Audi TT 3.2 Exhaust Options

[Naekyr]

people these days are too worried about drone, back in the day before resonaters and cataclytic converters powerful cars all had drone, drone means power - embrace the drone

[McDoof]

people these days are too worried about drone, back in the day before resonaters and cataclytic converters powerful cars all had drone, drone means power - embrace the drone

It's called progress. 

[heylinb4nz]

people these days are too worried about drone, back in the day before resonaters and cataclytic converters powerful cars all had drone, drone means power - embrace the drone

The car is about the only place I get time to enjoy music these days, so definitely hope drone wont be an issue. Going by reviews of that Magnaflow it does a good job at removing those frequencies. Easy enough to add another short resonator back in upstream if thats the case.

[Naekyr]

my experience will milltek exhausts is they pretty much avoid drone all together, at the top end they sound a little softer than other makes but its worth it if you want to avoid drone, also just turn up the volume 

[heylinb4nz]

my experience will milltek exhausts is they pretty much avoid drone all together, at the top end they sound a little softer than other makes but its worth it if you want to avoid drone, also just turn up the volume 

I must admit i'm a bit bored of the EDM, Glitchhop, House and Gangster Rap .............so perhaps this upgrade will give me something else to listen to.

[Naekyr]

I've got the exact same setup as this one, you can hear what I mean - with the slow pull away you can't hear much and its the same in cabin, there is no drone with cruising and little sound with slow pull away, also startup  is more muted and revving sounds only slightly better than stock - but thats what Milltek aims for.
The system comes into its element when you put your foot down which happens at the end of the video

Not sure if you can embed youtube videos on this forum?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGtBBcer4Ds

[heylinb4nz]

Well I went and did the full length Tampa Mod last week. All up it was $270 parts and fitting (mates rates). Yet to get sound clips (letting it bed in a bit more). Initial thoughts are WOW, this is how the 3.2 TT should have sounded from the factory. Regular driving its all very close to stock sound below 2800 rpm, above that it really sings in a good way, under load in low rpm has a nice VR6 thump to it.

Throttle response feels much smoother, and also slightly quicker across the rev range (i also run a K&N and the car just feels more connected to what the accelerator is doing.

Plan to get some stationary and drive-by shots with the HD camcorder once the weather sorts itself out !!.

[GLIDN]

that's awesome news.

first thing I cannot recommend highly enough is to remove the K&N intake filter. it's the quickest way of death for the airflow sensor.

depending on where in NZ you are?
I can easily provide extra power. Usually around 12-18kw @ all 4 wheels too. Not to mention the extra torque.

Well I went and did the full length Tampa Mod last week. All up it was $270 parts and fitting (mates rates). Yet to get sound clips (letting it bed in a bit more). Initial thoughts are WOW, this is how the 3.2 TT should have sounded from the factory. Regular driving its all very close to stock sound below 2800 rpm, above that it really sings in a good way, under load in low rpm has a nice VR6 thump to it.

Throttle response feels much smoother, and also slightly quicker across the rev range (i also run a K&N and the car just feels more connected to what the accelerator is doing.

Plan to get some stationary and drive-by shots with the HD camcorder once the weather sorts itself out !!.

[80 Vert]

Optimistic numbers are easy to quote, harder to back up.

[Naekyr]

dont reccomend a K&N aftermarket air filter either, you can google them to find all the issues people have had over the years

unsure if a complete replacement (CAI) would be better though (for reliability and longevity)

[heylinb4nz]

dont reccomend a K&N aftermarket air filter either, you can google them to find all the issues people have had over the years

unsure if a complete replacement (CAI) would be better though (for reliability and longevity)

Must be people over oiling ? I've had Simota and/or KN oiled filters on all my cars over past 20 years never once had a air sensor fail.

[GLIDN]

Must be people over oiling ? I've had Simota and/or KN oiled filters on all my cars over past 20 years never once had a air sensor fail.

crapanese cars other than subaru don't mind.
VW/Audi are very specific to intake choices.

Simota filters are dry filters not oil based. Hence little issues with them.

[McDoof]

I have been running K&N filters in every car I have owned in the last 15 years without issues. I think people have issues with them if they service them wrong. Either too much oil so they foul the maf or too little oil which makes them ineffective as a filter. I use the aerosol oil to oil mine.

[GLIDN]

I have been running K&N filters in every car I have owned in the last 15 years without issues. I think people have issues with them if they service them wrong. Either too much oil so they foul the maf or too little oil which makes them ineffective as a filter. I use the aerosol oil to oil mine.

Perhaps. I will always advise anyone with an Audi/VW to not use any intake with an oil based system.

[heylinb4nz]

Got my first sound clip up, will get some take offs filmed as it sounds really nice under load.

https://youtu.be/4VMmsXikdM0

[McDoof]

Sounds good

[GLIDN]

Got my first sound clip up, will get some take offs filmed as it sounds really nice under load.

https://youtu.be/4VMmsXikdM0

Sounds really good.

[heylinb4nz]

And now for the best clip so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGlX0OV9Wlg&feature=youtu.be

[slowmo]

That sounds good.

Can you elaborate more about this Tampa Mod? I have a mk5 r32 and i?m looking at a cheaper way to get a better sound out of it too 😁

[heylinb4nz]

That sounds good.

Can you elaborate more about this Tampa Mod? I have a mk5 r32 and i?m looking at a cheaper way to get a better sound out of it too 😁

Everything you need here

http://www.ttforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1057257

Cheapest source for the Magnaflow 10416 for me was Amazon $130NZD shipped. Most exhaust shops you should be able to supply just this part and they will do the rest.