Milltek owners of res and no valves

[blelock]

Would like to hear the thoughts of milltek owners who have res and no valves

[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).

[sonny]

Pay the extra and get valves.

[lengster1]

+1

[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.

[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.

[lengster1]

+1 again ha

[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.

[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?)

[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!

[lengster1]

I had linear sport map done by mrc,std sport mode was undriveable around town imo

[Steve_C]

Oh, don't press S when you have some throttle applied as the car now shoot ahead!

+1!

[psg001]

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!

[gareth_oau]

i'm sorry psg001. get tired of the noise????

(perhaps I misread?)