MOT Emissions Failure after RS2 Spec

[rynaqui]

Did you not check that when you had the exhaust done

Thing is this exhaust came with the car and it's fubbared, knocking all over the place and I actually got stuck at the MOT station, couldn't get out

Need a new one but there's only really one Maltese company I trust to make them and he's super busy at the moment

[Rusty]

Put the standard one on to pass and then swap it off. Gives you a year.

[gunman]

Put the standard one on to pass and then swap it off. Gives you a year.

If you read back to page 2 he took it to another test station who passed it even tho the emissions were way too high and it needed a cat.

wish MOTs were like that here.

[macspring]

Thing is this exhaust came with the car and it's fubbared, knocking all over the place and I actually got stuck at the MOT station, couldn't get out

Need a new one but there's only really one Maltese company I trust to make them and he's super busy at the moment

Make sure it has plenty of decent sized exhaust boxes in any custom one you get made up, as a noisy one will make your car sound too chivvy ? Your Coupe doesn't deserve that !

BTDT, back with a standard one and much better, for me.

Wagner RS2 Evo exhaust manifold, RS2 downpipe with an extra boss welded into it to allow the fitment of a lambda probe for an air/fuel ratio gauge, sports cat, 2.75" or 3" exhaust system with plenty of boxes, and a twin oem style tailpipes - would be my own suggestion.

[rynaqui]

Was looking at the supersprint exhaust option as it looked nice and fits the bill for the kind of thing I want..even at 2.75" should be sufficient for RS2 spec especially once the restrictive Y section is removed

At 1900 euro it is expensive though, will leave it as a last resort if nothing suitable crops up

[quattrostyle]

That's very expensive indeed

[Cottis]

Expensive is often good.

[quattrostyle]

But better than twice the price of a custom made one?

[rynaqui]

Surely not but looking at my situation, it might be the best solution considering I do not trust any local Maltese garage as some of the old Maltese ways also known as the way of the cowboy still exist in Malta

Will try and somehow re-fit the current exhaust till funds allow a supersprint one

[quattrostyle]

Surely someone on here is willing to sell you a good exhaust system? What downpipe are you running now btw?

[Error404]

1900E seems very expensive but I guess he has a captive market so why not

[Henkjan]

Was looking at the supersprint exhaust option as it looked nice and fits the bill for the kind of thing I want..even at 2.75" should be sufficient for RS2 spec especially once the restrictive Y section is removed

At 1900 euro it is expensive though, will leave it as a last resort if nothing suitable crops up

is that full front-to-back including cat?

on my coupé I have a supersprint from turbo upto rear axle (so incl DP) where it hooks up to the standard rear silencer. I put in a sportscat (iirc 100dpi, bought it from 034 back then). see http://s2power.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3452 the total costs for this were including mounting below 1000€

[Cottis]

I've had exhausts built before at different places and have always asked for low noise at idle but have always found them to sound like boy racer exhausts full of drone. I remember one of them totally spoiled my the engine noise of one CQ I had. If you know the right people who know exactly what they are doing, I am sure there are plenty of good ones out there but I've not come across better than the standard OEM exhausts or Miltek as a next best thing. Both are no doubt either costly or not available.

[quattrostyle]

I never had an expensive stainless system, but the stainless back box I fitted to my 90 quattro sounded awesome as does my CQ now with a small cheap stainless back box. No drone at all but a lovely sound. I think it's about the mid box in front of the rear axle that's still original.

[Cottis]

Agreed, if you can keep certain original elements from the OE system it should be fine. I just found when replacing everything that it was just loud and boomy. It didn't help that the CQ I had, had the best engine note I have ever heard and that horrible exhaust just spoilt it badly but finding an original was impossible at the time and I could not afford a new one from Audi years ago. You live and learn.