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rtbiscuit

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  1. it allows the exhaust gases to scavenge, this helps balance the 2 banks of the engine, improves performance, and noise, another alternative is an h pipe. which is slightly better sound, but slightly less performance.
  2. Audi's marketing and sales people aren't stupid, they know what they can shift and what makes money. this will be a calculated move with gaurenteed returns
  3. was one of the first images up on bing image search
  4. funnily enough from the tarmacsportz website
  5. since then the car has been painted and de rusted under the car, the rear bumper has fallen off and a new aftermarket bumper is due to be fitted, thos also means a slight redesign of the exhaust at the rear to fit the cutouts in the new bumper. and the rust on the arches is about to be cut out qnd re welded as well. also depending on cash the plan id also to add in 2 exhaust bypass valves that will exit just infront of the rear wheels. long term plan is to put in a racing manifold but that's another £2k so going t save up for that.
  6. going on the size thing, my in laws looked at the q3 and the tiguan, they wanted a vehicle higher up snd easier to get into for their age, but didn't want the size of a range rover xc90 etc. they got a freelander in the end as it was a better weight for towing. so my guess is there are plenty of others with similiar needs
  7. my wife drives the xc60 because she likes the higher seating position, when she has had kids in the car its easier to access the kids seats as the car is higher, theboot is easier to get shopping in as the boot I higher up. she feels safer in it. so my guess is people who would buy this are people who like all of the above but want even more performance. its audi and its an RS badge so it will sell like hotcakes
  8. looks like a stillen copy, never heard of the company, might be better going for a proper stillen one, the price isn't much more
  9. exhaust is like a tuned instrument, change the diameter, bends, shape, length etc all have an impact on sound. I spent 6 months designing my own exhaust and then £1300 for it to be custom built. results =nice sound and no drone. Japspeed are one to avoid. nice set of berk hfc and you'll be a lot better. a lot of the rasp comes down to the poor design of the original system for noise. also if you went the decat route you'll need to remove them every 12 months for the MOT.
  10. I've just paid over £800 for a rear bumper and that was the discounted price.
  11. should have sent them a picture
  12. hope you enjoy it when it arrives. congrsts on the purchase
  13. tarmac would be my first port of call
  14. a very long response to say f-cough
  15. Ok that makes sense when you include the vital information.
  16. The main thing I've found is not that they rip you off, its the quality. Some is good some not so good. I got samples sent, I ended up getting my films from Germany. the Chinese stuff was good, but on this occassion the Germans offered better patterns. Have you asked for samples?
  17. I was looking at importing hydrographic films, started with direct contact went from there. Did the same with some jewellery as well. I just took a punt and hoped for the best. both times the companies were very helpful. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
  18. Jaguar World Monthly (March edition) has a comparison of these two cars - the AM costing approximately £15k more for a similar age/mileage! The article summarises that the Jaguar is the best value car of its type at the moment,bar none, and although they reckon the AM looks nicer ( :NO: ) it is by no means worth £15k more - the Jag basically wins hands down
  19. radio 2, audio books, AC/DC, lana del ray, john peel collection, ministry of sound albums
  20. I feel the irony is lost on me
  21. I use mainly Sainsbury, Tesco or BP, there is a shell right next to work, but its more expensive than the others, the only one I don't use is Texaco, had a dirty batch once from them, think it was the station not the brand, but it put me off. only use them in emergency in the southwest where they seem to be everywhere.
  22. She must have thought you were a gilf....Grandpa I'd Like To F...
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