I had to take it very easy this weekend due to the heavy police presence for the holiday. There was a cruiser sitting in the cornfield across from my house, trying to snag speeders. Unreal.

As for the fit and finish, it looks like an enhanced version of the stock exhaust. The tips are rolled just like stock, but are larger to fill out the bumper, and are also contoured to the angle of the bumper. The entire system is “stainless” (316L) steel, and weighs far less than the stock exhaust does. It’s also modular, unlike the stock exhaust which is huge and one large piece.

There is a slight cabin drone in 6th gear at highway cruising speeds, but only for a very narrow section of the powerband; approximately 2800-3000 RPM. Above or below that, you don’t have any drone whatsoever.

Below are some pictures of the install.

Car on ramps, stock exhaust removed:

Stock exhaust, rusted, ugly, and heavy (note the bypass piping for the butterfly valve):

New Milltek muffler:

German writing found on my stock heatshield (rough translation is “with washers”):

New exhaust installed, lining up the tips:

I recently drove over to my local Volkwagen dealership, and traded in my Honda for a brand new 2004 Volkswagen R32, one of only 5000 being made for this country.

The R is an absolutely amazing piece of machinery. It holds distinction as being the first VW golf with an All Wheel Drive system to ever hit this country. It has incredible acceleration, handling, and braking, not to mention an extremely posh interior, an exhaust note that rivals cars costing four times as much, and an element of practicality missing from virtually all other sport vehicles. It is, in my opinion, one of the greatest “hot hatches” ever made, and I’m very lucky to be an owner of such a fine vehicle. I absolutely love it.

Plus, just look at it! Beautiful!