Been to K-tec. Look what I got !

[gav_man_7]

Been to K-tec today. Got a Milltek exhaust fitted, a decat and a re-map, really impressed with the work done. Exhaust sounds wicked, its not to loud so that it wakes everyone up in the mornings, just right. I would recommend it if anyone wants a new exhaust.

Got a few pictures of the work done.

Oh, and a big thanx to all the guys down at K-tec.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/gav_man_7/182 in ktec/IMG_0392-1.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/gav_man_7/182 in ktec/IMG_0394-1.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/gav_man_7/182 in ktec/IMG_0404.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/gav_man_7/182 in ktec/IMG_0395-1.jpg

 

[172 Dave]

wait till it beds in it will HOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWLLLLLLL
all Ktecs do!

 

[gav_man_7]

I know, should sound really sweet. I dont do many miles so will take a while.

 

[MARK A]

K-tec zorsts sound awsome! They seem like a nice bunch of guys too!

 

[ja.jack]

Great pics Gav. As a matter of interest, did they try to make you buy an Orbisoud instead?

 

[clidge]

really nice mate what difference have all these mods made cheers buddy

 

[JMR]

He said he got A MILLTEK EXHAUST FITTED TODAY

Not a KTEC exhaust.

Milltek is a totally different animal. Cool.
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[davejm123]

nice one mate! i love my milltek, its got a little more bass a month or so on. did k-tec do your re-map? was it on rollers?

 

[MARK A]

He said he got A MILLTEK EXHAUST FITTED TODAY​

Not a KTEC exhaust.​

Milltek is a totally different animal. Cool.​

Sorry, I'm being lazy at reading posts again

 

[gav_man_7]

really nice mate what difference have all these mods made cheers buddy

Apart from the sound and being faster. The car pulls a lot better at low rev's and more responsive. U can notice the difference.

nice one mate! i love my milltek, its got a little more bass a month or so on. did k-tec do your re-map? was it on rollers?

K-tec did the re-map. It was not done on the rollers. When I spoke to K-tec they said "they would put a re-map which would work well with the mods i have". Live re-map's are done on car's with bigger mods, turbos's etc.

I also have a viper fitted.

 

[madhops87]

How long did it take to do the exhaust and the remap? Getting the same done myself sometime

 

[rich[182]]

If you like the Milltek now, wait until you've done a few hundred miles, after 750 it sounds awesome compared to day of fitting

 

[Dan@SJM]

any car benefits from a live remap,as it no car is the same, so he cant say that the remap will be spot on. There will also be glitches and spikes in the original map and even the generic map he put on yours, it will need a live remap to get those ironed out and it'll be a massive difference.

 

[gav_man_7]

How long did it take to do the exhaust and the remap? Getting the same done myself sometime

It will depend on what exhaust you get. The chap who fitted my millek had only done one so I would guess it took a bit longer. Took about hour and a half. Did have a problem with getting it straight but got there in the end. I had to wait for the bloke who does the remap cuz he was on another car. You should be no longer than two hours.

 

[Gaz_]

it'll be a GRP N map, mine has one and its pretty good imo, it all helps.

 

[gav_man_7]

any car benefits from a live remap,as it no car is the same, so he cant say that the remap will be spot on. There will also be glitches and spikes in the original map and even the generic map he put on yours, it will need a live remap to get those ironed out and it'll be a massive difference.

Yeah I understand what you mean. But at this stage I thought I would save my money. I will have live map done but I want to get all the mods I want done first which will take about a year.

 

[gav_man_7]

Some vid's I took today. Sounds not great cuz its on a camera. Your need to turn your speakers up a lot.

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/gav_man_7/182/?action=view&current=MVI_0344.flv

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/gav_man_7/182/?action=view&current=MVI_0343.flv

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f361/gav_man_7/182/?action=view&current=MVI_0342.flv

 

[Day]

He said he got A MILLTEK EXHAUST FITTED TODAY

Not a KTEC exhaust.

Milltek is a totally different animal. Cool.
​

K-Tec don't make exhausts - K-Tec supply other peoples products

If we're being ANL about it.

 

[RichMcc]

Thought my prospeed sounded great..... until it bedded in.... now its SOUNDS GREAT!!! lol

 

[lemonnobby]

gav man do you ever use S J Cooks? Has your cup got a FF interior?

 

[gav_man_7]

gav man do you ever use S J Cooks? Has your cup got a FF interior?

yeah thats where the car goes when broken, luckily not very often.

Not sure what 'FF interior' means. At a guess it would be factory fitted. I got rid of the cup interior and now have leather out of a 182.

 

[lemonnobby]

No i did mean the Full Fat (normal 182) interior i thought i regionised your car worked on it a few times. Could i ask why you removed the stickers on the doors?

