Re: headers

[1jollymon@pipeline.com (Christopher DuBach)]

I am interested in the results of your Dyno Test and your heatshield.  I
also have thoughts about this same area.  I was at the Tefren'97 and had
seen a Golf with such a heatshield, crude but it worked.  Using the old
hole into the fender area where the airbox use to be, I would like to
direct air from the lower grille to the K&N filter.  What's your thoughts?

Chris


  >Regarding the heatshield, I am having a custom heatshield being made for
>my airbox.  It will be removable so I will rent some dyno time and see
>what I see.  If it makes a difference cool...if not, well it isn't
>costing me anything so who cares.  I don't think that exhaust mods are
>really for power.  I think they are pretty much for sound only.  The
>only mods I see that are really performance oriented are anything and
>everything dealing with get a nice cold air flow, getting a high rate of
>flow (K&N oem drop-in does the job nicely), the chip, and _maybe_ the
>Euro T-body.  but from what I have heard the tbody won't work in my OBD2
>GLX.  Save your money and put the rest into your suspension.  This is,
>by far, where you get the most bang for your buck.  The car will feel
>faster with a good suspension because you will be able to do everything
>faster.  The stock VR6 has the ponies to do the job.
>
>OH!! My webpage has had a whole bunch of updates.  I have TSB's up,
>warranty info, and bunches of other stuff.  Definately check it out!  It
>is updating as we speak so give it half an hour or so to get fully
>uploaded.  My firewall at work prevent me from using my t3 connect to
>upload.  Have to use the slow-poke 33.6
>Just my opinion, I could be wrong.
>Mark Klaus Radelow
>VW Jetta Homepage
>jetta.aosi.net
>
>>Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 14:08:40 -0400
>>From: Jim Bazzano <jbazzano@tribecatech.com>
>>To: gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com
>>CC: jettaglx@igtc.com
>>Subject: headers
>>
>>with all this intake and exhaust talk around, I thought I'd bring up
>the
>>subject of headers and the vr6.
>>
>>seems like VW DID do a good job on the stock exhaust , or the
>>aftermarket people just need to work harder, in anycase,do aftermarket
>>headers yeild any increase in power? or are the VW ones already so well
>>designed that its not worth it???
>>
>>I think we are close to finding the best intake/exhaust combo for the
>>vr6, or at least we know the recipe:
>>
>>-coldest air in (most power)
>>-high flow air filter (most cfm)
>>-smooth path into/out of the block (most laminar air flow)
>>-headers designed to help evacuate exhaust gasses (better combustion)
>>-exhaust/muffler (perfect mix of backpressure for torque and flow for
>>HP)
>>
>>seems like the mod'ed stock airbox keep's air temp down, anyone try
>>putting a heat sheild around the airbox for even cooler temps? how
>about
>>those hella front air intakes?
>>
>>K&N seems fine for high flow in the box.
>>
>>porting & polish must add ponies  by smoothing out the ports
>>
>>headers?? don't know
>>
>>exhaust - from what I hear, junking the stock exhaust sounds like a
>>waste of money just for a few extra ponies - IF that- suitcase removal,
>>I might just try that,but can it be put back as easily as it was taken
>>out?
>>
>>
>>jim-
>
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