My 2016 RS

**DocWalt** · 02-24-2017, 05:49 PM

A bit of feedback on the swaybar mod...

It definitely feels tighter and less floppy on corner entry. Doesn't seem to increase understeer much if any at all. Even in long sweepers at 9/10ths on the Cup 2s I don't notice it understeering more than it did before. Tight corners are unaffected on exit, still tons of on throttle oversteer

I've got a set of Whiteline endlinks to install to make doubly sure there's no preload on the bar, maybe tomorrow. I'll check to see if there's enough preload for me to care because it's a rather unpleasant job swapping endlinks.

soon...

**DocWalt** · 02-25-2017, 02:20 PM

Whiteline end links installed. Tedious, but WAY easier now that I own a set of ratcheting wrenches.

**DocWalt** · 03-09-2017, 03:29 PM

Before I start in with the pics and such... Here's a video of the stock exhaust. Cold start, some free revs, then a moderate pull into 3rd gear.

Now for the ETS exhaust. Titanium and I custom ordered it without the "normal" blue tips. 19.4 lbs. versus 42.2 lbs. for the stock exhaust, a good deal of weight savings.

Here's a really crummy video of the Ti exhaust:

**j2k4** · 03-09-2017, 05:53 PM

Got some zing, now.

**DocWalt** · 03-09-2017, 07:49 PM

Here's the final video from me for the Ti exhaust:

Any further videos will be with my normal autocross mic setup sometime down the road.

Also, since someone on a facebook group asked for it, here's a shot of the ground clearance:

and the best part of any purchase, stickers!

**j2k4** · 03-10-2017, 07:22 PM

I really like that.

Is that cold idle or warm, Kenny?

Does it change much?

**DocWalt** · 03-10-2017, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by j2k4

I really like that.

Is that cold idle or warm, Kenny?

Does it change much?

The startup and idle is cold, but near the end of the idle/rev bit it's on warm idle. At warm idle you really can't hear much of anything, especially when auto start/stop shuts the engine off

but mannnn when it fires back up it sounds MEAN. burble out the ass and you hear the turbo spool up like it does on cold idle. sounds amazing, lol

Thanks man, I really dig it. It's definitely got a bit of drone around town, I can't wait to find out how bad it is on the highway

but the Ti gives it a really unique racy sound and it's by far the loudest car I've owned, so that's fun for a while. With the windows up it's boomy inside, but not loud.

**DocWalt** · 03-25-2017, 06:44 PM

I didn't drive particularly well, but oh well. Still had fun and had a tremendous battle today in B Street. I finished 4th exactly 2 tenths behind the winner in another RS, which may give you an idea of how close it was.

5 hour round trip to this autocross, ZERO drone from the new exhaust on the highway

Super stoked with that. I hope it's quiet enough, I'll find out in a month or so.

**DocWalt** · 03-26-2017, 10:38 PM

First in B Street today (Sunday) at Hershey autocross. 2nd overall in PAX

dirty run that would have been good for first overall in PAX

All of my SoloStorm runs are on the cloud if anyone wants to see