 

[gav_man_7]

thought it looked to much like a bad-boy thing.

I'm after a spare key, any chance you getting a cheap 1.

 

[Lagerlout]

gav man do you ever use S J Cooks? Has your cup got a FF interior?

yeah thats where the car goes when broken, luckily not very often.

Not sure what 'FF interior' means. At a guess it would be factory fitted. I got rid of the cup interior and now have leather out of a 182.

He means Full Fat - as in 182/172 leather. :approve:

 

[keeno86]

gav man, gorgeous sounds there first!! how much those bit n piece cost? i've been toying with the idea of putting a 172/182 stylee zhaust on my 1.6

Cheers

Dom

 

[gav_man_7]

gav man, gorgeous sounds there first!! how much those bit n piece cost? i've been toying with the idea of putting a 172/182 stylee zhaust on my 1.6

Cheers

Dom

Milltek exhaust £400 plus fitting
De-cat £120 plus fitting

I hav a viper ( no proper air feed yet ) and a re-map to.

O, can't forget the magic tree. That makes all the difference

 

[Neil G]

That exhaust looks very nice

 

[Nigel]

O, can't forget the magic tree. That makes all the difference

Damn!! I've just binned my magic tree! Wondered why it felt down on power!:rasp:

Sounds great going through the tunnels!

 

[DebV6]

Looks great!

 

[Jesske]

I also have the Milltek now, but I prefered the Orbisoud without any doubt!
Orbisoud is so easy to fit and it fits 100% correct. Also better weldings of backbox.
Yours is also to far to the right and a little to low. I think I havn't seen a pic of a Milltek that was centered good. Mine was also to far to the right and to low. Took me hours to center it correct.

I agree I feel the difference in lower and very high revs. Flat spot is also less or gone when changing gear

 

[john182rs]

Nice one youth...
Yet ANOTHER person who thinks the Milltek exhaust is a good buy and would recommend it, and its only been 6 weeks since the group buy was done for these.
(is now awaiting for btb people to pop up with crap todo with the welds and quality bollox)

 

[rich[182]]

I'm particular on things being done right, If the Milltek was anything other than right then it'd have been taken off my car within the first week
Fitted perfect first time (fitter thought it was quality), sits perfect in the bumper surrounds and imo has the nicest looking tailpipes of any
As for the welds, I think they do the job, lol who gives a damn what they look like, if they fail then I'll just get a replacement under warranty
Have done 1300 miles with it now and sounds better every week
I know it sounds awesome when I'm next to another car thats got an aftermarket exhaust and they sound terrible in comparison (not comparing noise to other 182's but hot hatches in general)

Noise is just right, if it were too loud I'd personally feel stupid in a Clio, my neighbours wouldn't put up with it, Everyone would want to take me on and my wife would prob think I was stupid

 

[gav_man_7]

I also have the Milltek now, but I prefered the Orbisoud without any doubt!
Orbisoud is so easy to fit and it fits 100% correct. Also better weldings of backbox.
Yours is also to far to the right and a little to low. I think I havn't seen a pic of a Milltek that was centered good. Mine was also to far to the right and to low. Took me hours to center it correct.

I agree I feel the difference in lower and very high revs. Flat spot is also less or gone when changing gear

Yeah the left tailpipe needs ajusting, going to get that sorted on my next weekend off. You can see on the 1st 2 pic's thats its aligned right, but when I got home (pic 3) it had moved.

I think the difference at low and high revs has more to do with the re-map, rather than the exhaust.

Very happy with it. What to get next???

 

[Fletcher]

Looks good.

 

[Jesske]

I don't have a remap but feel the difference in high revs and specially on highway. Think it's because it's oversized and without cat

 

[Peperami]

Decat will make the biggest difference to responsiveness.

Exhaust looks and sounds mint mate.

 

[Dubai182]

Lovely jubly indeed. Looks a great exhaust for the money.

 

[breo1984]

Gav Man,

How much did all of this set you back?

 

[JMR]

He said he got A MILLTEK EXHAUST FITTED TODAY
Not a KTEC exhaust.
Milltek is a totally different animal. Cool.
​

K-Tec don't make exhausts - K-Tec supply other peoples products
If we're being ANL about it.

KTEC market some exhausts as their own. Although we know theyre made by Janspeed.
I wasn't being ANL. I was highlighting that this was a Milltek, IMO a much better product than the KTEC own brand exhausts.

MarkA understood my comment and noted this later in the thread that by his own admission he had "been lazy" reading the post. All sorted.

 

[lemonnobby]

Gav yea can get you one cheap and code it in cheaper, give me a PM