If your car is very loud it must be due to a broken exhaust. You can easily find the exhaust and of course it can be very hot, so don't touch it until the engine cools down. So check the exhausr right behind the turbo. That is the exhaust down pipe and it does get a lot of abuse. They are not generally repaired and a new one costs about $150. But when your car is cool and first running with no load, the exhaust can be touched for a few minutes. Use this time to quickly check by feeling around the exhaust with your hand and you will probably feel the leak - it will be warm but not dangerously hot, but be careful anyway. I suspect the exhaust is broken. If the downpipe is OK, well then you will have to get under the car to check the remainder of the system. That is where the big noises come from.

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