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318#eb) i thought of getting a decat but this will just replace the cat, leaving the "centre silencer". from what i've read i'd also loose a bit of torque by decatting it too
when i got my vts it didnt have a cat in the exhaust and it was really loud. so the first thing i did was get the magnex cat-back off my vtr and put it on the vts. i dont know if its just cause the vts was really loud before and now im comparing it to the magnex but it sounds the complete opposite - really quiet. quieter even than what i remember the vtr was like and that didnt have an aftermarket manifold.
i mentioned this to my mate who has a magnex on his 106 gti and i explained how i have:
the manifold,
cat,
what i think is a centre silencer,
backbox.
he queried the "centre silencer" as his gti doesnt have this even though his has the cat-back too. i dont have pictures of my exhaust at the moment plus i'm at work but was just wondering if anyone else has this in their system.
the "centre silencer" is the long cylinder in the top of this picture clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Saxo-VTR-VTS-96-00-Magnex-cat-back-exhaust-WARRANTY_W0QQitemZ220340867371QQcmdZViewItemQQptZU K_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item22034086 7371&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318#eb) i thought of getting a decat but this will just replace the cat, leaving the "centre silencer". from what i've read i'd also loose a bit of torque by decatting it too