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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: SteveS on 17 August 2007, 23:33
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why doesn't it sound like the powerful car it is?
the engine just doesn't have the beefy sound it should especially when just reving in neutral .
is it just mine or what? :undecided:
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If it sounds anything like a diesel at low revs then its good. But apply pressure to the go pedal and you should get a stunning sound :evil:
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Mines just done 7k now and i've only just took it past 4500/5000rpm the other day - sounded rather delightful :shocked:
Has yours run in yet? I did find that once it had been run in, it did sound a bit more growly :evil: :evil:
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I have run mine up to the forced upshift point in manual mode and can say it wails like a banshee :evil: in a good way :drool:
The downshifts at high revs are brilliant as the DSG automatically blips the throttle to match the revs :evil: :drool:
You aren't hard of hearing are you Steve? :rolleyes:
I SAID... YOU... AREN'T... HARD... OF... HEARING... ARE... YOU... STEVE? :laugh:
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:shocked: :shocked:
You did 7K without going over 4500/5000 !!! I know your meant to run it in and all that, but I dont think I would be able to last that long.
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Sounds great to me.
Even burbles a bit a tickover, mines got 14K on clock now. In fact when I first got it I thought the noise of the exhaust might be a bit tiring all the time on the motorway.
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:shocked: :shocked:
You did 7K without going over 4500/5000 !!! I know your meant to run it in and all that, but I dont think I would be able to last that long.
Not many places round here where you can give it a good beasting :evil: :sad:
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Your depriving your car of what it was born to do. I bet you car crys at night in the garage all alone doing its low revs lol
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Haha.. I live in a cul-de-sac and my other cars are relegated to being parked on the turnaround - the GIT gets the drive all to itself :grin:
But I do love that whining noise the engine/turbo makes when you push it :laugh: - bit like a rally car i think i could get addicted! :evil:
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I don't mean when driving, but when just in neutral and reving it just dosnt sound anything . the zorst is fine, but engine isn't . mines only done 520 miles
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I don't mean when driving, but when just in neutral and reving it just dosnt sound anything . the zorst is fine, but engine isn't . mines only done 520 miles
Ahh, I see.
520 miles means you are still running it in and therefore shouldn't be beasting it about the place :wink:
Once you get 1k up, take it out for a nice sound thrashing and when the engine is labouring at full chat you'll see what we mean :evil: :drool:
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so the actual ENGINE sound, not the exhause not, will get more like a sports engine should sound. cuz atm the engine just squeels when reving..
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Still miss the engine note from my BMW 530. The golfs engine note is pants in comparison.
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bmws sound like they are revving their nuts off, but not actually excelarating that fast!!, they only one with decent performance of any bmw's is the M series, others are slow in comparison and i think poor for value for money cosidering you pay over the odds for one
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I agree that they are poor value for money in comparison to a Golf but totally disagree about the performance. I've owned a 530 sport and 330d sport and both had the edge on my golf. In everyday driving the 330d was far quicker. This is my first VW and although I think overall its a fantastic car its suffered to many faults for my liking. This wouldnt be too bad but my local dealers are piss poor. The BMW's had a few minor faults but theses were always put right first time and BMW dealers even return your calls which is something VW dealers dont seem to have got to grips with.
My car had its second replacement gearbox fitted this week and having cleaned the car today I've noticed 3 of the alloys are now scratched. I should complain but quite frankly I absolutely fed up of constantly having to battle for customer care that should come as a matter of course.
Probably going to jump back into a 330d later this year while the Golfs residuals are still fairly robust.
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my father has a bmw 330si, and wow it sounds great. just reving it it sounds beefy, ok it is a 3L, but the golf dosnt sound anything at all. even my old fiesta with an exchause (janspeed not some big noisy thing) and piperx ind kit sounded MUCH better when just reving...
it could be the mileage the car has done? being onlt 520 miles.. but i am very disapointed.
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my car felt exactly how you describe steveS and i kept on asking the same question. You just need a little patience though (which is very hard i know!). Until about 2k on the clock, exhaust and engine sounded on the quite side. Since then (now on 6400miles) it not only sounds like a different beast but feels like one. When pushed, the car growls and makes an amazing sound and it really shifts compared to before.
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cool, thanks, i try be patient, i only ask as my dad! of all people! said when i reved it that it sounds strange and not like it should, and he had thought that from day one... even suggested i take it to VW and ask them if its normal.. :-|
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lol I get the impression your caining it around SteveS, take it easy, only done 520 miles which really isn't that much.
