Golf GTI MKVI - Exhaust Options

[pepsimax]

Ive just installed the Milltek Catback 2.75" Resonated. Its hooked up to my Eurojet DP. Started the engine for the first time and it was so quiet I thought the engine wasnt running. In fact its quieter than stock. My engine is louder.

I only hope over time it gets louder, I was hoping to get the low burbly sound.

Ill try & get a video of my GTI with the Milltek soooooo burbly! hmm sit on around 3900rpm produces a nice little bit of overrun pop!

[dsuhiti]

An expensive lesson. I wanted a bit more noise from the GTI but didn't have a large budget. After some research, I decided on a muffler delete.

Got it installed today, sounded nice on idle, nice 4 inch tips. 20 minutes after, I am back at the shop getting my stock suitcase fitted back. So advice, even though it sounds decent on YouTube, doesn't mean it actually is. It was too boomy, drone was actually ok, but it just sounded louder inside, I discovered some rattles I haven't heard before. No nice note, just noise. From the outside it actually sounded good, but inside, I couldn't put up with it for longer than 30 mins. Boomy, and un-GTI like, it was embarrassing driving it haha.

Either just going to do downpipe with stage 2 or keep it where it is.

[team_v]

An expensive lesson. I wanted a bit more noise from the GTI but didn't have a large budget. After some research, I decided on a muffler delete.

Got it installed today, sounded nice on idle, nice 4 inch tips. 20 minutes after, I am back at the shop getting my stock suitcase fitted back. So advice, even though it sounds decent on YouTube, doesn't mean it actually is. It was too boomy, drone was actually ok, but it just sounded louder inside, I discovered some rattles I haven't heard before. No nice note, just noise. From the outside it actually sounded good, but inside, I couldn't put up with it for longer than 30 mins. Boomy, and un-GTI like, it was embarrassing driving it haha.

Either just going to do downpipe with stage 2 or keep it where it is.

4" tips is probably the reason.
The other thing i see getting donw is the middle resonator delete which keeps a more silent note but gets pretty loud under WOT.

[Andypants]

I'm surprised that not many people around report having gone and organised a Custom Exhaust setup. My experience with my previous cars is that they often workout cheaper than off the shelf systems. Especially if you look at using Mild Steel for the pipe sections. Most of us won't own the car long enough to ever see a Mild Steel system fall apart, and it the rear muffler and tips are SS it'll be pretty hard to tell you've got Mild steel.

[dsuhiti]

4" tips is probably the reason.
The other thing i see getting donw is the middle resonator delete which keeps a more silent note but gets pretty loud under WOT.

Hmm maybe, although most who do suitcase delete go with 4 inch tips. Yeah, I was choosing whether to do res or muffler delete, on MK5's resonator delete sounded good, but from my research, the MK6's have a bit too much drone from a res delete so a muffler delete is a better option (although more expensive). I think I will leave it stock for now and maybe invest in a quiet down pipe in the future for Stage 2.