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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: 182_blue on 05 October 2008, 16:31

Title: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: 182_blue on 05 October 2008, 16:31: perhaps a bargain for someone ?, not sure if there any good on the golfs

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLF-MK5-GTI-2-0-TURBO-EXHAUST-MAGNEX-SYSTEM-XSVWG11-S_W0QQitemZ330276564881QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330276564881&_trkparms=72%3A1121|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: sixpot on 05 October 2008, 16:41: Shame Magnex/Micron exhausts have gone bust.
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: 182_blue on 05 October 2008, 16:44: still that's not a bad price even without warranty
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 05 October 2008, 16:51: Quote from: sixpot on 05 October 2008, 16:41
Shame Magnex/Micron exhausts have gone bust.
........... :cry:when did that happen ? had a Micron can on my Suzuki Bandit & it was a great piece of kit.
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: SKAVIA on 05 October 2008, 17:09: Quote from: 182_blue on 05 October 2008, 16:44
still that's not a bad price even without warranty
Wow that is defo cheap for a quality exhaust - only thing is I don't know how it would sound - I don't want anything louder than stock (which I think sounds just right).
I would only get it for the performance gains...
Anyone heard a Magnex before?
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: SKAVIA on 05 October 2008, 17:42: Question answered - not my cup of tea.
Too loud and boy-racery - phew! As if it sounded good I would have been trying hard to resist! :evil:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kcpqwbdEOSw&feature=related
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 05 October 2008, 18:20: Quote from: SKAVIA on 05 October 2008, 17:09
Wow that is defo cheap for a quality exhaust - only thing is I don't know how it would sound - I don't want anything louder than stock (which I think sounds just right).
I would only get it for the performance gains...
Anyone heard a Magnex before?

Magnex are definately quality exhausts, but tended to cater for more mainstream cars. SWMBO had one on her previous Astra, and it was excellent for the price, and actually got a big thumbs-up from my former neighbour, who was a marine fabricating engineer, specialising in stainless steel. Nice "mature" sound, and outlived the five years we owned it for. The only thing to go "wrong" was one of the exhaust clamps!
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 05 October 2008, 18:23: Quote from: SKAVIA on 05 October 2008, 17:42
Question answered - not my cup of tea.
Too loud and boy-racery - phew! As if it sounded good I would have been trying hard to resist! :evil:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kcpqwbdEOSw&feature=related

Perhaps if the vid was recorded on something better than a mobile fone, then you might have heard a truer sound. :rolleyes:

Magnex are definately not "boy-racer" types. :wink:
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: chungster on 05 October 2008, 18:35: parent company supplied OEM stuff to Aston Martin!!!

shame to see them go down tho. Micron cans were very popular on the 2 wheel side of things.
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: SteveP on 05 October 2008, 18:54: I do remember reading something a while ago about the Magnex zorst being very loud on the MK5 GTI and a guy who bought one taking it back and swopping it for a Milltek :undecided:
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: candy turbo on 05 October 2008, 19:53: i had one on my mk4 gti turbo , quality was great , fit was not so great and the sound was crap , only had it on about a month ! totally ruined the car !!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: Snoopy on 05 October 2008, 20:15: I have a complete magnex system on the mk1 GTI i don't find it loud unlike most other makes for that car are/were, but i have no idea how loud a mk5 one would be. I have had no problems at all with it for more years than i can remember now.
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: sixpot on 05 October 2008, 20:23: I had one on my old Golf VR6, superb quality and sounded great when needed. It was quiet at 80, which was fine for motorway cruising.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sixpot/Malvern11040422.jpg)
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: SKAVIA on 05 October 2008, 21:25: Quote from: SteveP on 05 October 2008, 18:54
I do remember reading something a while ago about the Magnex zorst being very loud on the MK5 GTI and a guy who bought one taking it back and swopping it for a Milltek :undecided:

Yeah, sounded a bit too loud for me in that clip - I just don't think a loud exhaust suits the character of the MK5.
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 06 October 2008, 12:59: Quote from: chungster on 05 October 2008, 18:35
parent company supplied OEM stuff to Aston Martin!!!

shame to see them go down tho. Micron cans were very popular on the 2 wheel side of things.

Has anyone taken over the remnants of Micron/Magnex, or have they just vanished into the "ether". Don't know what will happen with the "lifetime warranty" for the Micron carbon race can on my CBR? :cry:
Title: Re: Magnex for mk5 gti
Post by: brian g on 07 October 2008, 18:36: it was me that had one fitted to my MK5 GTi

had to take it back and the place that supplied it to me changed it without a quibble mainly because they too were very surprised how loud it was

as soon as the car went over 2k revs everbody at the side of the road would almost break their necks in a WTF moment, was funny for about 2 minutes then I knew I had to get it off

the Milteks were on back order and had to wait 2 weeks for one, hardly drove the car until I got it changed

looked a good quality system but sounded like a chaved up corsa