Downpipes Arriving Soon at TDIParts!

[Street Toys]

I'm confused. Hammerheads don't match up with stock downpipes?

If you look at the photo in the first post, the third one down. You will notice that the gasket is much lower than the hole in the pipe! The KERMA hammerheads will match up to that gasket. So you will clearly see that by moving the pipe upwards, it will be severely obstructed. That is why the hammer and hammerhead turbos match the factory pipe 100% correct! They are port matched to that configuration. They will fit all factory downpipes and most aftermarket ones but not this one.

 

[delvi__acevedo]

We decided to make a thick (1/2 inch) flange with a port that matches a VNT-15/17/hybrid exit and then makes the transition to the 2.5" pipe.

looks like it fits stock VNT15, this is not what the hammerhead is made off??

 

[elweasel]

Peter,
More stuff for the A5, thanks. New DP looks great.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

After inakes, the A5 is next.

 

[Raimieb]

helpful

just thought it would be helpful if vendors could list what turbo's their downpipes work with, esp. for someone who wants to upgrade the performance of their car but doesn't know everything about port matching...esp. if asking 400$ for dp...unless there are just too many turbo's out there for an a4 alh? which is a possibility..

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Exits on VNT-15, 17, and 17/22 are very similar. As is the exit on the KP39. Our pipe was fashioned specifically for a VNT-15, but the others work equally well.

 

[silverbox]

Peter on some other thread I thought I recall photos of the flange and inside the flared section at the entry of the DP. Do you have any you could put on this thread?

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

These came in yesterday:

The other side matches exactly with a VNT-15 or 17 exit and this side matches up with the 2.5" pipe. And it's stainless. Will it make a difference? I think I've got to get one on my Golf and find out.

 

[velociT]

Waiting to order a A5 downpipe

 

[dabear95]

Peter,

Besides figuring out the exit (pipe or muffler) what is needed to install? If I go with the cat does it come with clamps?

Pretty sure my OEM downpipe is leaking, so...perfect time to upgrade.

Thanks,
Jason

 

[cevans]

The CAT *should* be welded on by an exhaust shop. The pipe will need to be cut to place the CAT in the correct position.

 

[dabear95]

It that is correct then I think the tail pipe would have to be welded as well. If that is true seems like installing the exhaust (down pipe, cat, muffler, tail pipe) as one piece would be a bit hard.


Jason

 

[ibanix]

So, any long-term feedback from TDIparts DP owners?

 

[JettaJake]

Hey Mikey, he likes it!! At 5 months anyway, definitely nice. Vrrrrooooom!!

Jake smokes way more than I really like, but that's mostly due to RC3 & the pp520s and I suppose the catufflerectomy contributes.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Jetta, getting rid of smoke with PP520s and the stock turbo is tough. You should try to get more air into the turbo (OMI or something similar) and also bump your IQ to 6.0 or so. That will help a lot.

 

[dieselpower04]

I have had mine since June and no complaints! Its nice! Quality product IMO.