TD6 Bolt on Performance

Spent ages looking at what I wanted to spend my money on to make the 4.2Tdi go better. Being of Scots decent that is no easy feat. Finally shelled out $660 on a new exhaust (justified to SWMBO somehow) and fitted it myself. Fitting the pipes was no problem with the back end on stands and the axle dropped down. The larger dump was fiddly as there is less space for a socket to get onto the nuts and the aircond and other pipes stop a ratchet from swinging too far. This made it harder to get some torque into the nuts. Had to replace several studs as the metal-lock nuts damaged their threads. Also had to bend the fuel tak bash plate on one corner to clear the pipe when at idle. Did this with a large shifter.

Drove out of the shed for the first run and what an immediate difference it made Where the gearing with the 285 tyres felt a bit low before it now pulls smoothly from way low down. ). Does not create any great difference to the noise levels in the car but I am told a bit meatier from outside. The obvious change is that the turbo sounds like it spools up really quick now, like a truck going through the gears. And it pulls like a train in comparison to before.

If you are in the market then no matter what the brand you choose you gotta give this machine better breathing it will really show what it can go like. I was looking at turbo mods/replacement also but after this I don't know if I will be going down that path. I would recommend that you try the exhaust alone first. This one is a 3" mandrel bent system including 3" cast dump pipe from MTQ (no I have absolutely no association with them)

The engine has had nothing else done to it and runs 10psi. Did try a boost controller on its own first but it made little difference even when pushing 15psi (short term trial). That has been removed but will give it another go once I have gotten used to this new exhausts differences.

JamieMac