Resonator delete for 162 TSI R-line?

[Melbourne_Tiggy]

Dont waste your time, just install a new dumpipe which removes the res anyway

Agree with Inasnt, if you want more sound but not over the top get a down pipe. It will also give you the benefit of quicker turbo spool and better power under the curve. You will need a stage 2 tune or someone to code out the CEL re cat efficiency / O2 running lean. But far more rewarding than just the resonator delete, which doesn’t give you a performance gain or much of a sound increase. The other option if you want more sound is to get a hi flowing panel filter and removing the snow grate in the air box. Otherwise you can change to an open air intake, and there will be plenty of intake swooshing sounds to enjoy!

[INASNT]

I sometimes still get the check engine light but it goes away after a day or so by itself...

[Sparx1981]

Agree with Inasnt, if you want more sound but not over the top get a down pipe. It will also give you the benefit of quicker turbo spool and better power under the curve. You will need a stage 2 tune or someone to code out the CEL re cat efficiency / O2 running lean. But far more rewarding than just the resonator delete, which doesn’t give you a performance gain or much of a sound increase. The other option if you want more sound is to get a hi flowing panel filter and removing the snow grate in the air box. Otherwise you can change to an open air intake, and there will be plenty of intake swooshing sounds to enjoy!

Thanks for the tip INAST and Melb Tiggy!


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[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

And if anyone is removing and replacing their OEM downpipe/cat I would like to buy it off you to 1. Make a jig and 2. Modify it with larger pipe work throughout post the O2 sensor, a drop in pressure should theoretically make more power.

Will do pre/post dyno read outs.

[Wolfsburger]

Agree with Inasnt, if you want more sound but not over the top get a down pipe. It will also give you the benefit of quicker turbo spool and better power under the curve. You will need a stage 2 tune or someone to code out the CEL re cat efficiency / O2 running lean. But far more rewarding than just the resonator delete, which doesn’t give you a performance gain or much of a sound increase. The other option if you want more sound is to get a hi flowing panel filter and removing the snow grate in the air box. Otherwise you can change to an open air intake, and there will be plenty of intake swooshing sounds to enjoy!

Hey Tigger, did you remove the snow grate and put a high flow filter in before you got your complete airbox? Just wondering if you have a part number for the filter, whilst I’m saving pennies for stage 2 I may as well do this simple mod. Thanks 👍

[Wolfsburger]

Hi,
Firstly thank you to the guys who went first with this mod. I had mine done last week at my local muffler king. They replaced the resonator front just aft of the dump until the slip join with a 3inch stainless pipe. Will be going back in a few week to build the rest of the exhaust, going full 3inch system with a high flow suitcase muffler at the rear to twin double outlet tips. Will see how loud this is and add an additionl muffler it it needs it. I'm looking at removing the fake chrome exhausts on the rear bumper to run the twin outlets. Will update when completed. Mine will be full stainless system.
On a side note if anyone is near Toowoomba I am more than happy to show you my tigs with the res delete.

Have you considered the prefabricated exhaust systems already available? Bolt on and all bends are mandrel/highflow. Some of the systems we have looked at are pretty trick and you can add/delete mufflers and various Cats at your choice. Understand you wanting to have a custom system, our families business has specialised in hypo custom exhausts for over 40 years. After looking at the major components i.e dump pipe (or down pipe as they are now known) it would be hard to replicate or improve on the R and D that’s been done, both from a performance and $ perspective. If your going 3 inch straight through it’s definitely going to be loud, as Tigger mentioned elsewhere on the forum exhaust note is a personal taste, but droning at cruise speed creates a special type of headache lol. I learned that long ago. Look forward to seeing how it turns out 👍

[tigger73]

Hey Tigger, did you remove the snow grate and put a high flow filter in before you got your complete airbox? Just wondering if you have a part number for the filter, whilst I’m saving pennies for stage 2 I may as well do this simple mod. Thanks ��

No I didn't do the snowgrate mod or high flow filter as where I'm planning on going I'll need more flow than the stock airbox will allow. I think if you were going stage 1/2 then the modified stock airbox should be sufficient as it does flow quite well with these mods.

It's even been proven to flow better than some brand name aftermarket intakes.

The only reason to change it out would be to get some more induction noise.

[Wolfsburger]

I’ve removed the snow grate and re inserted the stock air cleaner. Not going to waste money on an aftermarket “high flow” filter as I’ve never seen a gain from this in past builds. No change to induction noise or engine sound, which was expected. There is no doubt the snow grate is an obstruction so it’s only a benefit to remove. I will leave it this way until I can get the pennies together for an airbox 👍

[daz32]

anyone in Sydney got recommendations for workshops that can do a res delete?

i'm getting quoted $150+ and im wondering if this is just "Sydney tax" compared to others here reporting $80-100 for a res delete...

I expect this a pretty simple/quick job?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Try Daniel at Impossible Fabrication in Moorebank, he does work on my car and the cars I've built/tune in the trak-life group.