Looking to buy aftermarket exhaust parts for 1.4 T
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dkennedy1989
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ZZP and bad news racing has down pipe, mid pipe only ZZP makes it, mpfab has an anaconda style and it has downpipe mid pipe and 2nd cat all in one piece, and for muffler delete section are you talking about like a cat-back exhaust? If you are, there is ddm works, borla, and ZZP those are just the ones of the top of my head there could be more that I am missing.
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KsSuperSonic
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a little clairifacation
i guess im getting old, but i dont understand why taking a perfectly good exhaust and either taking off the muffler or reisnator makes much sense? i mean, i have an ol pickup now that doesnt have a muffler and it sounds like crap, why take a car that is pretty new and jerk off the muffler so it sounds like an ol car without a muffler? i like the quiet car that runs well, i wouldn't want a nice running ride to sound like a loud pos.. JMO
i guess im getting old, but i dont understand why taking a perfectly good exhaust and either taking off the muffler or reisnator makes much sense? i mean, i have an ol pickup now that doesnt have a muffler and it sounds like crap, why take a car that is pretty new and jerk off the muffler so it sounds like an ol car without a muffler? i like the quiet car that runs well, i wouldn't want a nice running ride to sound like a loud pos.. JMO
sx sonic
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There's also MPFabs "anaconda" that is the DP and midpipe section with a high flow cat... It'd be my choice.
As to the comment of why change the exhaust, there are several.
1. Power, there are substantial gains by switching to a freer flow/better tuned exhaust.
2. Sound. This is subjective but some people like the exhaust to be loud, change the pitch, or even hear the engine a little bit.
3. Easier take off (manual trans). The Sonic has some peculiar nannies that make taking off different than many other manual cars. Being able to hear the engine is a godsend in this regard.
Btw have you listened to any exhaust vids of the 1.4t? I'm assuming no otherwise you wouldnt compare it to a vehicle with an exhaust leak or an old straight piped pickup..
Nothing wrong with not likening louder than factory exhaust, It's just another flavor. But there's some reasons people swap out exhaust components.
As to the comment of why change the exhaust, there are several.
1. Power, there are substantial gains by switching to a freer flow/better tuned exhaust.
2. Sound. This is subjective but some people like the exhaust to be loud, change the pitch, or even hear the engine a little bit.
3. Easier take off (manual trans). The Sonic has some peculiar nannies that make taking off different than many other manual cars. Being able to hear the engine is a godsend in this regard.
Btw have you listened to any exhaust vids of the 1.4t? I'm assuming no otherwise you wouldnt compare it to a vehicle with an exhaust leak or an old straight piped pickup..
Nothing wrong with not likening louder than factory exhaust, It's just another flavor. But there's some reasons people swap out exhaust components.
KsSuperSonic
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ive listened to Every one of the vids possible to find on the Sonic exhaust, thats probably why i think its sounds like my old truck.. i will say that one cant get the full effect or sound when hearing exhausts on a video so i may have to actually find a couple in the "real world" to listen to, i can see your other points as for the extra power, but so far... the loud..sounds terrible to me. JMO, to each his own i suppose. 