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no, I'm not at all like I said I'm talkin about the engine sound when just reving in neutral not when thrashing it.
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Using the term "revving" makes it sound like you are blipping the throttle when in neutral... so perhaps you should use the term "idling" - makes it sound less like you are thrashing the car :wink:
Anyway, with only 520 miles on the clock you should be treating it like a baby... engines mature & loosen up as you put the miles on them... but I doubt you will ever be happy with sound of the car at idle compared to the straight six in a BMW (lovely)... completely different animal... perhaps you should get an R32? But then of course, you will suffer the lower MPG... higher emissions and greater roadtax... but I guess if you can afford a band new Ed30 then that shouldn't be a problem :smiley:
no, I'm not at all like I said I'm talkin about the engine sound when just reving in neutral not when thrashing it.
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remember that it's a turbocharged car...the turbo will "deaden" of lot of noise through the normal operation (the exhaust gases spinning the turbine) - those noises would otherwise pass straight out of the exhaust
No turbocharged engine will ever sound the same as a supercharged/normally aspirated engine
Perfectly normal...if it's extra noise you are after, why not try an aftermarket air intake, such as the Oettinger/Carbonio, and once run in, swap the exhaust system for a Miltek or similar?
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phope = I was thinking of something like that but dont know what ones are the best for this car..
NORTHERNER = "Using the term "revving" makes it sound like you are blipping the throttle when in neutral..." thats exactly what i mean, i dont mean when driving or when the car is just sat idle. i did mean when pushing my foot in the gas, the sound from the engine just sounds pretty disapointing. however with phope's comment i can understand regarding the gasses
at the end of the day i only really brought it up because of what people have said to me, and i would like it to have a bit more of a sporty sound. but thats later on for now.
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Have to agree I don't think the noise from inside the car is anything special.
For me it isn't loud enough. Planning to get a swanky Milltek cat back fitted in the next couple of months that should do the trick :wink:
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When i first bought mine it sounded rubbish. But i found after 1000 miles it sounds great, especially in 4th gear when you let accelarator off :tongue:
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Now done 5,000 in my ED30 and she sounds much better now. When I first got her I was a little disapointed.
Mind you an Audi R8 passed me at full chat at the weekend......that did sound good. :cool:
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again, just reving the engine in nutral, handbreak on!!, lol. when driving it sounds fine..
i have to say it does sound different today than it did the other day.. thats the exhaust tho, the engine still sounds tinny itsself
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I've gone from a bmw 330 to the GTi. The BMW gave a lovely deep rumble upon ignition which the GTi can't match. Infact it sounds a bit like a diesel for the first few seconds. Once moving though, under high revs the Golf sounds as good as, if not better than the BMW. It's almost as smooth as the straight 6 but not quite. I love the sound the DSG changes make through the exhaust. BOOM! Can't get the turbo to whistle though :angry:
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Really? Windows down, do about 30mph, 4th gear, floor it upto about about 3.5k revs and lift off. Works everytime for whistling satisfaction :smiley:
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I'll try that :smiley:
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again, just reving the engine in nutral, handbreak on!!, lol. when driving it sounds fine..
WTF are you doing reving it in neutral! Stop it!
Stop reving it in neutral!
You can cause considerably more engine wear by reving it with no load.
You can also send your turbo to a very early grave.
I'm burying my head in my hands with sad amazement. Please - stop fcuking reving your car in neutral!
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ok, u could have just said normally.. lol... im not reving it like a mad man so dont worry urself.
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At nearly 39,000 miles the engine still sounds 'diesel-ey' when sat idling. It's how they are supposed to sound. I happened to get chatting to a neighbour when garaging my car the other day and the chat went on a bit....Actually a lot. The point is that my engine never skipped a single beat when left idling for what must have been a full 10 minutes. Apparently it's the FSI injectors etc (so I'm told).
Quite a different story out on the open road with Milltek Non-Resonated and Carbonio intake and Neuspeed turbo pipes :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
I like the fact that the GTI is quiet in town or at low revs but can utter a deep growl with revs.
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ok, u could have just said normally.. lol... im not reving it like a mad man so dont worry urself.
Fairy-nuff. It's just that you posted on three or four occasions of your "antics". :wink: :smiley:
I had to express similar concerns on another forum, another poster had just bought a Golf GT 1.4 TSI, and wondered why it wouldnt rev over 3,000 rpm in neutral when he held the accelerator to the floor! :shocked:
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nope, lol, im not sticking my foot down and holding it there. woudltn do that to any car!
people just kept saying it sounds good when driving, but i was saying im not talking about when driving!! lol