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Gtijake's Drone Free Turboback Thread
- Thread starter GTI Jake
- Start date
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
It's a CTS that was originally catless, but I added a cat.
The video is hard to tell, it's all road noise (doesn't get quieter when I let off). There is absolutely zero drone at any speed or rpm
The video is hard to tell, it's all road noise (doesn't get quieter when I let off). There is absolutely zero drone at any speed or rpm
PacDawg
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- Gilroy, CA
Do you attribute drone removal from the 5" vibrant resonator or you think it is the combination with muffler? I'm thinking of picking up a magnaflow exhaust because they are so affordable and adding that resonator to eliminate drone.
Diggs24
Autocross Champion
- Location
- de plains! de plains!
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
I can hear you let off the gas at 1:16. Now whether or not one would consider it offensive "drone" is not able to be determined by the video. I can certainly hear the exhaust when you are cruising at 80. It's not road noise.
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I think any combo of longer bodied resonator and straight through muffler will produce good results, I just picked these two for there 304L stainless steel construction. Idk about their cat back, but the mufflers MF sells individually are 409 stainless which rusts worse than aluminized steel
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Yes, I agree. And the exhaust is clearly a nice sporty tone. The drone-ish sound is the road noise
PacDawg
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- Gilroy, CA
I live in CA so rust shouldn't be an issue. Thanks for info.
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I live in SC, 409 will rust from being outside in the desert
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I didn't weigh either but probably about half as much. The stock suit case is heavy. I'd say counting my full turbo back it's at least 40# lighter
Johnpaul
Ready to race!
- Location
- New Hampshire
I have the Magnaflow exhaust. I installed it in July of 2016 and removed it in January of 2017 because I'm old was getting tired of the highway drone. It rusted a lot...
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I'm getting a lot of that, it's not a diesel truck so I feel like 3.5" is plenty.
I'd love to see a single exit valance, all of the single side ones are for dual tips side by side
I'd love to see a single exit valance, all of the single side ones are for dual tips side by side
triharderken
Ready to race!
- Location
- Vancouver, WA
It would be a PITA, but you could source a Golf 1.8 valence, which would likely require a Golf bumper...or try to retrofit if you have skillz. I have no idea if it would even work without the stock Golf bumper, but someone might trade you for a GTI setup.
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I have the Magnaflow exhaust. I installed it in July of 2016 and removed it in January of 2017 because I'm old was getting tired of the highway drone. It rusted a lot...
Looks pretty rusty near that exhaust hanger. Like I said I'm not sure if their complete system is 304 or 409, but the individual mufflers are 409
No need to get defensive, I simply offered advice on making the Mf system more tolerable. Wasn't bashing it, but 409 is what it is. It will rust and 304 will not. Not my words, it's science
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