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Old 01-14-2014, 01:30 PM   #5 (permalink)
PAFirefighter11
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Location: Flourtown, PA | Bethany, DE
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Golf TDI - '03 Volskwagen Golf TDI GL
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
If you have an extra large tube that induces turbulence at low rpm because it's simply too big and flow stagnates somewhere upstream, adding a baffle downstream won't clean things up.

I realize you're more interested in sound, but messy exhaust flow will hurt power production... whether it will hurt economy, I don't know... but I believe it will.

You could just put it up on E-Bay and look for a stock exhaust to replace it? What's the diameter of the tube and where does it hook up to the stock exhaust?
Power doesn't bother me at all. My sole worry is FE. I have my 3 other vehicles for power.

Like I said before, the stainless pipe starts at the end of the down pipe, just after it make the near 70*. I'd estimate the pipe dia. to be around 3", but I have not measured.

I'll see if any friends with stock exhaust want to trade me. Thanks.
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