MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Sharif on May 01, 2011, 01:30:32 pm

Title: MK5 R32 Exhaust on a GT TDI?
Post by: Sharif on May 01, 2011, 01:30:32 pm

Hi guys,

I am buying a R32 exhaust today as I am going to be getting an R32 rear bumper soon. I have been told that this exhaust had been modified by some welding to fit a gt tdi.

Here are some pictures:

(https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=7bdee00755&view=att&th=12eac73e4d08215a&attid=0.1&disp=inline&zw)

(https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=7bdee00755&view=att&th=12eac73e4d08215a&attid=0.2&disp=inline&zw)

(https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=7bdee00755&view=att&th=12eac73e4d08215a&attid=0.3&disp=inline&zw)

If it doesnt go straight on, does anyone know what to do to make it fit? Or should I not bother buying this one?

Thanks

Sharif

Title: Re: MK5 R32 Exhaust on a GT TDI?
Post by: w80ody on May 01, 2011, 08:02:56 pm

If I were you I’d forget about the R32 exhaust as it requires a fair amount of chopping about. I do remember a thread about someone doing this though.

I considered doing this but for not much extra I got a custom rear section made up in stainless. We cut the original system at the proper VW marked place (see pics below) so if I ever need to put it back to standard its an easy enough swap. The added bonus is that it sounds really good (for a diesel)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fs184%2Fstuartwood%2FIMG_0188.jpg&hash=a3edc33c1bc8b62802b6f9cc5e2410cc7bc72dfa)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fs184%2Fstuartwood%2FIMG_0189.jpg&hash=b46d5062b369eac4cda4eea7c7fd6c09f3e9348b)

Title: Re: MK5 R32 Exhaust on a GT TDI?
Post by: Sharif on May 01, 2011, 10:38:08 pm

Oh ok thanks for that mate.

Only reason why I was going to buy this one is because its £75 and the seller has said to me its been modified by some welding to make it fit a GT TDI.

I'm hoping it goes straight on, otherwise I wont be too happy lol

Title: Re: MK5 R32 Exhaust on a GT TDI?
Post by: w80ody on May 01, 2011, 11:18:03 pm

This could be an option for you: Blueflame rear section in R32 style. 

http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/365812/volkswagen/blueflame-exhaust-backbox/bvw055-t010.html (http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/365812/volkswagen/blueflame-exhaust-backbox/bvw055-t010.html)

Its Gti/Edition 30 fitment which have a slightly larger bore than the Tdi exhaust buts thats nothing a simply adapter sleeve wouldn't fix.

Pretty cheap at £133.82, cant see any pictures of it on their site, here's some from another forum: http://www.vagcars.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?s=bf49c6ad441bd293a3b10d17f4eb25fe&p=28030&postcount=14 (http://www.vagcars.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?s=bf49c6ad441bd293a3b10d17f4eb25fe&p=28030&postcount=14)

Theres the milltek too but a tad more expensive! http://www.millteksport.com/media.file.cfm?fileid=588 (http://www.millteksport.com/media.file.cfm?fileid=588)