ToeBall
Veteran Member
Scott, I'm running the PDE downpipe and a Banks cat-back. Talking about removing the DPF or other emissions components is against forum rules.Toeball,
Thanks for the video....So, in this video, you're running the down pipe, not cat and no DPF and then no muffler?
Just want to make sure I understand what you have done.
Chris, does your software allow for removal of the DPF? and if it does, will I have a CEL or any other warning light on my dash?
I think your exhaust sounds pretty good Toe!
Scott
Like I said, to reduce the smoke any more than that I'd need to swap out the turbo, and while it's on the todo list eventually, I'm waiting for BIG injectors to be available first.That really is not bad at all in regards to the smoke and I love the sound. My cummins is just so loud and vibrates so much I can't hear the turbo even with the top down.
Also as our main diesel tuner said last week, "If it isn't smoking at least a little I'm not doing my job."
My Cummins vibrates quite a bit also, but my turbo is very loud. I'm just running the standard 6BTA in a Dodge pickup with the Bosch 300/700 torque plate in it, but I dialed up the boost to 50 psi to help with EGT's and it does help, but the turbo can easily be heard in an otherwise quiet cab (I sound proofed it for stereo competition back in the day).
I like that setup. Have you thought about ceramic coating the header to reduce heat soak and improve turbo efficiency? I don't see any problems with running without the engine cover either. I'm thinking about getting rid of mine in the long run as well.I personally remove them on all my cars, I don't know why but they just seem to get beat up and ugly really fast so it is cleaner to take them down.
It will be a little louder but should help you hear the turbo a little bit more, I haven't heard a 2.0cr before and after but the noise increase on the 2.0 tsi/fsi is not that great.
Heat in my experience is no issue. I have upgraded turbos both in my mk4 1.8t and A3 2.0t without any problems. My A3 runs a tubular manifold that sits up about 6" higher than the stock manifold, has no heatshield and no intake over it like it would stock and I have no problems with the paint. The car is black so hard to get darker but there is no discoloring or fading in the ~40K that manifold has been on there.
This was when it was being mocked up but you can clearly see how much higher it sits and I have no issues:
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