What Exhaust?

[Cupra Turbo]

I have the Golf GTI 8v mk3 and I want a decent exhaust... but: -

1: I dont want a stupidly loud one (Peco Big Boar etc)
2: I want more of a Subaru tone... than a Nova with big zorst!
3: I want twin pipes
4: I want it Stainless Steel not Mild Steel
5: Only a backbox, not the full system
6: Upto ?150

... any recommendations?

[Blue MK2]

scorpion letterbox DTM backbox should give you a low rumble

[Cupra Turbo]

Ive looked at DTM exhausts, and they just seem a bit "boy racery" for me... and im TRYING to avoid that image...

[modulater]

DTM are very outdated now and you always see them on ebay with people trying to sell them on. I like the shotgun style exhausts.

Any stainless steel rear box will give you the noise you are after as the metal absorbs the sound waves in a different manner to mild steel systems so you always get a rasping type noise.

I would go for something like a scorpion or a jetex, but find out if you can fit the other parts needed to make it a full system at a later date.

[Cupra Turbo]

Well I've looked at "twin pipe" Magnex & Scorpion so far ... and they are around the ?150 mark...


What are "Sebring", "Supersprint" and "Janspeed" like?

... I aint found anywhere selling Jetex yet, also VW sell a "sports exhaust" full system thats produced by Jetex!

[Dizzie]

just get a powerflow one. you can have whatever sound and shape you want.

[Cupra Turbo]

dunno about powerflow... rather just have a standard type box

[mrwotto]

i've got a magnex twin dtm on my 16v mk3, and u can get the same back box for the 8v, sounds nice and roars very ncely over 4,000rpm but is not extreme in its loudness

[Cupra Turbo]

yeah i looked at a few exhausts like that and it was saying "GTI16v/VR6" yet u could buy the full system for the 8v also??

so can I fit ANY 16v/VR6 backbox on my 8v?  .eg scorpion @ larkspeed

[mrwotto]

not sure if u can put put a 16valve exhaust on an 8valver, but i am sure mr vr6 will let u know if its possible of not