It's a valved one?Thoughts?
It's the new scorpion exhaust system but with golf gti Akrapovic tips.... Which required a lot of persuasion to fit!
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The resonator is the box that sits in between the downpipe and the rear silence. Basically it's function is to reduce the noise level. A non resonated system basically deletes it so you have just a straight pipe between the rear silencer and the downpipe and it make things much louder.
IMO if you want resonated I would personally suggest you don't go for a valved exhaust. I have a non resonated non valved Milltek turbo back exhaust with a catless downpipe and it's not too intrusive. The resonated and valved would probably sound similar to the fake sound the car pumps through the speakers. When deciding on any Stage 2 the exhaust brand shouldn't matter as long as you get a good quality system.
Mine threw an error code so it needed to be disabled with VCDS then I just cable tied it and taped it up.
It's just personal preference. I like to actually know that my car has an exhaust especially when I start it up. The stock valves stay closed a lot of the time and if I'm not mistaken even in dynamic they'll close when the car is idle. I've also seen a lot of aftermarket exhaust issues related to the valves. People get squeaking sounds and need to lubricate it like crazy to stop it from squeaking.
Personally I don't think any exhaust sounds like it does in a video. I just installed a Milltek turbo back exhaust and it sounds nothing like the videos I've heard. It's much louder and has a totally different tone. But pretty much any exhaust sounds better than stock. I know the Milltek sounds good simply because my girlfriend hates it and says it's too loud. Milltek and Remus are pretty much the only branded aftermarket exhausts I have access to so my choice was pretty easy to make.
Valves are fully open on start up and tick over , I believe they only close on the move , the settings arnt great on the mmi but in Eco mode on the motorway the exhaust is pretty silent so it depends if you want to have the best of both worlds
I was told that yes they close to reduce noise at certain points in the rev range , they sit open all the time , its a trick for eu noise regulations
its probably when the exhaust has pressure to push from both pipes creating that instant boom, if you change its goes into a slight drone
I'm pretty sure that they're closed on startup judging by how soft it is. The Milltek valves work exactly the same as stock valves and it's definitely quieter on start up. I think the valves are linked to both throttle position and rpm. Except in dynamic it opens earlier. It's pretty easy to tell when the valves are open because it sounds muffled.
