My Car: An update...

[Jarred]

mate im going to avoid that "mechanic" like the plague, if i were you i'd be making him buy me a new shock cos of his poor decision making

good to hear your back on the road mate

easier said than done I rekkon. should have passed you for rwc in first place, unless the suspension was too worn or something.

[golf3]

Anyways...

I dropped the car off on thursday morning for the extractors, and gave them everything they need, including some pics of other extractor styles.

We decided to run a 4-2-1 extractor system, for better torque apparently as 4-1 is for better top end power...

So, here's some pics to drool over before i get you some photos of how mine is going.


290hp mk3 rally car ABF


Similar to what I'll get!


mmmmm...


mmmm some more...

[99gti]

They look awesome! Such a shame they are at the back of the motor though.

[Valver.]

They look awesome! Such a shame they are at the back of the motor though.

That's so true! Don't even consider the Eurosport manifold, though - it's absolute rubbish, along with their service. The only way to go is a Hartmann or Supersprint

You can also run a LHD tubular VW ABF header and then a Techtonics downpipe.

[TassieGTi]

Nice to see you’re enthused to get some further work done on the beast. Look forward to watching your progress

Your local exhaust shop will do just as good a job as anything else available However, I must defend Eurosport, as I’ve dealt with them for a number of bits and pieces and found their service outstanding. As far as their or any other extractors on the market go, unless your car is built as an out and out race car and you want to tune it to within an inch of its life…....all of these ad ons are simply for the “wank factor.”

[Jarred]

oh yummy. so does this mean your car will be even louder and better sounding now?!??!


I've also heard 4-2-1 is better for torque.

[Oneofthegreats]

290hp mk3 rally car ABF


mmmmm...

The VW Motorsport ones are a very interesting design. Very long primaries.

The second ones appear to be NA 20V extractors.

Both set's have a very nice collector system.

Will be good to what your exhaust shop can come up with. If there good at what they do, you'll have no trouble's with what they build.

As far as their or any other extractors on the market go, unless your car is built as an out and out race car…..all of these ad ons are simply for the “wank factor.”

That's an intereting statement.

I'm not having a go, but what your saying is extractors are a waist of money on a street car

Having them coated/chromed is a bit of a wank when you can't see them!

I don't think there a waist at all. A 10+hp gain for roughly $300 is money well spent in my books. Eg. Take a stock 60Hp golf. 10+% increase in power for approx $900 incl. the entire exhaust system is money well spent.

If the car makes more efficient power, than it's also going to use less fuel to make the same power. Why not fit them to a street car.

I noticed an immediate difference once I fitted my 4-2-1's & free flowing 2" system. Engine was much smoother, smoother power & an noticable increase in the power delivery across the entire rev range.

OT Tell that to the Holden boy's with the Gen3's. Set of extactor's & pipes can yield an increase of upto 60hp for roughly $1500!

[Water Boy]

Nice Sean... Which exhuast shop is doing them? BTW are they going to be stainless?

[TassieGTi]

Eg. Take a stock 60Hp golf. 10+% increase in power for approx $900 incl. the entire exhaust system is money well spent.

6HP gain for $900 Not money well spent in my opinion Average person would not notice any difference on the road. 60HP for $1500 is a bit better use of your hard earned, but for “normal” street driving I just don’t see the point……reach the speed limit faster from the traffic lights

Not saying that it is not worth doing…..just pointing out that Sean’s local exhaust shop will probably do just as good a job as these stainless/coated systems going around……which are probably purchased to add a bit of bling to the engine bay before owners start considering their actual benefits Hey…I’ve just done exactly what I’ve outlined for the caddy. I’m not really interested in the benefits the extractors give me as it is just a road car. It’s the “bling” or “w.nk” factor

[Water Boy]

I like wank factor... Hmmm wank factor factor on my Rat-Look Mk3

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