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itsnotanova · 05-26-2016, 06:17 AM

Thanks guys for the compliments. I'm surprised at how well everything went together and performed. My butt dyno says there's a substantial increase in power from 1000-3000rpm and slight increase after that. The sound tone and level was exactly what I wanted. Like Markus said, not too loud but loud enough. You also can somewhat control the sound level if need be by not going above 2500rpm. Like if someone with red&blue lights is nearby and you don't want to cause attraction to yourself. It's not much louder than stock under 2500. The sound level inside is completely tolerable and there's no drone. You barely hear the muffler over the engine noise until 3500rpm. The aluminum belly pan fits with no problem. I would say there's about the same or more room than the factory system.

I have two problems that I need to work out though. The first is that it does seem to effect engine vibration more. I blame that more on the WEVO engine mount than the exhaust. The wevo mount really isn't meant for a street car and it was tolerable with the factory exhaust. I'm thinking because my exhaust is so stiff, it transfers more vibration into the chassis. I have a factory engine mount I'll be installing to see if that helps. The second issue I have is cosmetic. I'm not a huge fan of the 987 base tip. I was originally going to leave it off, but I put it on and it really improved the sound. It also sticks out about 3-4 inches too far. I would have to do some modifications to that area if I try to get it tucked more.

I highly recommend this system if you can. Not sure it would fit on a tiptronic though

05-26-2016, 06:17 AM	#209
itsnotanova Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Bastrop, Tx Posts: 2,644	Thanks guys for the compliments. I'm surprised at how well everything went together and performed. My butt dyno says there's a substantial increase in power from 1000-3000rpm and slight increase after that. The sound tone and level was exactly what I wanted. Like Markus said, not too loud but loud enough. You also can somewhat control the sound level if need be by not going above 2500rpm. Like if someone with red&blue lights is nearby and you don't want to cause attraction to yourself. It's not much louder than stock under 2500. The sound level inside is completely tolerable and there's no drone. You barely hear the muffler over the engine noise until 3500rpm. The aluminum belly pan fits with no problem. I would say there's about the same or more room than the factory system. I have two problems that I need to work out though. The first is that it does seem to effect engine vibration more. I blame that more on the WEVO engine mount than the exhaust. The wevo mount really isn't meant for a street car and it was tolerable with the factory exhaust. I'm thinking because my exhaust is so stiff, it transfers more vibration into the chassis. I have a factory engine mount I'll be installing to see if that helps. The second issue I have is cosmetic. I'm not a huge fan of the 987 base tip. I was originally going to leave it off, but I put it on and it really improved the sound. It also sticks out about 3-4 inches too far. I would have to do some modifications to that area if I try to get it tucked more. I highly recommend this system if you can. Not sure it would fit on a tiptronic though __________________ Woody