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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: LaserBlue on 23 December 2008, 17:10
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Very impressed with it, Required the standard downpipe to be cut half an inch and then fitted nicely.
It is not as loud as i thought it would be with most people saying its to loud for every day use but as im still using the standard downpipe its just about right.
But im happy with it, will post a photo and maybe a video tomorrow.
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Look forward to it. :wink:
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Nice :cool:
It will get louder though, once it cokes up and some of the baffle burns off the sound will mature
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Sounds good....
not sure about cutting the standard downpipe tho :undecided: I always like to have the ability to return to standard easily.
Hence I've kept the full standard exhaust in the garage loft.
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Had a Cat back Milltek Non res fitted today along with a high flow green cotton filter to go with.
At long last after 6 months of campaining for one, i finally managed to get one without divorce papers attacted :laugh: :laugh:
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/100_1583.jpg)
If jer, your reading this, nice to see you still around, and your old baby is in well cared hands :wink:
I will also shoot a quick drive by video so you can do a comparision between lasers one and mine
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I'm beginning to wonder if I made a mistake with my Milltek res-cat back... should have gone for the non-res :rolleyes:
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Cocopops is changing his to Non Res, its only a couple of hundred quid or so to change it, im sure you can cover that mod from the wife illyan :lipsrsealed: :wink:
shame you couldnt make it, we were looking foward to seeing you in the R, and wondered if you'd fallen asleep on the way down :wink:
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Cocopops is changing his to Non Res, its only a couple of hundred quid or so to change it, im sure you can cover that mod from the wife illyan :lipsrsealed: :wink:
Can get it past the wife - its the bank manager I'm now worried about :grin: :shocked:,v :lipsrsealed: Is that on a part-ex basis then?
shame you couldnt make it, we were looking foward to seeing you in the R, and wondered if you'd fallen asleep on the way down :wink:
I know - whats worse is that I'll be down there tomorrow which makes it more frustrating.
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Cocopops is changing his to Non Res, its only a couple of hundred quid or so to change it,
£97 inc p&p from JKM for the replacement pipe :)
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Cocopops is changing his to Non Res, its only a couple of hundred quid or so to change it,
£97 inc p&p from JKM for the replacement pipe :)
Might just pick it up tomorrow... I thought you had to replace the whole CatBack. Is it an easy DIY fit?
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yes, any exhaust centre would do it in less then 10 minutes illyan. Go do it, resistance is futile!!. Cocopops on the rollers today was sooo quiet even at high rpm's against the non res versions on show, he even had to put fingers in his ears lol :laugh:
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OK, I'll get the non-res pipe or whatever it is. I assume at that price its a pipe that attaches to the catback?
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After 2k miles of having the Milltek, it sounds like the dogs danglies... just thinking what the non-res would sound like
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I have to say I am warming to the millteks again maybe see if anyone does a Jan sale.
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I have to say I am warming to the millteks again maybe see if anyone does a Jan sale.
try these mate if not dec but in jan. http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/milltekvw.htm
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^^^^or theres a 15% supply only discount on Mk5golfgti.co.uk if you are a member :lipsrsealed:
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It will get louder mate takes a couple of thousand miles for them to bed in properly. :cool:
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^^^^or theres a 15% supply only discount on Mk5golfgti.co.uk if you are a member :lipsrsealed:
:afro:
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Rang Kate from JKM this morning and arranged to get the non-res section in for next week. :evil: :evil:
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Was down at jkm this morning collecting my old pipes to take home. she said you might be coming down , but by the looks of it you didnt go down cus they shut at 12 noon!.
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To return to topic....
Congrats on getting the APR LaserBlue. It will get louder as you put more miles on it - mine definitely did.
You planning on getting the cat and downpipe at a later stage also?
:smiley: :smiley:
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chris, your exhaust was rather loud sttod behind it on the rollers yesturday, noticed you'd put your fingers in your ears whilst the rest of us were like a bunch of bisto kids!!. Get a Res if its too loud! lol. Do you drive with your fingers in your ears when your driving lol :laugh:
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chris, your exhaust was rather loud sttod behind it on the rollers yesturday, noticed you'd put your fingers in your ears whilst the rest of us were like a bunch of bisto kids!!. Get a Res if its too loud! lol. Do you drive with your fingers in your ears when your driving lol :laugh:
Hahaha!
My ears have taken a battering over the years from constantly being around loud racing cars, being in a couple of bands, and nightclubs! As a result I have mild tinnitus, so I try to take care of them as much as possible really! Especially as yesterday we were standing right behind the exhaust - 6 feet away - whilst it was at full chat!
Yeah it is pretty loud isn't it! Love ittttttttttttt!!!
