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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: search on 22 July 2013, 22:05

Title: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: search on 22 July 2013, 22:05: Delete the mid silencer or delete the back box and add my own tip?

or is there anything else that can be done?

its a 1.6 just looking for a wee bit of noise.

Let me know what you have done to give me some ideas cheers.
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: Wayne on 22 July 2013, 22:12: Delete the middle box, makes a lot of difference.
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: MickP mk3 on 22 July 2013, 22:34: I drove round for a few days without a backbox on, and it didn't really sound any different. Removing the cat gives it a grunt.
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: tweed on 22 July 2013, 22:50: Removing cat makes it tinny. Ive decat every car ive had lol de cat and mid box delete.
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: search on 22 July 2013, 23:02: If i delete cat then i fail MOT right?
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: tweed on 22 July 2013, 23:06: Only 3 bolts and a clamp. :wink:
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: VW BUSH on 22 July 2013, 23:12: Quote from: tweed on 22 July 2013, 23:06
Only 3 bolts and a clamp. :wink:

Most don't even check, handy if you forget your mot date till the day before :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: Wayne on 22 July 2013, 23:48: Quote from: search on 22 July 2013, 23:02
If i delete cat then i fail MOT right?

Yes but just refit it as and when :smiley:
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: sharki786 on 23 July 2013, 07:02: Quote from: tweed on 22 July 2013, 22:50
Removing cat makes it tinny. Ive decat every car ive had lol de cat and mid box delete.

For a few weeks till it fillz up with soot :cool:
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: search on 23 July 2013, 10:13: Cheers guys been very helpful.
Title: Re: Straight through pipe, what way round should i do it?
Post by: mike4 on 24 July 2013, 13:44: Any one recommend a decent mid box replacement pipe. saw a cheap one on volksbits but didnt know if it was any good.