Catted Downpipe Recommendations

[Qwibby]

I've read both exhaust threads and still have some questions.

I want to go with a catted dp to help with sound and retain emissions readiness.

Does anyone have any input on a catted downpipe?

 

[RaysMK7GTI]

Do you plan to tune below stage 2??

 

[gn4rwhals]

AWE and Neuspeed MIGHT work.

 

[Qwibby]

My plan would be to use like the Eurojet Catted DP and Stage 1 ECU/TCU tune.

I cannot go too crazy because the wife also drives it, so sound and power I have to keep in mind. BUT I'd like to be able to get the most out of the stage 1 tunes

 

[Qwibby]

AWE and Neuspeed MIGHT work.

The AWE Catted DP is $1100 lol

I was hoping to stay below $750

 

[gn4rwhals]

Not going pass emissions with a cheaper downpipe, honestly I'd just plan on swapping on the stock DP to pass.

 

[gn4rwhals]

My plan would be to use like the Eurojet Catted DP and Stage 1 ECU/TCU tune.

I cannot go too crazy because the wife also drives it, so sound and power I have to keep in mind. BUT I'd like to be able to get the most out of the stage 1 tunes

Keep your stock downpipe and do an OEM muffler delete for sound, Stage 1 tunes do not get faster with a downpipe and its honestly pointless to run Stage 1 with a downpipe.

 

[Qwibby]

I know in PA I can have 1 readiness monitor not go ready, but I am thinking with a 200 cel cat and 02 spacer I shouldn't have any issues.

 

[gn4rwhals]

My plan would be to use like the Eurojet Catted DP

Hopefully yours fits, mine did not fit very well.

 

[Qwibby]

Keep your stock downpipe and do an OEM muffler delete for sound, Stage 1 tunes do not get faster with a downpipe and its honestly pointless to run Stage 1 with a downpipe.

Well see, I wanted to do the AWE touring catback. Maybe I'll just go crazy and do the whole exhaust from CTS with their catted DP. So many downpipes and not all of them are on one site.

 

[Qwibby]

I am just trying to be conscious of sound, and power. I do not want her to get into something she cannot handle. It's a fine line, if it was just me, I would go catless and do a CBE that ran a resonator and muffler

 

[RaysMK7GTI]

My plan would be to use like the Eurojet Catted DP and Stage 1 ECU/TCU tune.

I cannot go too crazy because the wife also drives it, so sound and power I have to keep in mind. BUT I'd like to be able to get the most out of the stage 1 tunes

There's not to many that offer a CEL free...that's why I asked but if you don't care about that and inspection you can go with any

 

[gn4rwhals]

APR, Unitronic, and 42 Draft Design downpipes have near OEM fit.

Don't know about VWR, AWE, Neuspeed, or Bull-X but I've never heard anything negative.

Circuit Werks is a good downpipe but it takes some adjustment, REVO took alot of adjustment but did end up fitting somewhat ok.

I'm on my 3rd downpipe, I have the APR one sitting in my living room and out of the 3 I've owned this one is by far the most impressive (and most expensive).

 

[dlau9]

Ultimate Racing with the metal Cat option. Pretty cheap and its good quality from what I hear. Their test car has been 10,000KM's CEL free no stage 2 tune. I think another forum member was CEL free also.

 

[gn4rwhals]

http://www.ultimate-racing.com/collections/volkswagen-performance/products/golf-gti-mk7-downpipe

That bolts to the block too, might be worth checking into.

Also there is a spacer built in for no CEL, so thats how that is working.