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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: Baxter on October 28, 2005, 01:38:18 pm

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: Baxter on October 28, 2005, 01:38:18 pm

How do, I got a A1/Mk I Caddy, just bought a GTD to rebuild.
There was talk a bit back about someone making a downpipe specifically for the conversion.
Just wondered how they got on and if they were available yet?
Im a buy one off the shelf kinda guy!

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: 935racer on October 31, 2005, 03:27:32 pm

Yep they are made, I am making more his week but I am on the other side of the pond, but they can deffinately be shipped out there on your dollar.

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: BlackTieTD on November 01, 2005, 06:32:13 am

they are made?! ship me one  :D

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: 935racer on November 01, 2005, 10:37:32 am

I am making more tomorrow morning so they will be ready to ship out tomorrow afternoon!

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: Baxter on November 01, 2005, 11:53:21 am

I have mailed you, do you take PayPal?

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: malone on November 01, 2005, 11:57:45 am

Quote from: "Mr Brick-Yard"

I have mailed you, do you take PayPal?

www.passengerperformance.com supports PayPal :)

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: Maarten on November 02, 2005, 07:12:50 am

I can deliver you one of these:

(http://www.morninglight.nl/a3/dp1.jpg)
(http://www.morninglight.nl/a3/dp2.jpg)

Oversized 70mm to fit a Mk1 which uses the original C-clamp flanges. €160,- ex shipping

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: DVST8R on November 02, 2005, 09:33:04 pm

Hot off the press! ok so mabey hot off the welder.  :wink:

MK1 Downpipes.

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/dvst8r/0.jpg)

More pics will be up in the vendors forum shortly. :D

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: Maarten on November 03, 2005, 02:01:48 am

If you weld/clamp that to the rest of the exhaust that is not goping to last long cause the engine is rocking back and forth it will snapp off the flange bolts eventually. or do you put a flex piece after the downpipe?

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: vwmike on November 03, 2005, 02:14:11 am

I'm sure he plans on you using a flex joint. This is how I did it on my exhaust:
(http://www.tdtuning.com/pictures/exhaust1.jpg)
Notice the flex joint right after the downpipe.

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: veeman on November 03, 2005, 06:56:42 am

Wow... those look like nice pieces.  I have basically the same style downpipe and for the flex pipe, I went to summitracing and picked up a small stainless braided section (slip-on) and it seems to work pretty well.

(http://www.hostdub.com/albums/veeman_album07/TD_downpipe_flex2.jpg) (http://www.hostdub.com/veeman_album07:TD_downpipe_flex2)

They've also got a weld-on kind as well:  

http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?Ntt=+PSM-82-4216&x=0&y=0&Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&searchinresults=false&N=0&target=egnsearch.asp

When I got it, it didn't seem like it flexed very much at all, but once the rest of the exhaust was put on, it turned out to flex quite well...

I had plans to put in some kind of support to the back of the block, but I'm not sure if it's necessary with the flex joint.

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: 935racer on November 03, 2005, 07:40:04 am

Yes you need to use a flex joint, but the price does not include one. I can add them on for additional cost. The reason I didn't put one on is so whoever is makingthe rest of the exhaust can put it where need be, this is also the reason why there is an extra foot on the end of the downpipe, gives the exhaust builder some flexibilty.

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: Northern RD on November 03, 2005, 10:10:30 am

Quote from: "DVST8R"

Hot off the press! ok so mabey hot off the welder.  :wink:

MK1 Downpipes.

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/dvst8r/0.jpg)

More pics will be up in the vendors forum shortly. :D

Niiiice,.... :shock:  :shock:

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: Baxter on November 03, 2005, 01:16:32 pm

Blimey, they are coming thick and fast now!

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: 935racer on November 03, 2005, 02:22:03 pm

Get them while they are hot!

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: Northern RD on November 03, 2005, 03:32:07 pm

Quote from: "DVST8R"

Hot off the press! ok so mabey hot off the welder.  :wink:

MK1 Downpipes.

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/dvst8r/0.jpg)

More pics will be up in the vendors forum shortly. :D

Say, does this pipe need that goofy bracket that sits between the OEM downpipe and the turbo as found on the A1 TDs?? :?  :?  :?

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: vwmike on November 03, 2005, 04:15:09 pm

That was mainly a support to ensure that the factory flex joint moved. The toilet bowl doesn't flex very well and really needs some help. I don't think it's a concern though when you use a real flex coupling.

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: 935racer on November 03, 2005, 06:54:01 pm

Nope doesn't use that bracket.

Title: MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made?
Post by: 935racer on November 04, 2005, 01:08:45 am

New finish! Black and heat resistant, this is how they will how up at your door! Who needs a mk2 version? The mk2 versions should be ready for shipment this monday.
http://www.passengerperformance.com/img/mk1downpipe2.jpg
http://www.passengerperformance.com/img/mk1downpipe2.jpg