Re: Airbox mod completed

[Jayrham Chulani <jchulani@eecs.uic.edu>]

I'm not sure if I can agree on this but there is one thing for sure.  My
car pulls well past 5700 RPMs where it used to flatten out.  Can anyone
with a modded exhaust back me up on this one?

- --Jay
1996 Windsor Blue GLX
Autotech Sport Tuned Exhaust
K&N Filter minus Airbox Diffuser
Curb Feelers 8-)
On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, John Hamill wrote:

> Removing the suitcase is a large, huge mistake. VW (or perhaps Leistritz)
> engineered this resonator extremely well I think. Good flow with a massive
> low end and midrange noise reduction. They tuned it perfectly... Why second
> guess VW? 
> 
> Removing the suitcase will clearly show how loud and droney the VR6 is at
> low and mid rpms.. try it. Also look at the dyno figures for probably the
> best exhaust around, the TT 2.5" system. Only 1 or 2 hp through the rpm
> range, You may pick up a max of around 5 at the very top, at the expense of
> a lot more noise on the low end.
> 
> John