sburke1 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Well Lads..All opinions much appreciated. At the moment siding with resonated.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisel Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Mook is the best person to answer this since he has had both. I have a resonated cat-back system. It is louder than the OEM system, especially outside, but not a huge amount louder inside the car. I wouldn't consider a non-res now, because my air induction kit makes it sound even more throaty & it is plenty loud enoughn IMHO. I have little doubt that there will be others here who feel that the non-res is just a bit too anti social! I believe that one or two have had their collars felt because of it... AFAIK the non-resonated won't give you any more power than the resonated either. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Its all down to your own opinion I'm afraid. I went for the non-res and I love it. I've not heard a res version in the flesh to compare though, but I wouldn't swap from my non-res anyway as it just sounds superb in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I too went non-res, and it's quite loud. Res is slightly quieter that stock Here's what my non-res sounds like Non-res sound clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke1 Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 [Res is slightly quieter that stock Reason I want a Milltek is that i'd like to enhance the sound that VW's stock exhaust will give. The fact that the resonated may be quieter than the stock would surely defeat the purpose of choosing it in the first place? Would Milltek not be conscious of this themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsko Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Non-resontated I reckon. I was looking into it a while back, and that's what I'd get if I had the spare cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Reason I want a Milltek is that i'd like to enhance the sound that VW's stock exhaust will give. The fact that the resonated may be quieter than the stock would surely defeat the purpose of choosing it in the first place? Would Milltek not be conscious of this themselves? [/ QUOTE ] When on full throttle, the resonated still sounds great don't get me wrong. But Milltek designed it to reduce the booming sound that you get with stock at around 2,500rpm along with increasing performance. The fact that they brought the non-res out is a good indication that they too reasised that the resonated was maybe a little too quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 When I was talking to Ed at APS to arrange the installation of my Milltek he told me that Milltek were quite likely to withdraw the non-resonated for the Mk V .:R32 as a large percentage of the units sold had been returned. I went for a resonated cat back and I wouldn't want it any louder than it is. I certainly don't find my resonated cat back quieter than stock. At idle the sound inside teh cabin is a fair bit deeper and when you're giving it the beans it sounds more raspy and metallic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I've not heard non res on MKV. On MKIV it was significantly louder than res. Give Ed at APS quick call to see what he would recommend, although if what Burble has heard, there is no choice anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 APS won't supply the non-res for the Mk V so Ed will only recommend the resonated cat back. It is still worth giving him a call though for an opinion that is significantly better informed than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickie Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 As I am too looking in to this myself. I found that most places would only supply the resonated system for the MK5. I will be fitting a resonated system to mine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Only go resonated - non-res is too loud. You get no hike in power or torque, but you do get more people looking at you wondering who the [insert word here] is in the very loud Golf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke1 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Ta Mook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliFH Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 I've been going through the same thought process on my car...have a chat with Phil Millington at Milltek and he'll tell you what he thinks I'm also a bit concerned about the non-res being slightly insane but he told me they would happily swop out the centre sections for me if I couldn't live with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisel Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hi Oli You should be able to rattle windows at 500 metres with that V8 & a non-resonated Milltek! Are you enjoying the RS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliFH Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hi Brisel All good thanks - the RS is a monster! How's the R32? Better since the coil pack problems? I just feel the RS is a little too reserved in the exhaust note department out of the box unless you are really spanking it (not a feeling I had about the Mk V R32 though - which I think sounds just luverly as it is) and decided that if I was going to spend the best part of £2k on an exhaust system then I wanted it to be (really fecking) loud I have gone for the valved system though to try and avoid a few issues such as droney motorway cruising and, as Mook alludes to above, people in town thinking that you are a barry with a halfrauds backbox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisel Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 A Barry with a Halfords back box? Nope - maybe a Premiership footballer with a pop star girlfriend & poor hearing! Coil packs all sorted now cheers. I changed all 6 in the end. An air induction kit & Milltek cat back sorted my exhaust problems out nicely. Just a trip to see the boys at APS for a remap & the job is complete! Well, for now anyway. Where's that supercharger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbtSportsline Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I like the Resonated, after 100 miles it becomes a little deeper, non-res provokes the raspiness imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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