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Jay's Golf Coupe "racek0r" project
xjay1337:
Keep it in your pants :signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:
Anyway, some minor further modifications.
Finally got the remainder of my exhaust done with my mate Alex over at AKS.
A Eurojet 3 inch V Band system, designed for a Golf Mk5 GTI, but obviously, being the same as a Golf underneath, it fitted fine. This exhaust was orignally going on my GTI, but as I was selling it, I lined Alex up with another buyer - Who had since bailed. Fortunately for me... :yes:
20141219_161642 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Looks lovely. Very shiney...very big.
Firstly we inspected the Darkside down pipe to see how we'd have to adapt. The Darkside system was 3 inch from the turbo to about half way down the exhaust tunnel, where it was reduced to I think it's 2.5 inchs to the stock system.
We (I say we, Alex did it :D) needed to fabricate up an adjoining link pipe. So we started with some 3 inch stainless steel piping.
20141219_163504 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Measure twice, cut once.
Or in Alex's case, measure once (and do it properly) and cut once.
20141219_163548 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Out comes the TIG welder! To connect the new link pipe to the existing Eurojet link pipe at one of the 90 degree bends..
20141219_164615 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Not bad for a quickie!!!
20141219_165534 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Now onto the car.....
20141219_165601 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Having to cut away the reducer off the back of the Darkside DP... not nice :( !!
20141219_170931 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
After a slip on sleeve was fitted to connect to the Darkside downpipe, as well as mounting up the rest of the exhaust system less than 2 hours later we had the following:
20141219_172343 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
20141219_173207 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
20141219_173223 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Very brap brap ting.
Sounds wonderful, so deep and almost the perfect mix of cruising refinement with full beans crazyness. Sounds just as nice as my old GTI did IMO.
Will get a proper sound clip when I next have my DSLR out.
xjay1337:
And, in other news....
Shoduchi:
What turbo have you selected out of the 4 available? :drool:
That exhaust is lovely! :grin:
xjay1337:
GTB2260.
:party: :party: :party: :party: :party:
Deposit paid and I am all booked in.
Shoduchi:
--- Quote from: xjay1337 on December 23, 2014, 03:11:53 pm ---GTB2260.
:party: :party: :party: :party: :party:
Deposit paid and I am all booked in.
--- End quote ---
Great choice! You're going to have a beast in your hands! :congrats:
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