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JCW ALTA Turbo back vs JCW cat. back.

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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 08:37 AM
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ALTA Turbo back vs JCW cat. back.

Recorded with the same camera.

ALTA turbo back (downpipe with cat. back):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OozIzUpTIc8

JCW Stage 1 kit (cat. back with stock downpipe):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jrvKWmSlymc

Both are great kits
 
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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I thank God I did not spend the $$$$ on JCW. Youd think they'd done better but hey after all they are a "factory addition."
Its a bit fun to think We can add after market mods which make more HP and sound better and cost less than the JCW. Ill sleep very well tonight!
 
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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Alta turbo back by faaaaaar!!!
 
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 06:52 AM
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I don't think the JCW sounds bad at all...the Alta does sound a bit nicer but I wouldn't be unhappy if my car sounded like the JCW car.
Mike
 
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 07:59 AM
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I agree with Knight, didn't think the JCW sound too bad at all. That was definitely the best sound clip of it.

Still prefer the Alta stuff, but there's more to that then just the sound.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Mods - is there a "R56 exhaust" thread? If so can somebody move Maaij's post/video's there? That is freaking money!
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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Thanks Maaij. Good stuff. The Alta sounds better to me, too. But I agree that the JCW doesn't sound bad. How much does the JCW go for?
 
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