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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: R32UK on 13 September 2009, 15:15
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Now i have to say i have been a little dissapointed with the exhaust note since I got the car, but i guess this is also down to not going over
3000revs 4000revs 5000revs ok if Im honest 5500revs but yesterday on a longer motorway journey i noticed that the exhuast is now sounding a little different.
A little more fruity shall we say... anyone else notice the note changing over time???
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Can't say I've noticed it changing, but I enjoy its 'V8 growl' at low revs - when pulling away from a standstill, for instance.
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I have a question, does the UK RHD cars sound like this? http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Video-2010-VW-Golf-GTI_643849.htm
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Mine ('French' model) sounds exactly like the one in the video.
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Now i have to say i have been a little dissapointed with the exhaust note since I got the car, but i guess this is also down to not going over 3000revs 4000revs 5000revs ok if Im honest 5500revs but yesterday on a longer motorway journey i noticed that the exhuast is now sounding a little different.
A little more fruity shall we say... anyone else notice the note changing over time???
I`ve noticed mine is getting deeper it kind of growls more at high revs now,for instance i over took a car on the way back from wales on friday there was a group of young farmers standing on the back of a trailer in a lay by just chewing the fat when i opened up the golf they all span around to look :smiley:
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Can't say I've noticed it changing, but I enjoy its 'V8 growl' at low revs - when pulling away from a standstill, for instance.
never realised there was a v8 golf.
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Can't say I've noticed it changing, but I enjoy its 'V8 growl' at low revs - when pulling away from a standstill, for instance.
never realised there was a v8 golf.
At what point did he say there was?
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Can't say I've noticed it changing, but I enjoy its 'V8 growl' at low revs - when pulling away from a standstill, for instance.
never realised there was a v8 golf.
At what point did he say there was?
as far as common sense dictates - only v8 engines produce a v8 growl.
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Don't you have quotation marks in Sweden? :smiley:
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Can't say I've noticed it changing, but I enjoy its 'V8 growl' at low revs - when pulling away from a standstill, for instance.
never realised there was a v8 golf.
At what point did he say there was?
as far as common sense dictates - only v8 engines produce a v8 growl.
no need to avoid the question or state the obvious. At what point did he say his golf has a V8?
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Don't you have quotation marks in Sweden? :smiley:
trolls rarely use them. :grin:
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Don't you have quotation marks in Sweden? :smiley:
i find it very hard to believe a 4 pot golf can possibly sound like a v8
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Dont know about V8 but when i change gear at full chat with the DSG it makes the coolest sound, also a few mates who i have given a lift have commented on the sound being mean.
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i find it very hard to believe a 4 pot golf can possibly sound like a v8
It probably depends if the person who thinks it sounds like a V8 has ever actually heard a V8!
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:laugh: Its V8 growl at low revs
So a the 4pot gti sounds like this then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzIQway6-vk
That actually made me lol :grin:
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Can't say I've noticed it changing, but I enjoy its 'V8 growl' at low revs - when pulling away from a standstill, for instance.
never realised there was a v8 golf.
At what point did he say there was?
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.....I enjoy its 'V8 growl' at low revs - when pulling away from a standstill, for instance.
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Eee mine sounds just like that - not!!!! Eejits a V8 and a mk6 GTI give me strength!! lol
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The aston makes my V6 sound sh!t! If the mk6 gti sounds like a V8 im swapping :laugh:
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Good grief, lighten up, lads. I used the term 'V8 growl' to refer to the deep burble you get at low rvs, as opposed to the scream you get at high revs. Believe it or not, it DOES remind me of my old e39 M5.
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I realised that the growl has changed after passing the 3k kilometre mark. It sounds more refine and smooth... More mature... like a wonderfully aged wine...
HM
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I realised that the growl has changed after passing the 3k kilometre mark. It sounds more refine and smooth... More mature... like a wonderfully aged wine...
HM
Interesting... and surprising... but good :smiley:
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I think mine's more rorty too.
Came back from Ikea yesterday with the parcel shelf removed and it sounded even meatier. Actually, it sounded like an exhaust with a hole in it!!!!
:grin:
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My GTi is v v v quiet. Sounds nothing like the videos I've seen on the web. ASked the garage and they said there's nothing wrong and it should loosen up a bit with time (it's done 1500 miles). Their demo cars sound much meatier but they said it's because they get thrashed whenever they get taken out. I'm not sure...
