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RS4 Exhaust orginal vs romolus
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:30 pm
by webchris
Hi,
i have the problem that my exhaust doesn`t look so good after a time.
so the exhaust covers (the poished one`s) look dirty and the begin to become dirty.the former car owner never polished them.
so my question is.can i change them or do i need a new exhaust?
when i need the new one can somebody tell me thomething about the romolus .because it cost me only arround 400 euros.
thanks a lot.
chris
p.s sorry for my poor writing..
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:24 pm
by PhilT
Changing the tail pipes is a simple cut and weld job. Romulus appear to be Remus, never heard of an RS4 with one of their exhausts... Depends what it looks and performs like I suppose.
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:15 am
by bjacks
The tailpipes are a bit of a pig, I tried to get a new system under warranty as they were rusted and lookd crap. Got denied so went and bought a Milltek instead - this doesn't rust
Cheers
Ben
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:34 pm
by RED_ROCKET
Milltek is a good option, or go totally custom.The romulus is a high grade version of remus that for the RS4 doesnt get imported to the UK due to lack pf demand.
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:18 pm
by Golich
Have you tried standard metal polish i.e the cream for chrome etc. ?
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:29 pm
by simple1
Was going to say Anusol but that is for the Farmer Giles,
Autosol, make sure the tail pipes are dry, polish it on and polish it off...........worked well on mine and they were rusty spots and black deposits, use it on chrome and comes up like new
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:45 pm
by Brooner
I use Auto glym metal polish works well
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:26 am
by macca208
I hose mine from a distance, seems to work fine
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:25 am
by PhilT
I've used Astonish (
http://www.astonishcleaners.co.uk/ ) before. The abrasive paste works a treat but does dull the chrome a little.
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:34 pm
by >RS4<
I saw the Romulus exhaust on an RS4 the other day, looked very good and is stainless steel...I also have a piccie of the car..
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:48 pm
by PhilT
Not sure I like it... Are those tyres Yokos?
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:07 pm
by >RS4<
Don't know.....It's not my car....It was for sale and I went to have a look.
Didn't like it.......
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:32 pm
by Golich
They look like my F1s.
PS don't like the tail pipe.
PPS Certain grades of stainless will tarnish and appear to rust. Hopefully this is not the case with Milltech - anyone?
A common source of staining/rust from those that make custom exhausts is that they use the same grinding disks and wire brushes on the stainless as they do on carbon. This source of contamination is well known in the offshre industry.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:05 pm
by >RS4<
I'm pretty sure that Milltek is high quality SS.....have a full system on the Leon now,sounds good, looks good,nice fit.......