exaust drone, powerflow exaust on a3 quattro sprt 3.2 v6

[BeardFour]

Hi everyone, first ever post on this site.  I bought a 2004 A3 quattro sport 3.2 v6 a month ago. It came with a powerflow exaust which sounds awesome on hard acceleration but between 2 and 3k revs produces god awful droning in the cabin which ive decided I cant live with.

The local powerflow garage has said there isnt enough space underneath for anti-resonance pipe-work and suggested that I replace the mid box with an original.

Anyone got any experience of this?

Can anyone recomend who where to get an original mid section exhaiust for athe v6?

Thanks in advance

Edited February 16, 2016 by BeardFour
Additional info

[James]

Yes it would either be a case of add in a mid section or change the complete exhaust.

Have you looked on eBay for a standard exhaust to use?

[BeardFour]

Thanks James,

 

Might be showing my ignorance here - I have been looking but I assume because the v6 has twin cat I need the standard v6 exhaust mid box? eBay doenst seem to be that specific but i'll keep looking.

[James]

Yes you would need the standard v6 exhaust, unless any other versions feature the same box you are trying to use but I'm not sure.

Easiest bet would be just to get the original.

[Smirky_S3]

Have you looked at bcs powervalve as an option ? I have one on my S3 and while it's expensive the build quality is fantastic and you get 0 drone while jn hard acceleration it's sounds awsome best of both worlds 

[BeardFour]

Just to update, I bought a stock exhaust on eBay and got it fitted for £60.  I miss some of the noise but I haven't had a headache for weeks! :)

Thanks for the help.

And if anyone want to buy a 2nd hand Powerflow exaust - let me know!

Actually, is there a dedicated page in this forum for buying/selling parts?

[James]

Hi Carl,

That's great news and definitely a bargain at £60!

With regards to the for sale section, yes there is and it looks you've already found it!