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My GTi is v v v quiet. Sounds nothing like the videos I've seen on the web. ASked the garage and they said there's nothing wrong and it should loosen up a bit with time (it's done 1500 miles). Their demo cars sound much meatier but they said it's because they get thrashed whenever they get taken out. I'm not sure...
Thats my point. Mine was sounding very quiet but a good run on the motorway has helped it along a little. i just hope it does so a little more, as the demo i tested only had 7miles on the clock but got a good seeing to thanks to the dsg :lipsrsealed: and sounded alot nicer
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My GTi is v v v quiet. Sounds nothing like the videos I've seen on the web. ASked the garage and they said there's nothing wrong and it should loosen up a bit with time (it's done 1500 miles). Their demo cars sound much meatier but they said it's because they get thrashed whenever they get taken out. I'm not sure...
Thats my point. Mine was sounding very quiet but a good run on the motorway has helped it along a little. i just hope it does so a little more, as the demo i tested only had 7miles on the clock but got a good seeing to thanks to the dsg :lipsrsealed: and sounded alot nicer
Yup, after my roadtrip to Germany, the car has sounded different. It now sounds meatier even at lower revs. You cant get a decent run in in the Netherlands as the speed limit is 120km/h... In Germany, its better as you can pace yourself and vary your rpm... So once you people get your new cars, go to Germany... its a driver's dream to drive there... beautiful scenery and German beer! :)
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Good grief, lighten up, lads. I used the term 'V8 growl' to refer to the deep burble you get at low rvs, as opposed to the scream you get at high revs. Believe it or not, it DOES remind me of my old e39 M5.
too long since you've been in a M5 then!
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Good grief, lighten up, lads. I used the term 'V8 growl' to refer to the deep burble you get at low rvs, as opposed to the scream you get at high revs. Believe it or not, it DOES remind me of my old e39 M5.
too long since you've been in a M5 then!
Can I suggest you acquaint yourself with the sublties of the English language? Either that, or go back to making cheap furniture :laugh:
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Mine actually sounds a lot louder than i would have expected. Pretty quiet below 1.5k, but above that there's a nice rorty sound. On start up sounds a little diesel like if i'm honest!! :shocked:
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On start up sounds a little diesel like if i'm honest!! :shocked:
I had read this and was relieved to discover my GTI doesn't sound like a diesel at all. However, I recently had the chance to drive my brother-in-law's Audi TT 2.0 TFSI for a couple of days (same engine as the MkV GTI) and that did sound like a diesel for a second or two on start-up. During normal driving, however, it made almost no noise at all; very disappointing compared to my GTI.
I am beginning to wonder from reading this post if each car isn't tuned differently (although I can't see why VW would do this).
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Thats just it the VAG 2.0tsfi (fsi) engine does sound like a diesel on start up... all most to the point of being embarassing :embarassed:
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Thats just it the VAG 2.0tsfi (fsi) engine does sound like a diesel on start up... all most to the point of being embarassing :embarassed:
So does the 1.8T...my S3 sounded like a tractor on start up.
But, no matter how bad you 'think' it sounds, it doesn't actually sound as bad as a 1.9 PD...I can assure you.
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Or as bad as the PD MK5 2.0 TDI engine, especially when it was cold. I sware I will never drive a derv again, ever!
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Or as bad as the PD MK5 2.0 TDI engine, especially when it was cold. I sware I will never drive a derv again, ever!
I thought the newer 2.0 TDIs were better?
The 170 PD certainly is, as is the 170 CR.
Can't see me wanting another TDI either though...just too damn noisy.
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Their demo cars sound much meatier but they said it's because they get thrashed whenever they get taken out.
A good excuse to avoid demonstrators! :rolleyes:
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I am beginning to wonder from reading this post if each car isn't tuned differently (although I can't see why VW would do this).
Why should they? All EU-specific GTIs, be they left or right hookers, will have an identical state of tune. The only differences regarding the actual sound they make is simply down to how they are run. Most direct injection petrol engines seem to run rich, and if you drive it like an old granny, then the exhaust silencers will get clogged up with soot. But give em a good blast, and they will sound different.
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Mine sounds actually quite loud when im bouncing off the limiter at 7grand