Can only get the APR is one version - the RSC. Inside the car it is a lot quieter than from the outside. I tend to drive with the windows open most of the time, because that's when you get to hear the nice rasp when you floor it! :smiley: :smiley:
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To return to topic....
Congrats on getting the APR LaserBlue. It will get louder as you put more miles on it - mine definitely did.
You planning on getting the cat and downpipe at a later stage also?
:smiley: :smiley:
thanks, well i purchased it from awesomegti they had it on the grey gti for 5months..
i drove to work last night and im very impressed at the drone noise at around motorway speeds you cant even hear it but when you accelerate it gets louder in 6th.
i dont think i will be getting the apr downpipe as im guessing it will be to loud, the guy who fitted it said its a good standard downpipe as it is but an upgrade is always better
heres a quick photo, will try making a video later on..
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/118d-Sport/DSC021475555.jpg)
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To return to topic....
Congrats on getting the APR LaserBlue. It will get louder as you put more miles on it - mine definitely did.
You planning on getting the cat and downpipe at a later stage also?
:smiley: :smiley:
thanks, well i purchased it from awesomegti they had it on the grey gti for 5months..
i drove to work last night and im very impressed at the drone noise at around motorway speeds you cant even hear it but when you accelerate it gets louder in 6th.
i dont think i will be getting the apr downpipe as im guessing it will be to loud, the guy who fitted it said its a good standard downpipe as it is but an upgrade is always better
heres a quick photo, will try making a video later on..
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/118d-Sport/DSC021475555.jpg)
Is it one of the new RSC versions, or is it an older APR stealth cat back?
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its teh apr stealth catback... at £280 i would off loved the rsc :tongue:
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Was down at jkm this morning collecting my old pipes to take home. she said you might be coming down , but by the looks of it you didnt go down cus they shut at 12 noon!.
Nope, I decided to go in my Mk2 16v because I decided that I shouldn't really dump the exhaust in the R32 and then tried to insure the valver before I set off. I got a ridiculous quote from HIC of £700 and then £1000 on a classic policy. I've never paid more than £350 a year on a car like this. I've always used them and the guy on the other end couldn't understand why the quotes were so high either. Then I thought, sod it, I'll get into the R32 and tried to wind the front passenger Recaro all the way back and couldn't - unlike the standard seats - so it would have been impossible to put the exhaust in it anyway. By this time it was 9:30am and I wouldn't have reached until about 12:00-12:30 assuming no traffic - :rolleyes: - so I rang Kate and told her that I wouldn't be able to make it and ordered the non-res Milltek section for fitting next week - :drool: . I am sending the damaged BBS CH to A1 in Wolverhampton and putting Hurdy's Pescaras on the Ed30 for now so I can take it down to JKM next week. Already missing that turbo power and sublime razor sharp handling... :evil: :evil: :evil: This modding thing really is addictive asI'm looking for Milltek manifold and exhaust for the 16v which I would never have considered before - and I haven't even go the money yet, until after Feb... but its not stoppping me drawing up a wish list. I've got to cut down my visits to this forum before I bankrupt myself :grin: :grin: :grin:
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A very short and brief sound clip
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/th_100_1613.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/?action=view¤t=100_1613.flv)
wife didnt put her foot down :cry:, but you get the idea. quality sound from that milltek.
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Where's the clip of mine then :grin:
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Where's the clip of mine then :grin:
i couldnt hear yours lee :wink:
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wife didnt put her foot down :cry:, but you get the idea. quality sound from that milltek.
Didn't put her foot down :shocked: I think she did ok - better than ok... Its a residential area after all. BTW, she disappeared round that corner quite fast - I bet she heard the Miltek and couldn't stop! Or maybe I drive my car like a granny :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: Sounds awesome and can't wait to get my Ed30 back on the road. I'm really missing it at the moment. Restricted to 3k rpm on the R32 as its being run in - a process that will take aeons being my wife's car. Only done 119 miles in the first week :cry: I had a Mk2 16v with an aftermarket Remus exhaust when I bought it. It was horrible and at 4k rpm it really sounded boomy. To be fair to Remus, the exhaust was blowing. Anyway, that experience and listening to boy racers look like prats going up and down the streets of Birmingham made me very very cautious about ever putting any kind of aftermarket exhaust on. Even when considering the Milltek, it was a purely functional decision to fit it on the Ed30 - to aid the engine air flow and power rather than aesthetic reasons. Hence why I had a res Catback fitted. However, once it was on... it didn't sound nasty and looked much much much much better than the OEM exhaust. Those tailpipes are :drool: :drool: :drool: After a couple of thousand miles it sounds great. I'd never want to go back to OEM. Milltek are the dog danglies. :laugh:
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A short clip of my APR catback
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/118d-Sport/th_MOV02157.jpg) (http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/118d-Sport/?action=view¤t=MOV02157.flv)
My camera dont have the best of sound quality and i didnt want to put my foot down as it was a cold start.
