Must I do a resonator delete on my Golf 6R!

By Clinton HulleyGolf 6R Project Car
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Must I do a resonator delete on my Golf 6R! Originally when I ordered the 3 Inch Scorpion exhaust for my Golf 6R I was a bit scared to order the non-resonated pipe. I was worried that it would be too loud. The Golf R is my daily driver so I didn’t want to make it an uncomfortable drive.

When I had the Scorpion exhaust installed the car sounded really well. The only thing was I expected the pipe to be a bit louder than what it was. After driving the car for a few months now I decided that I want to do a resonator delete in the car. I got in contact with Scorpion to find out if this was possible. They said that the section of pipe that the resonator is on can be unbolted and they have a replacement pipe that can fit in its place.


I requested a quote from Scorpion and almost fell flat on my back. That replacement section was really expensive. I didn’t want to spend that amount of money just to change the sound of the car. So that idea went down the drain.

Finding another solution

I met a guy that did a lot of conversions in our car community. Everything he built looked like a piece of art. He builds a custom turbo manifold and exhaust system that not only looked good but also performed really well. We started talking about the Golf 6R and I mentioned that I fitted a Scorpion exhaust on the car. I also told him that I wanted to do a resonator delete on the car but the Scorpion replacement pipe was just too expensive.

The guy told me that if I get all the materials that he would build the replacement pipe at a good price. Suddenly the resonator delete was back on the map.


Doing the change

So I made a booking with this guy from ElectigEel. When I got there the car went straight onto the lift. The guy stripped out the section of pipe that needed to be replaced. There was one thing that always bothered me with the Scorpion exhaust. It was the way that it sat in the car. The tailpipes was too far in and slightly at an angle. There was no room for adjustment to get this correct. That is one that happens with aftermarket exhaust kits. You just never get it 100% perfect from the supplier.

So the guy spent an hour or two making changes to the mounting of the rear exhaust box. As the guys is a perfectionist that needed to be right before attempting to build the new resonator delete pipe. Eventually the guy as happy and he started with the resonator delete pipe. The guy had to build the pipe from scratch as I didn’t want to modify the resonator pipe that came off the car.


At this stage, I didn’t know how the car was going to sound without the resonator. If I didn’t like it I could just go back to fitting the resonator. A few hours later the pipe was built and the guy just needed to purge weld the pipe.

Welding the resonator delete pipe.

My thoughts on first startup

So later that day the pipe was complete and went back onto the car. The moment of truth arrived. I started the car and it sounded insane. When you blip the throttle you even that light popping sounds coming through. Doing the resonator delete on the exhaust transformed the car from sounding like a good performance car to a great performance car. The car really sounded insane.

Now I had to take the car for its first drive. The car was a bit louder than before but it was a good loud. I really enjoy driving the car now. The DSG farts are also very audible now. I just can’t fault the resonator delete at all. When you drive in traffic the car is nice and quiet and when you put your foot down on the accelerator, well it blows your mind.

Conclusion

If you are in the market to fit an aftermarket exhaust on your turbo car and can’t decide between resonated on non-resonated let me help you with that one. Don’t spend the money on a non-resonated exhaust. The turbo dampens the sound enough you don’t need more!


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