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Old 08-11-2010, 08:54 PM
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My car has a 2.5" straight pipe, while a bit "loud" it is not as loud as you think it would be. And it sounds sweet at idle. Can hear the turbo spool/whistle clearly. It is not loud enough to bother me while driving 90 miles a day at 75mph.

And contrary to people's opinions, it does result in a bit of extra torque off the line, as the turbo spools faster. My car is just a bit faster than all of our other diesels for this reason. Heck, from 0-30 its faster than my 300E!
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