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Is it a 1.4 lookalikey? :grin:
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that was very quiet!!!, need a few more beans on the fire laser!, couple of laps round the block then lights ,camera ,action :wink:
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I used my 2yr old camera to record that vid.. i should of used my nokia phone would of picked up more sound lol
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This post is making me twitchy, especially the photos and the clips :cool:. What's the difference between an apr exhaust and a milltek one? And do they do much in the way of a bhp increase, or is it mostly throttle response? Would there be much of a difference on insurance if i had one fitted?
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I have the APR stealth catback with standard downpipe and is perfect for everyday and motorway use..
It has a little burble when idle sounds awesome when putting your foot down, plus the 3" pipe looks nice as the cut out on the GTI bumper for the exhaust is to big in my opinion so kinda fills it nicely without making it look like a pea shooter.
I will post a better video at the weekend
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This post is making me twitchy, especially the photos and the clips :cool:. What's the difference between an apr exhaust and a milltek one? And do they do much in the way of a bhp increase, or is it mostly throttle response? Would there be much of a difference on insurance if i had one fitted?
Have a look at some of the topics that I have started over recent months..they will give you an idea of what the APR is like. There are plenty of topics around that talk about the Milltek, so by the end you should have a good idea of what to expect!
Bhp increase depends on what you go for, i.e. just a catback system, or the downpipe and sport cat as well. Expect more bhp if you go for a full turbo-back system (which includes downpipe, sport cat and cat back). Some exhaust manufacturers quote as much as 17hp increase from a decent exhaust system combined with a remap to suit. I think it's reasonable to expect c. 8-10hp when combined with a map that takes into account of the new exhaust!
I have got the full Turbo-back APR RSC exhaust - and throttle response has been improved a lot!!!
Also bear in mind that LaserBlue has got the older APR system fitted - called the APR Stealth system. The RSC system replaced this. I have been told that there are subtle differences in the way that both sound.
Insurance - I'm with Greenlight and they charged no extra for the exhaust onto the policy. Also charged no extra for a remap and air intake!
Hope that helps! :smiley:
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This post is making me twitchy, especially the photos and the clips :cool:. What's the difference between an apr exhaust and a milltek one? And do they do much in the way of a bhp increase, or is it mostly throttle response? Would there be much of a difference on insurance if i had one fitted?
Have a look at some of the topics that I have started over recent months..they will give you an idea of what the APR is like. There are plenty of topics around that talk about the Milltek, so by the end you should have a good idea of what to expect!
Bhp increase depends on what you go for, i.e. just a catback system, or the downpipe and sport cat as well. Expect more bhp if you go for a full turbo-back system (which includes downpipe, sport cat and cat back). Some exhaust manufacturers quote as much as 17hp increase from a decent exhaust system combined with a remap to suit. I think it's reasonable to expect c. 8-10hp when combined with a map that takes into account of the new exhaust!
I have got the full Turbo-back APR RSC exhaust - and throttle response has been improved a lot!!!
Also bear in mind that LaserBlue has got the older APR system fitted - called the APR Stealth system. The RSC system replaced this. I have been told that there are subtle differences in the way that both sound.
Insurance - I'm with Greenlight and they charged no extra for the exhaust onto the policy. Also charged no extra for a remap and air intake!
Hope that helps! :smiley:
That's great thanks for that info :smiley:. Looks like I've got a lot of reading to do :nerd: I've recently renewed my insurance with bell but maybe I'll give greenlight a call, as I've heard bell aren't too keen with mods.
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This post is making me twitchy, especially the photos and the clips :cool:. What's the difference between an apr exhaust and a milltek one? And do they do much in the way of a bhp increase, or is it mostly throttle response? Would there be much of a difference on insurance if i had one fitted?
Have a look at some of the topics that I have started over recent months..they will give you an idea of what the APR is like. There are plenty of topics around that talk about the Milltek, so by the end you should have a good idea of what to expect!
Bhp increase depends on what you go for, i.e. just a catback system, or the downpipe and sport cat as well. Expect more bhp if you go for a full turbo-back system (which includes downpipe, sport cat and cat back). Some exhaust manufacturers quote as much as 17hp increase from a decent exhaust system combined with a remap to suit. I think it's reasonable to expect c. 8-10hp when combined with a map that takes into account of the new exhaust!
I have got the full Turbo-back APR RSC exhaust - and throttle response has been improved a lot!!!
Also bear in mind that LaserBlue has got the older APR system fitted - called the APR Stealth system. The RSC system replaced this. I have been told that there are subtle differences in the way that both sound.
Insurance - I'm with Greenlight and they charged no extra for the exhaust onto the policy. Also charged no extra for a remap and air intake!
