We've tried to get used to it, but it's just too boomy, too often. It's a resonated cat-back, discreet, on an AUM 1.8T.

I'm going to phone AmD Essex tomorrow, but does anyone here have any suggestions? I thought we were doing the right thing buying a Milltek, but to be honest it sounds like a poorly developed system and has no place on what was quite a refined car.

What can I do? Is there a back box that'll fit the system? Will I have to remove the lot and put a standard system back on? Would the month-old system sell?

Thanks for any suggestions

Tony

 What style back box do you have? I have the anni style non res cat back and its not very loud how long has it been on the car and did it get louder with age?

 you only have a cat back so its only a pipe and a back box you have to remove,

The milteks are great exhaust but its down to what you really want they are still a performance exhaust at the end of the day.

If the miltek resonated is too boomy then i would go back to standard, you'll only waste money trying different exhaust to have similar results,

Or you could try sound deadning in the boot and spare wheel well, i kno fly-gti has dome this on his r32 and thinks its good stuff!

HTH

 Just read the post properly i see you have the discreet and from what i have been told that is the boomiest of them all as they point down and the noise bouncess back up

Yeah I have a discreet, my advice to you is stop speeding :P it only really booms at around 80mph on the motor way :P

but if you want to carry on speeding try getting a ani rear valance and a non discreet back box

xmarktx:

 Just read the post properly i see you have the discreet and from what i have been told that is the boomiest of them all as they point down and the noise bouncess back up

I've read this too, now I know I have a diesel but I have a turbo back resonated with twin exit 4Mo back box and that isn't boomy at all, cruising on the motorway at 80 it can't be heared over the road noise really.

And in answer to the question of will it sell - yes it will after all it's stainless so what can go wrong with it really.

Neil

Perhaps you should offer a swap for standard with a few £££ your way and then look again at exhaust chioces.

If your lucky you'll get someone wanting to swap exactly what your after

 The noise doesn't occur while cruising at say 70 or 80mph. It's almost unbearable while accelerating in 4th to those speeds, and is the same off the throttle from those speeds until the revs drop to about 2-2500rpm.

I just can't believe that it is right. If this is how it's meant to be then there should be a warning given before purchase. If it only happened while doing 90+mph, then fair enough!

Tony

Gary Cundliffe:

Perhaps you should offer a swap for standard with a few £££ your way and then look again at exhaust chioces.

If your lucky you'll get someone wanting to swap exactly what your after

Indeed Gary, I have a lovely standard exhaust if you are interested in a swap!

 The discreet style pipes are generally boomier than the other styles as the pipes face the floor creating a boomy sound... I know this sound coz i get it when I reverse up to a wall with my 4mo style pipes.....

Best bet mate is to advertise a swap for a 4mo style pipe..... all you need is the 4mo valance and away you go.

Mine is not boomy at all, dont go back to standard, you'l love the exhaust in the end, it just needs refining.

 It may be worth a spin in a car with 4Mo style pipes before you do anything else, that way you will know if you really want rid of the Miltek or just swap the back box.

Neil

Is it possible that there has been a mistake and you've had a a non-resonated exhaust fitted?  Maybe worth checking the part numbers of whats been fitted.

 Just talked to Shaun at AmD Essex. Will probably be taking the car in for him to have a look at on Saturday morning.

Thanks for the suggestions. Will keep you updated.

Tony

 I just had one fitted today, its definetly resonated aswell. its absolutely ridiculous, Its not that bad on idle, but as soon as you get to about 3000-3500 revs, under load its unbearable. I dont mind a sporty exhaust note, but you cant even hear a passenger speak it resonates through the cabin that much.

I think if the pipes were more downswept it may help as the way they are positioned, if theres any airflow from underneath the car, the distance between the pipes and the valance may just push the noise straight up behind the bumper.

I cant even change mine as I just ordered an rline rear bumper, so cant even swap to a v6 style pipe. and the fitting centre I used demolished my exhaust trying to get it off, it took them 2 hours to fit it!, so cant even revert back to oem, going to contact milltek today to see if I have any other options.

eek, this doesn't sound good. Have you got any sound clips?

I must admit this is the first bad reports I have heard about Miltek pipes, most people are united in their satisfaction.

I still want to get one!

 with the r line rear bumper, i think they look pretty good with the milteck anni back box, might be worth keeping in mind if you hate it that much.

i have the anni cat back on mine, its a 2wd exhaust too, and mine is only loud from 3-4k then dead quiet after 4 to about 5.5k

ajb100:

 with the r line rear bumper, i think they look pretty good with the milteck anni back box, might be worth keeping in mind if you hate it that much.

i have the anni cat back on mine, its a 2wd exhaust too, and mine is only loud from 3-4k then dead quiet after 4 to about 5.5k

I already thought of that, problem is that you cant get hold of the plastic section with the pre cut hole anymore, the bumper has the hole, but not the cover, dont trust myself cutting it out by hand!

I bout some tailpipe ends to try and extend it out a bit to see if that helps.

As for sound clips, I dont know how to put them on here, I'll take some tomorrow and try to figure out how to put them up.

 Just put the vids on a website like photobucket then post the img code the same as you would a pic,

 Hi Guys

I must admit , the only problem I have heard with these is that they are not loud enough so it goes to show how tastes differ

I must admit , the quality is something that I have not heard of before either

May be worth going to a couple of meets to have a listen to others to see if the likes of the 4 Motion tailpipes or the Anni tailpipes do make a difference

But I had heard that the discrete ones are a tad louder , but not to THAT extent

But if I can help anyone please feel free to get in touch with me , the warranty on the exhausts are good and Milltek are fantastic company to deal with , so please feel free to let me know if there is anything I can do

Sarah

 Sarah,

At almost all revs, the exhaust is quite civilised. It's just that at those certain RPMs it really is unbearable.

I'll let you all know what Shaun at AmD says on Saturday. If Milltek are great to deal with then I feel better already!

Tony

 Oooh yes they are

I must admit , I had heard about them tailpipes , but as I said , not to that extent

Make sure you have the resonated section on the front , and also make sure that you dont have any blows on it

All will be fine , I am sure

Sarah

Oh well, things took a turn for the worse when I fitted my r-line bumper.

It seems that as the exhaust is set further back than the standard exhaust, and the tips dont point out at the same angle as the OEM exhaust. I drove 10 miles down the road, when you put your foor down, it sounds like you have another turbo, as the sound gets trapped in the bumper as you accelerate, and makes a whooshing sound.

Then after inspection, found that it is melting  the black plastic cover on the bottom of the bumper and warped it, you cant even buy them from the dealers either as they come as part of the bumper kit. good job I checked it after the short trip, as it would have been beyond repair on a long journey?

Any ideas would be appreciated?

Thanks in advance