What did you do to your mk7 today?

[GTIfan99]

I'm OK with loud, just hate drone.

Back in the day, I did a Perrin catted DP with Borla hush on a WRX, thinking it wouldn't drone. It was the oddest combo. Tons of drone at low rpms, almost as quiet as stock at high rpms.

Replaced the muffler with a Prodrive muffler and it was money. No drone and louder at high RPMs.

 

[EpicTech]

I found a used AWE track near me, for $650CAD, I also have the UNI DP... I don't mind a loud exhaust, I'm used to it actually, you're making me want to pull the trigger.

Sorry... I'll shut up. Unless you want the sexiest sounding exhaust/dp setup ever for GTI ! My buddies that have GTI's, one is Xforce exhaust with CTSdp, another is a Milltek setup, another is Borla, and the last one is a custom piping w/vibrant resonator-map catless dp. We all agree my car sounds the best. I had the luxury of hearing all of their cars before I made my choice.

 

[Daks]

I'm OK with loud, just hate drone.

Back in the day, I did a Perrin catted DP with Borla hush on a WRX, thinking it wouldn't drone. It was the oddest combo. Tons of drone at low rpms, almost as quiet as stock at high rpms.

Replaced the muffler with a Prodrive muffler and it was money. No drone and louder at high RPMs.

On my Mk6R I had an HPA downpipe with a 100 cel cat and a remus cat back. That thing sounded like fucking fire. A little bit of drone - but just pure sex coming out of a pipe otherwise.

 

[Daks]

On my Mk6R I had an HPA downpipe with a 100 cel cat and a remus cat back. That thing sounded like fucking fire. A little bit of drone - but just pure sex coming out of a pipe otherwise.

 

[GTIfan99]

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I always liked the center exhaust position on those.

 

[EpicTech]

On my Mk6R I had an HPA downpipe with a 100 cel cat and a remus cat back. That thing sounded like fucking fire. A little bit of drone - but just pure sex coming out of a pipe otherwise.

That is almost exactly what my GTI sounds like.

 

[Daks]

I always liked the center exhaust position on those.

I maintain it is the best Golf ever made.

 

[Daks]

That is almost exactly what my GTI sounds like.

You're killing me.... I'm saving for a Hybrid.

 

[GTIfan99]

I maintain it is the best Golf ever made.

I've never driven a mk6, but both my mk7.5's have been solid, other than the weird oil/vvt issue with the 19.

 

[Daks]

I've never driven a mk6, but both my mk7.5's have been solid, other than the weird oil/vvt issue with the 19.

The build quality of that R was stupid. It never made a creek or rattle, ever. Felt like you were in a tank.

 

[Acadia18]

You're killing me.... I'm saving for a Hybrid.

A Prius will never make you happy like the GTI will

 

[Dog Dad Wagon]

I maintain it is the best Golf ever made.

MK6 R? Very interesting. It always seemed so meh to me.

 

[Desslok]

IMO, it's impossible to get a great sound out of the Mk7s. Every combination is either too raspy or too boomy.
My APR dp/Vibrant/Magnaflow catback is a bit too boomy at low RPMS, but not crazy loud. Sounds throaty and crisp, but not raspy when opened up.
The throaty systems don't boom, but sound like rasp city when opened up. Every set-up is a compromise in sound quality.

 

[Dog Dad Wagon]

The build quality of that R was stupid. It never made a creek or rattle, ever. Felt like you were in a tank.

True - build quality on the MK5/MK6 PQ35 cars was noticeably better than MK7. Way less rattles, most solid construction ever. They drove like tanks. My gf's 2014 JSW TDI feels and drives like an SUV.

 

[EpicTech]

A Prius will never make you happy like the GTI will