Cheapest mod so far!

[nutttr]

I took my car into an exhaust place today and got the pancake cut out of the back of the MKV! Felt like it was breathing a bit better and also had a *slight* change in note (no idea why VW insists on putting it on...).

Total cost $85 I drove it for about 10 mins and wasn't happy with the noise (no different!), so I took it back and got the centre resonator cut out... So now I have a cat and nothing but straight pipe!

Cost an extra $50 to get that done

Now it sounds much better! It's a bit noisier below 2000rpm and you can hear the exhaust flowing above 3500rpm... Outside it must sound a lot louder, but inside it's OK (I wouldn't say 'quiet' and I also wouldn't say 'loud'). You do get a pigeon-sex type noise when you've backed off quickly, but other than that, you can hear the turbo spool easier too

Car picks up a lot better too, turbo seems to kick in about 1600rpm rather than 1800rpm like it used to... Not sure if it's faster 0-100, but response is definitely better.

Do it! There's a few clips on youtube of diesels with straight through exhausts and they aren't loud either...

[Transporter]

Hmm, not sure, I like quiet car.

[Buller_Scott]

yeah - i've done the stupid thing - i paid to have a "sporty" sounding muffler put on, and then a mufflerectomy...

NO difference in sound whatsoever, and the weight saving means i dont have to worry too much about eating too much pork crackling this festive season...

[nutttr]

Well, after driving through a car park, it is quite loud outside! Not obnoxiously loud, but it doesn't have a "sporty" sound, but meh, I don't mind! Hearing the turbo heaps when backing off, sounds good

[jamie88]

I'm doing this with twin stainless tips ( gti style) on a gti back bumper soon, just need to head down to sydney and pick up the gti valance

[team_v]

I had the rear muffler deleted from the Tig and had it fabricated so i could swap between the straight pipes and the stock muffler.
All up it cost a little over $400 but it sounds great and the weight saving is definitely a bonus.

[nutttr]

There's a point where it resonates a *little*, but that's pretty much spot on 2000rpm in 3, 4, 5, 6 gear and the corresponding speeds, so long as you are a touch above or below the speeds it's silent!

I've also noticed it's smokier too now, I assume the old soot filters (mufflers) were doing something! (mine is remapped...)

[kaanage]

It sounds like you've reduced the ability of your exhaust system to save up for a good sooting at the appropriate occasion

[mikinoz]

Your wasting your time unless you remove the cat which is the real restriction in the system.

[nutttr]

It sounds like you've reduced the ability of your exhaust system to save up for a good sooting at the appropriate occasion

Haha, I drive flat out everywhere, so now it's sooting all the time!