has anybody tried a milltek silencer?
by all accounts,good power gains but not overly noisey.
anybody????

 

Fitted a Milltek rear muffler to my RB5 early in December. Looks great and sounds fantastic! Took me 30 minutes to fit and am impressed by the quality. I took the badge of 'cos I don't like it - came off fairly easily. Didn't cost me extra on the insurance either. Sound levels in the car are more than acceptable, being quiet at motorway speeds but still has a lovely groal when you hammer thro' the gears.

 

Happy,

Take a look at

 

thats sorted it for me!!
thanks all.

 

Who sells these. Have you got a contact number.

DaveW

 

Milltek are on (0115) 9440044. They also have a website <www.milltek.co.uk>

Iain

 

I have a Milltek backbox on my 93 WRX. I've had it for about 6 months nonw and the noise is just getting better and better. Has anyone got a milltek centre section as well? I fancy doing away with the Cat and wanna know how they sound with the centre section and backbox.
Mark

 

Yes, Mark, I've got the Milltek back box and centre section.

Had the back box for 8 months before fitting the de-cat centre section in December last year.

I can't actually say that I've noticed any additional noise or a great improvement in the engine response (perhaps a little in the mid range). Only thing I can say is that it was a b*gg*r to fit!

Had to enlarge the holes in the downpipe end mounting flange, had to find my own nuts, bolts and springs to fit it in the end, I was not impressed.

I guess that unless a decat down pipe is fitted as well there won't be a significant difference, mind you with this fitted I expect that the noise will be impressive, and ther may even be an afterburner effect on the overrun!

Tim

 

tim
were you happy with the backbox?
any power increase?
mine is being fitted tommorrow,together with pipercross induction kit

 

Tim, Does the centre section have a muffler box in it or is it straight pipe? If its straight-ish pipe I can get one made from stainless steel locally and cheaply!!
Mark

 

Happy - Chuffed to bits with the backbox, IMHO sounds slightly deeper than the scoobysport item, has caused me endless hours of pleasure ( going through tunnels, under bridges,and past police speed traps below the limit gurgling nicely ).

Mark - Yes the centre section does have silencer section, positioned in the same place as the CAT was, it's a smaller box though, probably the reason I haven't noticed any increase in noise since fitting it.

Tim

 

mine is on now!
i love it,what a lovely sound.
cheers for your help chaps

 

Does anyone have WAV files of the Milltek and or Pictures of it fitted??

For those in the know is it quieter than SS or others??

Cheers

Alan

 

Happy - forgot to say that there certainly is a power increase with the back box and an Air Filter fitted, check out the dynomite scoobies web page (or what ever it is called no - Paul Strong's site) my car is on there from one of the PE Rolling Road days (May 99), and you should see the power and torque curves.

Alan - no wav file that I know of, sorry. I wouldn't say it that a Milltek box is any louder or quieter than the Scoobysport box, just slightly different sounding, the larger Tail Pipe may have something to do with it.

Tim

 

Does the Milltek Exhaust sit neatly on the car and give good ground clearance / body work clearance??

Do any of you have digital pictures you could send me of the thing fitted?

Cheers

ALan

 

I will e-mail some pictures to you first thing tomorrow. I think the Milltek is by far the best looking tail trim you can get. It fits to the car very well and easily with no touch conditions. The sound quality is great and not intrusive. I bought one 'cos I have worked with Milltek on a protoype Jaguar. Their service and expertise is among the very best.

 

i agree iain,
it really does fit the car well.
the tailpipe ends exactly where it should do imho.and what a sound!

 

IainP,
Thanks for the Piccies.

The rest,

I fitted a Milltek centre and rear to a 1 day old MY00. Fitting was done locally and took around 30 mins £25.

The noise is great (unobtrusive but loud when you give it some welly) and it gives better mid-range (don't know exact figures though).

PS The guys at Milltek told me that the centre had a resonator and not a silencer.

Downpipe next

Alan

 

What is the list price for the three sections?

jon

 

Jon et al,

When I bought my Milltek back box in May '99 it was about 200 quid inc vat and delivery (within the UK).

I bought my centre section (with resonator!)in November '99 and it cost me 120 quid (again inclusive).

I seem to remember that they sold the full system ( centre and back box) for about 300 quid all in as a 'deal'.

Tim

 

TimW is absolutely correct. I fitted a centre and rear box two weeks ago. Wrong the boys at Tyres Northampton did actually (Cheers!!). Milltek only do the centre and rear units at present, my recepit shows I paid £300 inc. VAT. Cheaper than SS back Box alone. It sits very nicely on the car and fits my MY00 very well.

Alan

 

Spoke to a chap from Milltek at the Autosport show, he mentioned that they maybe launching a 3" bore system soon (current is 2.5") and may even be making a downpipe, but were unsure of the aproach to take (twin dump, or expansion chamber). One to follow I think...

Tim

 

D'oh.

The secret's out so I may as well tell you.

Milltek are developing the above mentioned system with our input at our instruction. (Scooby Mania).

The kit will be 3" straight through with an option for Cat, and/or resonator.

It will where practical be compatible with 2'75" system (standard is not 2.5") it will also have a single 3" downpipe or Twin Dump down pipe, specifically engineered for us, available exclusively through us.


Mike.

[This message has been edited by Mike Tuckwood (edited 16-02-2000).]

 

Iain P(or anyone else?),

Any chance of emailing me the piccies?

Cheers,

Justin.

 

can i have the piccies too? getting a new system soon and don't know which one to go for. cheers pumpers.