Negative - it happens in 5th and 6th driving uphill anywhere from 2000-3200 on the highway.
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Mk7 Exhaust Tech. How to get the sound you want.
- Thread starter GTI Jake
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That where my noise is coming at. Any gear going uphill that ends within 2000-3000 rpm, running all stock exhaust. I had plenty of droning exhaust on 4 and 8 cyl and this one is slightly off which is pushing me to believe it is something vibrating. I was going to swap the mounts anyway as I am getting tired of the slap the engine makes on acel/decel. I'm building a custom exhaust so if that is not it I will take it into account and probably installing a 1/4 wave chamber.
Keep me posted.
So I currently have a stage 2 GTI with a catted unitronic downpipe with stock catback. I've been watching a hours of videos of how to get a louder, deeper (less tractor sounding) setup than the stock and found Jakes to be the best sounding imo. However, it's out of my price range. Any way to get a similar setup for somewhat cheaper? I was thinking Magnaflow with a vibrant resonator? or Ulitimate racing with the 2 resonators attached?
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Just my OEM Fitment Resonated Midpipe ($475 & bolt on) or a locally fabricated Vibrant 17950 to replace the OEM res is all you need to sound deeper/sportier.
Louder & good is expensive
stevelatt
Ready to race!
- Location
- Vermont, USA
- Car(s)
- 2020 GTI S
I run a full ultimate racing turbo back. 200 cell metal catted and resonated downpipe and then for the catback section I did the resonator with the mufflers as well. Very very deep tone, not tractor-y at all even in the slightest. I did have some issue with boomy resonance but I ended up tracing it to my tips touching/rattling my aerofabb rear diffuser and the heat shield under the trunk being loose. I love the tone of this setup. If you get on it it's fairly loud but still quiet when cruising.
Just my OEM Fitment Resonated Midpipe ($475 & bolt on) or a locally fabricated Vibrant 17950 to replace the OEM res is all you need to sound deeper/sportier.
Louder & good is expensive
Just curious, what other louder & Good brands out there? I know everyone mentions Remus, but I also saw one of your comments saying Remus isn't actually all that.
Do you have a video of the setup by any chance?
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I was disappointed enough in what’s offered for this platform that I developed an entire line of products to fill that void.
Not sounding like a tractor or having cabin drone with a aftermarket downpipe has escaped the entire industry as far as loud exhausts go.
This entire thread is here as free advice to bandaid other brands.
nok513
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Orange County, NY
- Car(s)
- 2020 VW GTI S
Same...but sold my Borla for $100 less than I bought it. It was worth it.
This is a subjective question because it all depends on what you gauge as a louder and good sounding exhaust... back in the day (mid 80's to early 2000's) I didn't care about drone and I loved the sound of 4 cyl on Flowmaster Super40, they had a weird sound that made them very distinct. Now I puke when I hear that noise. The next muffler that used to sound good (even better than Borla) was Dynomax Ultraflow mufflers, but the sound changed ever since they started producing their welded series on cheap thinner stainless. Their VT Series sounded great on my 2011 Camaro SS, no drone, no rasp with an LT system with no resonators on, as long as you could tolerate the hideous flapper clicking on hard decelerations once the little buffer they install wears off.
Vibrant mufflers look decent and given the results of their 17950 they should sound good as well. Dynomax... what a let down, no 3" oval on the stainless series and the flimsy walls of the welded tend to resonate a bit too much. Magnaflow are built like a tank, but there is something about their sound that I dislike... I also opened two of their large 6" round mufflers for my truck to weld them together into a huge oval and one of them was missing 1/4 of the sound deadening material. Not going there anymore. Remus sound good with OEM downpipe or a decent catted downpipe, catless sounds like crap, just like the GM cars with Corsa.
Ezekiel81923
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Royersford, PA
- Car(s)
- 2019 Volkswagen GTI
I personally think my AWE track exhaust and 4" catted Trackslag DP sounds good. It gets boomy at low RPMs in high load situations but it's more than bearable when cruising and sounds great wide open.
It's the sound my inner 14yr old ricer wanted, it's loud but it's not buzzy or weird or annoying. It doesn't sound like a tractor. It's a $2k+ turbo-back though.
I don't say that to say Jake doesn't make a great exhaust, I currently run some other stuff he makes, I'm just saying everyone has a price point their shopping and if it's on the low end I don't think you're going to find anything but loud.
stevelatt
Ready to race!
- Location
- Vermont, USA
- Car(s)
- 2020 GTI S
I need to get a video of it once the weather around here warms up a little. Haven't had a chance yet.
I have a Magnaflow system with a Vibrant 17950 welded in and an APR downpipe. The Magnaflow sound is deep and muddy - not raspy at all, even without the 17950. But after a few years with this setup, the sound has definitely gotten louder and throatier. Still not raspy, but has more personality to it. Not sure whether the muffler, the resonator or both are the cause of this.
The 17950 is not an option for Rs due to the driveshaft and that need clearance it seems -so I really don’t know what else to do