May 29, 2009
Electric Exhaust Cutout on a VW Golf GTI 1.8t
I put some things together last year and the result is a loud car when I want it to be. This is probably longer than it needs to be. Sorry for the crappy lighting under the car. I think you'll get the point anyway. More info: I take this out during the winter for 2 reasons. It's far too close to the ground, and the down pipe is made of aluminized steel which will rot to shit when it gets covered in salt, no matter what they tell you. This is on a car with stock suspension, so think very hard ...
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caloGTI
2:25 am
so dont u lose back pressure? i dont see how it would perform that well at all? help me out
HeresJamesPrice
6:52 am
Yeah in the description I say how the way the exhaust flows out the cutout how I've made it there is probably no performance increase. I'm sure if this was engineered better you could see some results.
rapazn
1:55 am
i got this shit on my tl-s , if u do it right and facing a right way, it gains u alil bit horses.
teddy1397
6:22 pm
an exhaust cut-oot?
04h
5:40 am
on a naturally aspirated car you need back pressure to keep power/torque on a wider rev range. with this car you have a turbo. that turbo is the most restrictive element after the exhaust leaves the cylinder. it creates all the back pressure you need. the cut out is obviously after the turbo. so in theory, you want the least restrictions after the turbo and that is where the idea of the cut out comes from. but the owner is right that the angle isn't right for any gains.
franna700
10:32 am
thnks dude. helped me alot there
hamkaya
7:29 am
i just order this from the ebay yesterday.
hrmmm.
think about it my car is quite low eventhough its still with its stock suspension
my car is 2.o litre base on NA engine
im planning to do 3 inch but im still not sure about it.
need help.
TurboNooob
4:03 pm
of course its gains performance. hes lost the cat and the exhaust. best exhaust for a turbo is no exhaust at all. a turbo creates all the back pressure it needs
VeeDub01
3:18 pm
i have a 42dd 3in catless downpipe to a 3inch non resonated catback. can i still put an exhaust cutout with the cat back still attached b/c my exhaust is effin loud im sure not at all close to a no exhaust car.
HeresJamesPrice
10:31 pm
The exhaust system you have is probably giving you the most power already. If you really wanted, you could put a cut out at any point that makes sense before the muffler. That would at least make it very loud.
freakingcolombian
7:54 pm
Im thinking about down this to my gti, how much did it cost? and will it make my engine check light go on?
HeresJamesPrice
8:01 pm
$20 and yes
hanstaILL
7:34 pm
you said it turns check engine light on when opened? or all the time?? and is there anywhere else you can wire the power other than stereo? thanks!
HeresJamesPrice
10:06 pm
I'm sorry, but if you honestly can't think about this and come to an answer to those questions yourself then you might want to have somebody else work on your car.
hanstaILL
11:50 pm
dood it was just an honest question and you didn't have to be an inconsiderate fuck about it. thanks again.
HeresJamesPrice
5:18 am
Actually I was being very considerate. I want your car to have a long, happy life. I'm sorry you took my advice as an insult.
flurry
9:31 am
Even if this video its choppy and loud, the important thing it's that somebody bothered with posting on YouTube as a means of beign informative.
Not even on VW Vortex can you get the "feeling", the pros and cons of a cutout.
For that alone, thanks man!
I too feel that for a 1.8 T this is the way to go along with an aggressive chip tuning