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I just had the STaSIS rear-anti-roll bar and stainless steel cat-back exhaust system installed yesterday at Steven's Creek Audi. They did a good job of the installation and so far, I'm happy with the results. Here are just a few pictures I took:









I didn't get a chance to take pictures of either kit before they installed it. Only out-of-box picture I have is that of the sway bar and it's from the STaSIS site:



I will admit, having had a REALLY quiet cabin for 6 months was rather nice but everytime I wanted to accelerate, I just never got that "sound" like I do from the Cobra. That's now all changed. At idle, you'd never know I replaced the exhaust. Once under load for accleration, you get a low resonance that fills the cabin from under the seats. Honestly, I was a bit taken back because I had grown used to such a quiet cockpit, but in that respect, the good news is, at both idle and during cruising, the cabin returns to being quiet. So I get the best of both worlds. I don't know if my wife will like it but I know I do so far.

I don't have a great butt-meter to tell if I can even really feel the 10-15 claimed hp/tq from STaSIS, but I'll take their word for it. I'm guessing it'll be in the higher RPM ranges. I am hauling less weight thoug now that the steel resonator is gone.

With what little tossing I've done in the turns, I can at least vouch for the effectiveness of the 28mm anti-roll bar. This just feels neutral at 30mph turns. Can't wait to carve up Hwy. 35...
 

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