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- Volkswagen Vanagon powered by Subaru WRX STi Turbo engine
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Final Engine InstallCustom muffler bracket and heat shield. All made out of stainless steel! Also installed some additional Thermo-Tec heat shield material above where the catalytic converter goes.  Flex Section -> High Flow Cat -> Temp Sensor -> Custom 2.5" Radius 180 degree turn -> Muffler -> Exhaust (aka "The Cannon"). All made out of stainless steel.  The muffler sits a little bit lower then stock, but is still higher then the cross bar and skid plate. There is probably about 3 or 4 inches of clearance from the top of the cat to the top of the heat shield. Completely amazing sound from this setup, very low deep rumble, actually quieter than a stock VW setup.   Exhaust header wrapped with heat shielding (not really necessary).    The exhaust header wraps up and over the skid plate as if it were stock.   Engine compartment   Turbo: TD05H-16G completely rebuilt and balanced, thermal coated inside and outside.  I gave up a little over 1" of ground clearance with this oil pan setup. However, the engine's oil capacity is almost 5 quarts! The bottom of the skid plate is made from 1/4 thick steel!  WOW! does this engine feel like it was made for this van!! So smooth, so quiet, completely effortless acceleration at any RPM range. Perfect! |