golf vr6 slowed down after gettin full magnex exhaust fitted

[sid1 0]

Hello,

 

I just needed to get some advice from some experts. i have a mrk 3 golf vr6 '97'. recently i bought a brand new full magnex exhaust system (cat back), the tail pipe was the 3" twin round.

 

after getting it fitted on my car, i noticed that it had slowed my car down noticably. does anyone know why this might be.

 

Also does a magnex exhaust have a magnex stamp on the actual exhaust besides from the metal sticker you put on the tail pipe?

 

any help would be good.

 

thanks

[Kevin Bacon 5]

They didn't disturb the lambda probe when they fitted it did they? I've seen a few fitters let the cat drop down when taking the exhaust off which can stretch and break the lambda wires....

 

If not, give the exhaust a bit of time to carbon up and it might improve.

[sid1 0]

Hi and thanks for the reply,

 

when the bloke fitted the exhaust, he didnt take of the cat pipe, he only moved it a few centimetres. so dont think he disturb that.

 

i have had the exhaust on for a bout a week, and driven from london 2 portsmouth about 4 times, clocked up about 1000 miles and still no difference. still sluggish and the noise is only slightly rumbly at about 5-6000 revs?

 

also do you know if a magnex exhaust should have a magnex stamp engraved on the metl anywhere?

 

thanks