Stainless exhaust advice please.

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This is for my 80 2.6 Avant.

Hi chaps, i am thinking about buying a "Longlife" full exhaust system. I don't want anything noisy for motorway work just would like a little more of that V6 sound to express itself,nothing too much though. At AITP, i saw a 2.6 cabriolet fitted with a mild sport "Longlife"exhaust and liked the sound of it,but as ever didn't experience it out on the road.

Reason for this is the cat is now finally in need of a new one,it's the version with only one cat, as the front existing forward flange where the down pipes become one and join at the cat has all but disappeared, the rest of the system is absolutely fine. I really need either a new Audi cat if anyone has a genuine one kicking about?, or a nice new Stainless system.

Your thoughts please chaps.

[UrS4boy]

Mark: Stock UrS4/S6 exhaust after the down pipe *IS* stainless.

Just sayin'

[John.]

This is for my 80 2.6 Avant.

Mark: Stock UrS4/S6 exhaust after the down pipe *IS* stainless.

Just sayin'

[hunker7]

Mark: Stock UrS4/S6 exhaust after the down pipe *IS* stainless.

Just sayin'

He's talking about his V6 80, and are you sure exhaust is stainless steel on UrS4?

[Error404]

Yeah some "low" grade, 409 probably

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Yeah some "low" grade, 409 probably

I reckon your right there.

I would have thought Your the man who could comment and recommend a decent place for a good quality exhaust. I'm after something close to the original in terms of quietness at speed but more of a V6 presence under load.

[UrS4boy]

This is for my 80 2.6 Avant.

Oops. Totally missed that part.

[M_GORDON]

The Fox exhaust systems has for your model

[Rikki Kitto]

I've got a Scorpion full system on my Coupe been on since I bought the car 15 years ago still going strong

[Error404]

Well Mark I've done my own so no experience of getting one made, but if I was you I would go and see Pete at PTR Exhausts the quality of his work is best I've seen. HTH

[hunker7]

This was how my V6 sounded. No cats I think, and no mufflers (both gutted not straight pipe) sounded mean.

[Error404]

Reminds me of my old 2.8cq. The old 12vs do sound good

[hunker7]

And it was extremely quite on motorways with that. Despite what people say I think 2.6/2.8 V6's are one if the beat engines Audi done. They're bullet proof and drives nice too.

[90/90qs]

Doesn't solve your cat problem, but a CAI could change your exhaust note the way you want

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Big thanks to everyone who's replied so far.