Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:12:54 -0700
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From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: AW: '82 Jetta conversion exhaust
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I went from my original conversion exhaust (vanagon diesel) to the donut and clips (Jetta_Golf) until last week. I have installed my 1995 Jetta dual exhaust manifold and down pipe with a temporary muffler set-up using two mufflers instead of one. Better mpg, more torque, quieter.
If I were doing this the first time, this is the exhaust I would use. I think I must have gained 5 hp. The difference is dramatic in contrast to the Jetta single exhaust.
There are three types of Jetta-Golf lll (93-98) manifolds that I have seen. I'm using the manifold that doesn't have the metal heat shield. The down-pipe also doesn't have the round extensions on both ends of the mounting flange. If you get the heat shield type, you have some heavy cutting to do so that it will mount to the head and work with the exhaust when doing a 1.8 head conversion. The half of the rear round extension on the down pipe flange has to be cut off to clear the left engine mount, or the mount needs a notch .
I am taking my "conversation exhaust" and vanagon into a local shop to have them make me up the exhaust system I have waited for six years to do right.
When it is finished, I'll get pictures and e-mail to all interested.
The way it will be routed is thus: two down pipes into one two inch collector with flange for catalytic converter, converter is on left side of trans. crossover extension to right side and a turn to the rear into a small Ansa ( I found the Ansa!)muffler or resonator. From this small muffler one more bend into a 2.1 WBX muffler mounted in the stock position, or one of two other mufflers I have - a stainless steel Leistriz Porsche muffler or a larger Jetta muffler. I have the Porsche and ansa on right now and boy it's sounds racy! Suddenly with increased power my Vanagon is a sports car!
The goal is to approach the length of the exhaust system found in the Jetta or Golf with the same number of mufflers . I am running without a cat , but cats also help scrub some of the noise away and this is what I want- for my rear seat passengers to be able to talk up front without yelling.....
Robert
1982 Westfalia
----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -----
Von: MacLachlan, Bill
Gesendet: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:53 PM
An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Betreff: '82 jetta conversion exhaust
The old deisel exhaust pipe on the jetta engine in my ex deisel van has
just broken at the flange attaching to the exhaust manifold. Muffler man
sez rewelding won't last. Any info on replacement exhaust pipes OR
which other VW manifolds will be compatible with this conversion? I
tried the archives, but the hit lists were enormous!
Thanks all
Bill MacLachlan
(noisy)82 jetta conversionHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer.
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