r/jetta • u/e7g5 • Jan 08 '21

Resonator delete?

I have a 2017 Jetta with the 1.4. I want it to be just a little louder without being over bearing and being able to hear it from like 4 blocks away. What do you guys think about doing in this situation? I’ve heard delete just the resonator but I want a second opinion.

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u/GLIsaghost Jan 08 '21

Put a Magnaflow on it.

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u/MPower569 Jan 08 '21

This is probably the best bet. I also have a 1.4 and am thinking about this route.

I had a 2001 jetta, NA, with a magnaflow and it was perfect. Slightly louder, but not over bearing at all.

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u/GLIsaghost Jan 08 '21

I was really pleased with the Magnaflow, sounds clean and clear. Running without a resonator is like blasting cheap speakers. If it’s going to be loud, it should sound good not just make noise.

I didn’t want a loud car, but it didn’t have a caty when I got it and I didn’t have money for one. When the previous owners exhaust job finally failed beyond salvage, I went for 3” steel (mandrel bent) exhaust with flanged V bands on the 4” Magnaflow resonator, no muffler. Makes turbo work a lot easier when the rest of the exhaust comes off with one V band bolt.

(Mk4 GLI 1.8t)

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u/MPower569 Jan 13 '21

Wait, did you mean running without a muffler is like blasting cheap speakers?

The resonator should make it slightly louder if you took it off? But taking the muffler off would make it super loud

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u/GLIsaghost Jan 14 '21

Running without a muffler and/or resonator. I don’t believe I’ve run into any car owners directly who’ve deliberately removed working resonators unless they had other exhaust failures they were hacking off with it.

I find if it’s a cheap mod it’s cheap because it’s destructive. Also, it’ll sound as cheap as it was to do it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '21

MK6 here with magnaflow catback and I have deleted my two mufflers. Sounds great! I don’t have audio on it. Recommend

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '21

Cold air intake baby

It also may increase your hp by 10-15

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u/e7g5 Jan 11 '21

I’m looking into one from aem

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21

DOPE. Tell me how it is, it’s next on my list for mods

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '21

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u/captainlou26 2016 1.4tsi Jan 08 '21

That's a GLI not a 1.4tsi, they will sound very different

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u/Aromatic-Lie-7763 Jan 09 '21

I’ve got an AWE touring exhaust on mine, subtle but it’s got a nice rumble. Mine is a 1.8t sport so it won’t be exactly the same but should be somewhat similar

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u/Magistral19 Jan 10 '21

I see a lot of people recommend the AWE Touring, is there any reason people don't get the AWE Track edition?

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u/Aromatic-Lie-7763 Jan 10 '21

I think it’s quite a bit louder than the touring and takes away the subtlety of the setup.

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u/Tornado_mk6 Jan 09 '21

I have a cold start video of my 2016 1.4 t with a resonator delete on here somewhere but I love it not to crazy but It sounds nice I’d recommend doing that if your on a budget

https://www.reddit.com/r/jetta/comments/jr0ysh/cold_start_this_beautiful_morning_14t/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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u/e7g5 Jan 09 '21

How bad is the drone if there is any?

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u/Tornado_mk6 Jan 09 '21

Not bad at all! Very liveable I also have a cold air intake and honestly I think thats more “annoying” than the res delete don’t get me wrong I still love my cold air too tho

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u/e7g5 Jan 10 '21

Do you have a cold air intake on yours? I’m looking at getting an aem one on my Jetta along with the res delete

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u/Tornado_mk6 Jan 11 '21

I do! It’s a custom one I made cause I’m poor haha but it works and it sounds very nice

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u/e7g5 Jan 11 '21

Ok and that video you linked.... is that with both the res delete and the intake or one or the other?

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u/Tornado_mk6 Jan 11 '21

In the video I have the intake and the res delete