Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ

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VR

Discussion Starter · Nov 29, 2001

had 2 friends over and tore off my old exhaust and put on the new one
it was quite funny
my dad went out and bought stone cutting disks for a drill to cut off the old exhaust and the disks just kept snapping
so we jummy rigged a fiber cutting disk onto a circular saw and my dad cut it off for us ---- sparks were flying everywhere (if i can get the pic on here i will post it)
anyway there is a small black brace i had to remove under the cat/straight pipe connection which was used to create support for the body im guessing ?!
when i put it back on =--- it rattled against the straight pipe and cat bracket --- so i removed it seeing as it didnt do much b/c i drove without it for a few days and didnt feel a difference at all
anything else i should be checking ??? how long with it take to break in ?!!!! and should i retighten it everyday or just once in a while
Luckily no rattles AT ALL --- only one at first but it turned out to be that brace
thanx guys
and thanx to Steve, Josh and my dad for helping me out http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

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Zwoobah

· #2 · Nov 29, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (VRsixVW)

Me and two friends did the same thing, but no cutting disks. We used a pipe cutter, then chisels, then WD-40, then a bigass wrench with a 3' breaker bar to remove the cat clamp bolt...it was fun

That brace is pretty important, it supports the cat and exhaust, so if your exhaust broke or bent nothing will hit the ground. Mine was rattling there too, turned out the pipe wasn't pushed onto the cat far enough. Heated it up, pushed it on further, it's perfect now

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VR

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 29, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (Zwoobah)

yeah but when i took the brace off it didnt rattle
so im guessing if i loosen the bracket that connects the cat and straight pipe and the bracket that connects the midpipe and straight pipe and tap the straight pipe up further then the bracket will clear that brace ?
also i hear a very light hummmmmmm when goin over bumps
feels like the midpipe might be hitting a little ---- have that problem ?!

still havent got my chip in
my friend snapped off the latch on the ECU harness so i dont know what im goin to do now ?!!!

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Sebeck1

· #4 · Nov 29, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (VRsixVW)

Dangit!! I hope mine comes in soon. I wish i woulda known about the chip discount when ordering an exhaust..i definitely woulda went for it. Did you install the chip yet? Notice any difference?

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GTI2.0

· #5 · Nov 29, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (Sebeck1)

When you install your exaust i used about a can of WD-40 to spray all over the bolts about an hour before i took my exaust off the WD-40 helped a ton on some of the bolts I used a breaker bar with a Craftsman ratchet i would strongly advise you not to use this method seeing that the ratchet doesent work quit right any more. Time to go to Sears and exchange the broken ratchet... ya gotta love the life time warrenty on there tools

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Clean97GTi

· #6 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (GTI2.0)

Actually, there are products out there that are better than WD-40. Have you guys ever heard of PB Blaster? PB Blaster comes in a spray can (duh) and is probably the best penetrating lubricant on the market. It has a test you can do right on the can. Spray some WD-40 in a styrofoam cup and PB Blaster in the other. The PB eats the styrofoam! This stuff saved me from having to drill a stud out of a rotor on a Camaro. Great product, can find it almost anywhere. Spray it, leave it for a couple minutes, then wrench off the part. Works even better when the part is a little warm.

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VR

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 1, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (Sebeck1)

quote:[HR][/HR]Dangit!! I hope mine comes in soon. I wish i woulda known about the chip discount when ordering an exhaust..i definitely woulda went for it. Did you install the chip yet? Notice any difference? [HR][/HR]

nope didnt put the chip in yet
wait for my cams to go in at the same time

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VR

Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 1, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (GTI2.0)

quote:[HR][/HR]When you install your exaust i used about a can of WD-40 to spray all over the bolts about an hour before i took my exaust off the WD-40 helped a ton on some of the bolts I used a breaker bar with a Craftsman ratchet i would strongly advise you not to use this method seeing that the ratchet doesent work quit right any more. Time to go to Sears and exchange the broken ratchet... ya gotta love the life time warrenty on there tools

[HR][/HR]

no WD-40 need --- fiber cutting disk

that can cut through rebar !
worked pretty good
i got a pic of sparks flying everywhere
ill have to post it

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igneousGOlF

· #9 · Dec 1, 2001

Re: Just installed TT exhaust with Borla Muffler !!!!!!!!!! Gr8est sound EVER !! MUST READ (VRsixVW)

i got one for sale over in the classifieds if anyone is interested in one of these systems

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Ghetto-8v

· #10 · Dec 1, 2001

It gets better with time.....
I got the chip/exhaust deal April of 00....Very good deal http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

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VR

Discussion Starter · #11 · Dec 2, 2001

Re: (Ghetto-8v)

here is the pic

thats my dad under there cutting off the old exhaust

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XSiVE

· #12 · Dec 2, 2001

Re: (VRsixVW)

hahaha nice pic.. looks like what i was doing grinding the heck out of my front bumper support to fit my intercooler in there! isnt the sound of metal cutting just great! it rings in your ears for hours!

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