Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:45:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
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The big question for me is, is a 2.1 pipe better than a 1.9? I have a 2.1 exhaust on a 1.9
and notice a diffrence


Joe


-----Original Message-----
From: George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM>
Sent: Sep 17, 2004 9:19 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Exhaust Pipe Question

In a message dated 9/17/04 10:47:49 AM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes:

<< These Danish made pipes are direct
copies of the originals and have the same fit and quality as what the
dealer sells, but for much less money.  >>

Stop propagating this hogwash because it is simply not true.  The Dansk pipes
may be copies of the OE VW pipes, but, just like Pat Boone's version of
Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti", they are poor copies.  The fit of the Dansk pipes
is atrocious, the welds are poor and the bracket lugs hardly last long enough
to justify their existence.  Whoever doubts my words, just do a side by side
comparison of the two.  For example, compare the welding at the crotch of a
1.9L Y-pipe on a factory pipe to the poorly wrought example that Dansk has to
offer.  Even a dilettante can see the difference.  Also, the factory pipes are
made from a cast iron alloy, not some run-of-the-mill mild steel tubing, which
is probably why they last so long.

I'm on my 4th van.  Each one was bought used and each had at least one
stripped exhaust stud tapping when I went to do exhaust work.  The worst even had an
exhaust stud boss broken out of the head.  I have little doubt that all this
carnage was caused by mechanics forcing ill-fitting aftermarket headers into
place.

I've used both factory and aftermarket and the aftermarket pipes can't even
smell what VW sells.  Sure the VW pipes cost more.  But then, you only get what
you pay for.

George