GaragePotato
New member
- Location
- North Dakota
First post on this forum, so pardon me if I do anything wrong. I've had my 2006 gti for about 6 months now, and it's great. The po had installed a 3" catless downpipe, and the car sounded good with the resonator and the muffler, but was a little too quiet for me. I decided to do a muffler delete. Since I'm a broke high school kid, I did it in the cheapest way possible without making the car look and sound like hell. One of my friends has a car hoist, so we lifted it up and cut the pipe right before the muffler. Removal of the muffler was straightforward and easy, but that b*tch was heavy. The same friend also has a plethora of pipe laying around his place. We scrounged up some 2.5" pipe with two 90 degree bends, which was exactly what I needed. I cut the pipe to size and welded everything together. I also made use of the factory exhaust hanger by simply welding a steel rod (also found at friends place) to the pipe. Now is where I'd like your guys' opinions. For an exhaust tip, I cut the bottom off of a 30 oz ozark trail tumbler and welded it on. The small end of the cup fit almost perfectly over the 2.5" pipe. I personally think that it looks like a legitimate exhaust tip instead of a coffee mug, and is much less expensive than a purpose built tip. The cheapest I found online was around $30 for a 4 inch tip, and the mug was $10 from Walmart. As far a sound goes, running a 3" catless dp and only the resonator, I think its just right. Has a subtle rumble at idle, is modestly loud under normal driving, and really screams when under hard acceleration. Only complaint is a slight drone from 2.5k-3k when driving highways. All in all, I spend $10 and a few hours work for what I think is a nicely done muffler delete.
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk