Exhaust Question - Need Info

[itavaltalainen]

gti 16v yes. not 8v 

[tweed]

gti 16v yes. not 8v 

Yep 16v and vr6 are the same and the exhaust should be listed to fit both. They are both 55mm. The 8v is 50mm but has a reducer pipe after the cat. So you can fit a 16v/vr6 exhaust to a 8v

[MK4D4VE]

Thanks for the advice guys, just need to find a cheap second hand one now if anyone knows of one going...

[ttelracs]

I have a cheap one going.
It's the centre pipe and performance mid box which I also cobbled together with a 16v back box.  I had to change it though as the wide didn't like the droning from the mid box.. Collect from Pinner if you want.  £30.  Have a look in the classified section as posted last night

pm me and I'll send you a larger photo.

[boneybradley]

An 8v exhaust does fit, people like bosal sell a connector piece to fit either 8v bore or 16v/vr bore exhaust from the cat back

(it's straight through connector on the 16v but is stepped down 5mm on the 8v)

[tweed]

An 8v exhaust does fit, people like bosal sell a connector piece to fit either 8v bore or 16v/vr bore exhaust from the cat back

(it's straight through connector on the 16v but is stepped down 5mm on the 8v)

Why would you put a 50mm exhaust on car that is meant to be 55mm?

A mk3 diesel exhaust will fit a vr6 but its a backwards step

[F17BAD]

yup, cats are different. if i remember correctly 8v is a ceramic one, 16v and vr are metal carriers...

Bens donor VR6 had ceramic innards to the cat