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Offline corgi

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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #10 on: 01 December 2014, 19:06 »
I know its your choice but I don't get why you would buy a car that VW has spent millions of pounds in R&D to reduce noise, vibration and harshness only to add a load of that noise artificially. Also from what I can tell the noise added is obviously artificial and not representative of the engine...

I'm not against noise in a car - my other car has a switchable sports exhaust and when it is on... it is quite loud but it is the flat six that's making the noise...

But, hey, if you want it... I'm not going to tell you that you shouldn't  :smiley:
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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #11 on: 01 December 2014, 21:31 »
There's only one reason VW and others have spent millions on making the engine and exhaust quieter and that's the Euro emissions requirements. Nothing more.

It's this reason that "Symposers" are becoming so popular - people like to hear something from their car, well, petrol (or diesel lol) heads do anyway and it's getting to be the only way for a mass produced car to do it.

I'd rather have a real V8 sound track but VW don't do one  :smiley:

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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #12 on: 02 December 2014, 09:38 »
There's a few more videos these days for the sound on youtube, it's obviously even better in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPnzazpm81s#t=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OqRKMyINnc#t=12
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Offline corgi

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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #13 on: 02 December 2014, 13:43 »
Quote from: phazer on 01 December 2014, 21:31
There's only one reason VW and others have spent millions on making the engine and exhaust quieter and that's the Euro emissions requirements. Nothing more.

This is not strictly true, exhaust noise is not related to emissions, adding balancer shafts to diesel engine to reduce vibration is not related to emissions. Car makers work hard to reduce NVH to make a better product, with greater perceived quality... and then charge some suckers a premium when the want to add some of the NVH they engineeredout back in...  :smug:   
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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #14 on: 02 December 2014, 13:48 »
Quote from: corgi on 02 December 2014, 13:43
Quote from: phazer on 01 December 2014, 21:31
There's only one reason VW and others have spent millions on making the engine and exhaust quieter and that's the Euro emissions requirements. Nothing more.

This is not strictly true, exhaust noise is not related to emissions, adding balancer shafts to diesel engine to reduce vibration is not related to emissions. Car makers work hard to reduce NVH to make a better product, with greater perceived quality... and then charge some suckers a premium when the want to add some of the NVH they engineeredout back in...  :smug:
Do I want low wind noise? Yes. Do I want low road noise? Yes. Do I want low diesel clatter? Yes. Do I want minimised vibrations? Yes. Do I want to be able to have a sporty exhause note? Yes.

You can have your cake and eat it, it won't be for everyone but this is modern day engineering and it's fantastic! :D
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Offline hatco1800es

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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #15 on: 03 December 2014, 19:06 »
You have assumed I bought the car. Also, it is a bit of fun for £255. I've spent more on nights out I don't even remember, although I am sure they were good! ;)
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #16 on: 10 December 2014, 17:23 »
What happens at exhaust replacement time?
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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #17 on: 10 December 2014, 20:04 »
You get yer wallet out!

The sound generator is on a short branch, so I guess it would be cut off and sleeved into the replacement exhaust. I would bet getting aftermarket will be difficult though.....
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Offline KyleB

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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #18 on: 10 December 2014, 21:55 »
I'd love to know of these sport and sound exhausts can be fitted to a standard GTD.
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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: GTD ordered
« Reply #19 on: 11 December 2014, 07:12 »
Didn't sootchucker put diagrams up of the exhaust systems?
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