Noticeably softer. I bought a set of 17" Arakkis wheels because they look nice but I went back to 16" after just a month. Sure different tyres and so on as well.

My 2002 V70 2.4t has 17" Amalthea wheels and Michelin tires. Looks great, but my 2001 V70 2.4t with 16" Metis wheels and Michelin's takes the Pa. bad roads better. The Metis 16" wheel is a little wider and takes a 215/55/16. I said better, not great. 15 incher's would give the softer ...

Test fit any 15" or 16" wheel to ensure they will clear your brake caliper.
Musca and Lysithia wheels are my favored wheels because they're 15" but more importantly 65 series.
This fascination with low-profile tires puzzles me. They are so vulnerable.

The comfort factor is pretty noticeable, even between 16's & 17's. I don't particularly care for the looks of the 15's though. One small added benefit to running the smaller wheels will be a slightly lower MOI. I reckon it's safe to say that the moment of inertia is lower with the smaller wheel ...

100K miles is a bit early for the flexible downpipe to leak. The other place is at the flange between the catalytic c and the first muffler. It's actually the flange on the cat side that wears at the bottom and starts leaking - so the gasket no longer seals. Only way is to grind to resurface the fla...

How about some seafoam or Marvel Mystery Oil into the vacuum tree to see if you blow smoke from a joint? (Wait , that last phrase doesn't look legal yet) tick tick is usually a blown EM gasket Throaty roar - loose joint either post cat or the flex joint right after manifold. You can see that one eas...

Like Oragex pointed out, look in that vicinity, but also at the resonator (just rear of the cat/flange). The resonators rot out seemingly more quickly than the remainder of the exhaust. No big deal, just cut it out and replace with 2.5” pipe. 2.5” OD pipe will just slide right over the back of the f...

Nice Job on the resonator delete job Pete!
Almost exactly what i did and I agree with you 100%,,, exhaust note turns brilliant @ 3000rpm B5244S!
I highly recommend!!
Cheers

On AWD P2’s the driveshaft that’s sends power to the rear final drive is located above the exhaust. Occasionally when driving in rain/slush the underside of the exhaust can cool to the point that it contracts. When the underside contracts, the top side of the resonator is pushed upwards & can co...

Below is an article a friend sent me from UCSA meeting of specialists on illness's. Beginning to sound more like the Spanish Flu and how it panned out in 1918-9, but with higher mortality rate Coivi-19 Neil. University of California, San Francisco BioHub Panel on COVID-19 March 10, 2020 Panelists Jo...