Worlds Colliding Violently » milltekinstall http://www.mikepalumbo.com Programming, Drumming, Cooking, Cars, Mozilla, and the Trials & Tribulations of a Geek from New Jersey. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:55:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Milltek Exhaust (Non-resonated) http://www.mikepalumbo.com/2006/09/02/milltekexhaust/ http://www.mikepalumbo.com/2006/09/02/milltekexhaust/#comments Sun, 03 Sep 2006 01:06:24 +0000 Mike http://www.mikepalumbo.com/?p=53 I finally installed the Milltek exhaust that I purchased at Waterfest. It sounds incredible, it’s actually quieter than stock at idle, but very aggressive at WOT. I’m quite happy with it, although I haven’t had a chance to really open it up yet.

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:
R32 - No Exhaust

Stock exhaust, rusted, ugly, and heavy (note the bypass piping for the butterfly valve):
R32 - Stock Exhaust

New Milltek muffler:
R32 - Milltek Muffler

German writing found on my stock heatshield (rough translation is “with washers”):
jpg_0021.jpg

New exhaust installed, lining up the tips:
jpg_0026.jpg

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