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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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Whats Up Fella's Well ok Do you remember the post about the red hot turbo well it was really about my car (1.8t Q) And I was Having A heart Attack On the side of the highway and wasn't able to get onlineso i had a friend ask you guys but I found out it was just the cat came disconnected from that flange well i got it weilded back on now my turbo is super loud when its spools up any ideas of what happen ? Oh and by the way its bone stock
 
Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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exhaust leak
 
Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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how bad will this effect my power and what else can happen
 
Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:26 PM
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where did it become detatched? directly off the turbo? this determines the bad effects
 
Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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it came detached right where the cat attach to the turbo assembly
thgey couldn't weild all the way around so they just weilded the top im pretty sure thats where the leak is it dosent sound bad it really sounds good but i dont want any problems
 
Old Dec 3, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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yeah thats a problem. doesnt need to be fixed soon but eventually the heat that is escaping will melt the weld and it will fall off again
 
Old Dec 3, 2004 | 11:33 PM
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this is bad b/c fire shoots out of the exhasut. and it will burn a hole in your passenger compartment. this makes for very unhappy travelers
 
Old Dec 4, 2004 | 01:56 AM
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Hey dave I think you need more SNs
 
Old Dec 5, 2004 | 01:16 AM
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really? i got one thats a mod and one thats a mortal sn like yourself
 
Old Dec 5, 2004 | 04:45 AM
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Haha still... you need another
 



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