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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: candywhite12 on 12 January 2013, 09:33
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anyone??? I just want to know what kind of sound that produces and whether it is reversible if you don't like it. I know very few stuff on mech engineering so forgive my naïve question
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alot of people do this on the US site and seem to like it.
it would be reversable i suppose but not ideal
non resonated systems sound really nice on the GTI and not intrusive or boy racer-ish in any way
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http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5040090-MKVI-GTI-Resonator-Delete
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111544
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http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5040090-MKVI-GTI-Resonator-Delete
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111544
cheers, that could just do the trick for me
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alot of people do this on the US site and seem to like it.
it would be reversable i suppose but not ideal
non resonated systems sound really nice on the GTI and not intrusive or boy racer-ish in any way
That is matter of taste....I did it and I thought it was pretty awful and pathetic and cheap...
I picked even a smaller mufler...but the best sound for me was standard...so back to sandard and quite a bit of money gone......anyway I had the experience :whistle:
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alot of people do this on the US site and seem to like it.
it would be reversable i suppose but not ideal
non resonated systems sound really nice on the GTI and not intrusive or boy racer-ish in any way
That is matter of taste....I did it and I thought it was pretty awful and pathetic and cheap...
I picked even a smaller mufler...but the best sound for me was standard...so back to sandard and quite a bit of money gone......anyway I had the experience :whistle:
yeah, I don't want to be doing this and then get a car sounding like a diesel. will probably not be doing this
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No it does not sound as a diesel...
I was convinced (as most youtube listeners) that it was a great thing to do ....how wrong I was.
The sound and resonance in real life is completely different to the wonderful sound on youtubes.
The standard resonance is on an MKVI around 1700 rpm...hardly noticeable and most of the time in a non working environment (eg idle)....changing the exhaust in anyway will put the dominant resonance in a different area...e.g with a smaller Simons Muffler in lets say 2700 rpm....
I think ( make that I know) that area means trouble.....eg when you drive 120 km per hour in 6th the dominant resonance will not only be much louder (unmuffled or smaller muffled) but also constant..... :embarrassed:
It might be a totally different ballgame if you change more parameters ( cartuning) but to me the best overall result is standard exhaust....
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No it does not sound as a diesel...
I was convinced (as most youtube listeners) that it was a great thing to do ....how wrong I was.
The sound and resonance in real life is completely different to the wonderful sound on youtubes.
The standard resonance is on an MKVI around 1700 rpm...hardly noticeable and most of the time in a non working environment (eg idle)....changing the exhaust in anyway will put the dominant resonance in a different area...e.g with a smaller Simons Muffler in lets say 2700 rpm....
I think ( make that I know) that area means trouble.....eg when you drive 120 km per hour in 6th the dominant resonance will not only be much louder (unmuffled or smaller muffled) but also constant..... :embarrassed:
It might be a totally different ballgame if you change more parameters ( cartuning) but to me the best overall result is standard exhaust....
thanks for your input eric, really made me think twice about changing the standard exhaust.
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http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5040090-MKVI-GTI-Resonator-Delete
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111544
cheers, that could just do the trick for me
Please no, don't do it! The sound in those clips is awful :sick: The first one sounds like a Lambretta scooter.
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Don't be tight and just buy a decent exhaust system. It's an expensive car so do it right
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Don't be tight and just buy a decent exhaust system. It's an expensive car so do it right
I am waiting for a price on milltek's Turbo-back including Hi-Flow Sports Cat from my local milltek rep. Still a bit skeptical that this mod would require cutting/pasting underneath the car and i'm not that comfortable with that. what if something goes wrong and the car starts exhaling fumes from underneath (don't laugh, expensive car as you said, hence thinking twice before messing with it...) :shocked:
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There is no cutting required - its a straight swap with the OEM system.
Not alot can go wrong unless an absolute moron fits it. It's only an exhaust pipe.
If your worried your best off just leaving it alone really. Alot of people on here have milltek exhausts and I've never heard anyone say a bad review on them yet.
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Wait for one to come up secondhand and save ££££ over buying new :wink:
It can then be sold on in due course and you should get most of your cash back.
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Don't be tight and just buy a decent exhaust system. It's an expensive car so do it right
I am waiting for a price on milltek's Turbo-back including Hi-Flow Sports Cat from my local milltek rep. Still a bit skeptical that this mod would require cutting/pasting underneath the car and i'm not that comfortable with that. what if something goes wrong and the car starts exhaling fumes from underneath (don't laugh, expensive car as you said, hence thinking twice before messing with it...) :shocked:
So you are going for a Stage 2 map as well then?
I'm assuming you have checked with your insurance regarding the mods
No issues on my 3" race system from Milltek
End of he day if you aren't comfortable modding the car just leave it standard
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That's my point
Reading your posts it seems your not bothered about extra performance so why waste money on a full turbo back system?
Remember if you go for a turbo back you need a remap at around £400
If its just a bit of added noise your after and better looks then a cat back is all you need and as already said you can get blue flame systems cheap enough.
Or fit an intake for about £200 and that will give you more noise.