Exhaust grumble?

[vk]

Hey guys, a really newbie question, but, is it possible to get a nice grumble from the exhaust on a tdi with dpf?
Looking for something basic, not necessarily loud, and still legal :S (insurance wise too).

I know it seems like a stupidly safe question, but I am interested

cheers

[Greg Roles]

Removal of the rear pancake muffler helps a little, but the rear axle resonator is supposedly the main restriction after the DPF. Replace that with a decent straight through resonator and ditch the final big rear muff entirely and it will be a bit better, but diesels hardly ever sound sexy in 4 cylinder form, and the DPF is the best muffler you can get outside the turbo.

[gldgti]

Hey guys, a really newbie question, but, is it possible to get a nice grumble from the exhaust on a tdi with dpf?

No.

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[vk]

No.

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thanks
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[Preen59]

Soooo blunt, Aydan. You're completely right, though. Haha.

[vk]

haha yeh in this case im happy to accept a blunt answer, as i know i was shooting far off with this request haha!

[gldgti]

yeah, just trying to make it plain. the best noise you could get would be straight pipe, and very short, with no dpf. even then it wouldn't be as loud as a civic with a fart can exhaust. trying to make a big exhaust noise with a diesel that has a small turbo is like shovelling concrete with a garden fork.

[Greg Roles]

We shall see....

[Preen59]

like shovelling concrete with a garden fork.

Just so you know.... I'm stealing that.

[vk]

yeah, just trying to make it plain. the best noise you could get would be straight pipe, and very short, with no dpf. even then it wouldn't be as loud as a civic with a fart can exhaust. trying to make a big exhaust noise with a diesel that has a small turbo is like shovelling concrete with a garden fork.

haha well, i did say a subtle grumble, im not looking for that horrible loud noise the idiots put on their lancers, hell i dont want it to be loud, just a nice low gear grrrrrr