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Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:25 pm
by blelock
Would like to hear the thoughts of milltek owners who have res and no valves
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:52 pm
by wolfgang
I have a valved, non-res Milltek. It's very loud. And it has a boomy resonance at around 1,900rpm. It's too loud for some people but, for me, it makes the car! I find myself changing down and blipping the throttle as often as I can. It's the second-best upgrade i've done on my RS4 (MRC remap being the first).
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:11 pm
by sonny
Pay the extra and get valves.
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:15 pm
by lengster1
+1
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:25 pm
by Jonesy07
But do you really need valves with a res ? Is it not just like original. And most people drive with the sports button on most of the time.
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:14 pm
by sonny
yes. When you do press the sports button it becomes a event, rather than it being on all the time. I spend about 50% of my drives with "S" on. Im always switching it on and off. However I do have two separate maps for each mode.
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:59 pm
by lengster1
+1 again ha

Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:06 am
by adsgreen
I have valves and it's a perfect compromise.
In town full on s mode around 2k rpm just sounds baked bean can embarrassing.
Nice to have a stealth option.
Saying that the non res with valves closed still louder than stock s mode with some great exhaust gas blow back on throttle lift.
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:03 pm
by TimDogg
Sonny - are the two maps necessary because of the Miltek or is it to get rid of the annoyingly sensitive throttle in S mode? I'd like to stick a non-res valved miltek on but don't want the sensitive throttle to still be there. What happens to your old exhaust when you stick the new one on - do people sell them? How much I should look to pay for a fitted non-res, valved miltek - I assume MRC are the best people to go to? (Non-res is louder right?)
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:57 pm
by adsgreen
If anything the mrc sport map is even more sensitive but great for heel n toe downchanges. PITA in town though.
Oh, don't press S when you have some throttle applied as the car now shoot ahead!
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:02 pm
by lengster1
I had linear sport map done by mrc,std sport mode was undriveable around town imo
Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:41 pm
by Steve_C
adsgreen wrote:Oh, don't press S when you have some throttle applied as the car now shoot ahead!
+1!

Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:31 am
by psg001
wolfgang wrote:I have a valved, non-res Milltek. It's very loud. And it has a boomy resonance at around 1,900rpm. It's too loud for some people but, for me, it makes the car! I find myself changing down and blipping the throttle as often as I can. It's the second-best upgrade i've done on my RS4 (MRC remap being the first).
I agree with this, the non-res valved milltek sound is perfect. Its the best upgrade i've done on the car (i've not had the car remapped). the valves make it easier to live with because if you get tired of the noise you can close them and its a lot more civilised. at the moment its windows down, valves open, foot to the floor!

Re: Milltek owners of res and no valves
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:57 am
by gareth_oau
i'm sorry psg001. get tired of the noise????
(perhaps I misread?)