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Title: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: mkviken on 06 October 2011, 10:12
I'm thinking about a milltek cat back exhaust for my gti

i like the look of the slash cut tail pipes.


anyway i don't want it really loud in general or boomy on motorways etc.


can anyone tell me how loud the non-res is compared to the resonated one?


thanks
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: mkviken on 06 October 2011, 10:21
also how is the fit and quality?

on the clio 197/200 there were a few quality issues regarding cracked welds on some of them



also does the OE pipe need to be cut after the cat or is there a joint/clamp which it fits to instead?
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: AlanD on 06 October 2011, 10:45
The resonated one isnt a million miles off a standard one.

Non res all day long for me :)
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: mkviken on 06 October 2011, 14:26
how much louder would you say non res is over standard?
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: AlanD on 06 October 2011, 15:51
Ummmmm a bit . . . Im not really that familiar with the dB system. Try having a butchers on YouTube and see if there are any sound clips.
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: Jimmymature on 06 October 2011, 16:29
I've spoken to a few people on this and most suggest the quieter one, when I get mine it will be the quieter version too.



Jim
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: mkviken on 06 October 2011, 19:22
i would like it to sound a bit less choked up and the odd pop and crackle would be nice but i don't want the boy racer noise! I'm thinking a resonated one would be best for my needs.


so does the OE pipe need cutting or is there a joint after the cat?
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: Neil gti on 06 October 2011, 19:35
Quote from: mkviken on 06 October 2011, 19:22
i would like it to sound a bit less choked up and the odd pop and crackle would be nice but i don't want the boy racer noise! I'm thinking a resonated one would be best for my needs.


so does the OE pipe need cutting or is there a joint after the cat?

Full racing Milltek with 100 cell cat sounds awesome especially when on the beans,  :cool:
i dont think any Millteks sound boyracerish can sometimes be a bit boomey until you have put a few miles on them,
The GTI for me was a bit too quite i like to hear whats going on and the quality of them has really stepped up to what they use to be
Have a look at Mr Ps review on here
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16601.0.html
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 06 October 2011, 20:10
Quote from: AlanD on 06 October 2011, 10:45
The resonated one isnt a million miles off a standard one.

Non res all day long for me :)
............x2. Resonated is not as loud as the standard system.
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: mkviken on 06 October 2011, 21:47
Ok thanks. If the non res isn't too much louder than OE then it's worth a look. It's quite a bit cheaper than the resonated version too.


I don't want the downpipe and cat as I don't want too much hassle with my warranty etc so a cat back system would be what I'm after. I know the best gains would be to change the downpipe and cat but I'm sure a cat back system would improve things a fair bit too.

Anyone got any pictures of their car with one fitted? Seen the various pictures on their website and the slash cut tail pipes look great

Cheers
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: andykram on 06 October 2011, 22:00
A new exhaust is on the agenda is on my agenda too. Forgive my ignorance but could some kind soul please explain what the difference is between resonated and non resonated? I can gather from this thread that the non resonated one is the louder one but I would like to know what the physical difference is.
Personally, when I replace my standard one I would like it louder than standard (without it being boy racer standard) so why do I need the non resonated one?
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: Neil gti on 07 October 2011, 06:28
Quote from: andykram on 06 October 2011, 22:00
A new exhaust is on the agenda is on my agenda too. Forgive my ignorance but could some kind soul please explain what the difference is between resonated and non resonated? I can gather from this thread that the non resonated one is the louder one but I would like to know what the physical difference is.
Personally, when I replace my standard one I would like it louder than standard (without it being boy racer standard) so why do I need the non resonated one?

Andy the difference between res and non res,
The exhaust comes in sections, resonanated has a silencer box midway down the exhaust, the non res has a straight through piece of pipe instead,
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: AlanD on 07 October 2011, 09:40
The non res does NOT sound boy racer.
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: sundaydriver on 07 October 2011, 16:03
Quote from: AlanD on 07 October 2011, 09:40
The non res does NOT sound boy racer.


+1, the non res Milltek is one of the best mods ive done, love it! :smiley:
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: mkviken on 07 October 2011, 17:54
seen your wheels on ebay.

you live not far from me as it happens!


thanks for the opinions. i think if/when i go for a new exhaust it will be the non res with the slash cut tail pipes.

car only has 300 miles on it so will wait till its run in a bit before i do any mods
Title: Re: milltek resonated or not?
Post by: andykram on 07 October 2011, 19:16
So non res for me then.

Does it sound appreciably more juicy than standard then?