ok..tues im gonna get my magnaflow catback..since i have fwd b6 1.8t it comes with that damn mid-muffler..i plan on welding a resonator in its place..now if i get a testpipe..how loud is it really gonna be?? ive heard that a fwd magnaflow w/resonator is pretty good sounding..but if i add that testpipe i dont want it freaking annoying loud..thoughts???ideas??

 

If you are going to run a test pipe I would leave the mid muffler it will still be plenty loud and sound better in my oppinion. Unless you like exhaust drone on the freeway?

 

i wish i can find a clip of a fwd magnaflow w/ a test pipe...also am i gonna throw codes with a test pipe?

 

Chech youtube.com if you use the anti fouler mod on the rear 02 senser you souldnt throw codes do a search for a post with info on how that is done.

I am running a ATP test pipe on my stock exhaust and it deff made it louder. You can always have the mid muffler removed after if you want it louder I just dont see any point in cutting up a brand new magnaflow system.

 

you have to do run a defowler for the test pipe to not throw a code

 

yea i was thinking of doing my own exhaust and taking all the mufflers out and putting on a test pipe on my 98.5 1.8tqm....

 

Testpipes are godly!

 

Personally I would just throw in a HFC. You don't get the rotten egg smell that you often get when running a cat-less exhaust, you don't get any of those nasty CEL's that TP's cause, and you help the enviroment while adding performance

 

Go with the testpipe! Its well worth it. I used the non-fouler trick and have not thrown a cel.