Turbocharger muffler delete?

Red Dragon said:

I could be wrong, but judging buy the look of my standard turbo (sitting on the garage bench) it doesnt appear to have a turbo muffler.

Do you have the stage 1 and 2 carbonio intake? I had a reasonably decent whistle with the standard turbo.

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Bigmack74 said:

That's crazy that VW would muffle the turbo.

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Hilfloskind said:

Not really...they are trying to appeal to a broad audience...more people would prefer it quiet than loud. You have to understand, not everyone that buys these cars is an enthusiast. Even those that are don't necessarily want noisy turbos. It's better business to build the car in a refined and quiet manner than to make it growl, roar and scream. The people that want that are way outnumbered and can simply modify the car to add volume to various components.

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darian said:

If you are talking about the mk6 gti with tsi engine than you should know that you dont have the k03 turbo you have the newer IHI one

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sgessler2011 said:

Reading up on APR and their k04 kit, I learned that the oem turbocharger on our GTis has a muffler to reduce the sound of the turbo. I'm certain I'm not alone, I want to hear that sound. Is their any way to remove the turbocharger muffler and replace the flange? I'm guessing ours are factory flanged wth this muffler and it's not a bolt on change.
That would be a great modification just to hear the smaller k03 spooling up.
Tonight I was at a red light and saw a rare Buick Grand National. The car hammered the gas crossing my intersection. The sound of the turbo spooling up sounded like a giant electric motor. I want more of that sound.
Any thoughts? Anyone Frye, Bueller?

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iglex said:

Yes, the factory IHI turbocharger has a small turbo muffler.

Here's a picture:

It is cast and would require a significant amount of effort to remove for (most likely) minimal benefits. I'd recommend looking at other methods for improving the sound of your car.

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iglex said:

Yes, the factory IHI turbocharger has a small turbo muffler.

Here's a picture:

It is cast and would require a significant amount of effort to remove for (most likely) minimal benefits. I'd recommend looking at other methods for improving the sound of your car.

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Hilfloskind said:

Not really...they are trying to appeal to a broad audience...more people would prefer it quiet than loud. You have to understand, not everyone that buys these cars is an enthusiast. Even those that are don't necessarily want noisy turbos. It's better business to build the car in a refined and quiet manner than to make it growl, roar and scream. The people that want that are way outnumbered and can simply modify the car to add volume to various components.

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