Hope that helps! :smiley:
That's great thanks for that info :smiley:. Looks like I've got a lot of reading to do :nerd: I've recently renewed my insurance with bell but maybe I'll give greenlight a call, as I've heard bell aren't too keen with mods.
I did a quote with Bell, and asked them to add an exhaust. And it put the premium up by around £80 :smiley: :smiley:
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This post is making me twitchy, especially the photos and the clips :cool:. What's the difference between an apr exhaust and a milltek one? And do they do much in the way of a bhp increase, or is it mostly throttle response? Would there be much of a difference on insurance if i had one fitted?
Have a look at some of the topics that I have started over recent months..they will give you an idea of what the APR is like. There are plenty of topics around that talk about the Milltek, so by the end you should have a good idea of what to expect!
Bhp increase depends on what you go for, i.e. just a catback system, or the downpipe and sport cat as well. Expect more bhp if you go for a full turbo-back system (which includes downpipe, sport cat and cat back). Some exhaust manufacturers quote as much as 17hp increase from a decent exhaust system combined with a remap to suit. I think it's reasonable to expect c. 8-10hp when combined with a map that takes into account of the new exhaust!
I have got the full Turbo-back APR RSC exhaust - and throttle response has been improved a lot!!!
Also bear in mind that LaserBlue has got the older APR system fitted - called the APR Stealth system. The RSC system replaced this. I have been told that there are subtle differences in the way that both sound.
Insurance - I'm with Greenlight and they charged no extra for the exhaust onto the policy. Also charged no extra for a remap and air intake!
Hope that helps! :smiley:
That's great thanks for that info :smiley:. Looks like I've got a lot of reading to do :nerd: I've recently renewed my insurance with bell but maybe I'll give greenlight a call, as I've heard bell aren't too keen with mods.
I did a quote with Bell, and asked them to add an exhaust. And it put the premium up by around £80 :smiley: :smiley:
That's actually a small price to pay by the looks and sounds of things :cool:
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My insurance doesnt cover BHP increases stiggy, so having a cat back system isnt classed as a bhp mod, its a stainless steel maintanance free modification and satisfys my insurance companys policy.
If you go for full system, meaning replacing downpipe and a sports cat and the rest of it, thats when you have to declare as a modification as has been said will give you approx 10hp increase.
Although what it does do along with a high flow airfilter is make the car alot more responsive. Improving the torque and not the HP.
meaning the car feels and sounds alot more alert.
Didnt hear the APR RSC last week but would say they are of simular sounding quality from what ive heard.They certainly make the smile factor alot more pleasing!!. I if were you, id save up for the catback if your worried about putting your premiums up, which they dont.
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My insurance doesnt cover BHP increases stiggy, so having a cat back system isnt classed as a bhp mod, its a stainless steel maintanance free modification and satisfys my insurance companys policy.
If you go for full system, meaning replacing downpipe and a sports cat and the rest of it, thats when you have to declare as a modification as has been said will give you approx 10hp increase.
Although what it does do along with a high flow airfilter is make the car alot more responsive. Improving the torque and not the HP.
meaning the car feels and sounds alot more alert.
Didnt hear the APR RSC last week but would say they are of simular sounding quality from what ive heard.They certainly make the smile factor alot more pleasing!!. I if were you, id save up for the catback if your worried about putting your premiums up, which they dont.
Thanks for the info Phil. If I did go for an exhaust upgrade it would be for the full works. I was under the impression it would make a considerable difference to the insurance but it doesn't acually seem to be too bad. I guess a remap would make a big difference though, so i'll have to save that for later. Besides the plan is to go for an advanced high performance car training day before i make drastic changes. I've had the car for 2 years now (almost) and i keep reading and hearing about the potential of the engine/chassis - I can't hold off my "captain sensible" side for too long now!
Sorry for the slight thead hijack by the way.
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- I can't hold off my "captain sensible" side for too long now!
lol, i understand , from a fellow "Captain sensible".
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Well, looks like i can be sensible and have fun at the same time :cool: Rang greenlight insurance and they won't increase the premium for a full exhaust, remap up to +40bhp, suspension mods, brakes (except for big brake kits) and quaife diff. And to top it off, it's the cheapest quote i've had so far! So, roll on 2009 - looks like it's going to be a fun year :laugh:
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Well, looks like i can be sensible and have fun at the same time :cool: Rang greenlight insurance and they won't increase the premium for a full exhaust, remap up to +40bhp, suspension mods, brakes (except for big brake kits) and quaife diff. And to top it off, it's the cheapest quote i've had so far! So, roll on 2009 - looks like it's going to be a fun year :laugh:
Yep exactly what they have told me! Good arn't they! Hard to believe also :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: