I agree. With 171,000 miles on my Q, I do not see any reason for exhasut modifications, except for curb appeal, and possibly the "low rumble" effect. I would think most mods that free up the exhaust will actually hurt the "off the line" performance. Fuel efficiency may be improved, at sustained highway speeds, thought. I have toyed with the idea of a "tunable" exhaust system, that works off of velocity and pressure, to maintain a constant back pressure, at lower velocitys, and eliminates the back pressure at higher velocitys. Unfortunately, the payback in performance and mileage for this system would not warrant the cost.VimyJ wrote:J30 is true dual and all stainless steel exhaust. Little gain in hp to be had from modding it.
