Anybody managed to make the VAG 1.8T motor sound good?

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Morning all, I'm planning a weekend toy purchase in the coming months, and am already going through the process of deciding what I want.

The MK1 TT 240 Sport ticks most of my boxes, good looking, quite rare, manual box, cracking interior etc... But quite high up my priority list is a good sounding engine/exhaust, and at least in standard form, that can't be said of this car!

Would be interested to hear of the best solutions out there.

Thanks a lot.

[rainmasterb]

Although I'm quite a fan of originality, I wonder if a V6 swap might be the best solution? Assume it would be relatively straight forward?

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Riff Raff said:

I can't see that it would be cost effective to do such a swap.

And even if you did, you would end up with a car that is slower in a straight line, doesn't handle as well, and is thirstier. And you would have destroyed any originality in a car that may well be destined to be a future classic.

If sound is what it's all about, buy a V6 instead of a 240.

Me, I quite like the burble that the standard car makes.

Yes, making a V6 look like a Sport 240 would probably be the cheaper way to get to the same target I guess, but I agree with your future classic comment - one of the reasons it's under consideration...