Auto Vs M6
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You may scare quite a few away with your thread title unintentionally.To answer your question - yes. The M6 is a more flexible setup with respect to exhaust choices because you have the ability to shift away from a resonance zone that a particular exhaust system may produce unpleasant NVH at by up or down shifting. The LS1-T56 combo is very forgiving due to it's broad torque band which allows the driver to choose a gear that moves cruising rpms to a more tolerable non-resonant region.
There are exhaust systems out there that are touted for there lack of resonance and are good choices for A4's. Corsa and GHL are two prominent examples. The stock Z06 factory catback is also a good choice.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by Patches
You may scare quite a few away with your thread title unintentionally.To answer your question - yes. The M6 is a more flexible setup with respect to exhaust choices because you have the ability to shift away from a resonance zone that a particular exhaust system may produce unpleasant NVH at by up or down shifting. The LS1-T56 combo is very forgiving due to it's broad torque band which allows the driver to choose a gear that moves cruising rpms to a more tolerable non-resonant region.
There are exhaust systems out there that are touted for there lack of resonance and are good choices for A4's. Corsa and GHL are two prominent examples. The stock Z06 factory catback is also a good choice.
in everything Patches said 
I thought this was going to turn into a pissing match about which was better
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Since he's asking about exhaust ... I retract my previous statements. Ooops! Thanks.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
I have an auto and went with Borla 2 tip stingers 
Now as for which is better
Really Now
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Now as for which is better
Originally Posted by zman3
Why would that happen? Everyone knows the MN6 is better.
Really Now
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Originally Posted by bsmith
he is asking about exhaust! not which tranny is better 
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Originally Posted by Zilla
Read zman3's post and all the quote making reference to zman3's post, he is the one that opened a can of worms not BSRRT. So that is where the tranny reference is coming from
yes... and I was trying to help BSRRT by getting the thread back on the topic
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Just installed Borla Stingers 2 Tip on my 2001 Coupe with a A4.
In order to remove the stock system, I had to CUT the passenger side stock pipe to get it past the A4.
The Stingers installed with room to spare.
I have ZERO resonance at any RPM with the Stingers. I just drove to Canada from New England (1244 miles round trip) and it sounded AWESOME all the way.
My .02 cents worth
In order to remove the stock system, I had to CUT the passenger side stock pipe to get it past the A4.
The Stingers installed with room to spare.
I have ZERO resonance at any RPM with the Stingers. I just drove to Canada from New England (1244 miles round trip) and it sounded AWESOME all the way.
My .02 cents worth
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Originally Posted by Zilla
Read zman3's post and all the quote making reference to zman3's post, he is the one that opened a can of worms not BSRRT. So that is where the tranny reference is coming from
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Do worry about it as long as your are going to buy the beers. 
Take a look at this locked thread about A4 vs the 6 spd
"jumbo shrimp" or automatic trans in a vette?
Take a look at this locked thread about A4 vs the 6 spd
"jumbo shrimp" or automatic trans in a vette?
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'09-'10
Originally Posted by zman3
Sorry gang. Being relatively new here I didn't think that my sarcastic comment would hijack the discussion. That was not my intention. I'll go sit in the corner for a while and think about what I have done.
And while you think about it, comtemplate the fact that A4's rule.
That ought to keep the fun going.
