K-Tec Exhaust!

[BigBoreBri]

Just fitted me k-tec twin 3" exhaust yesterday after months of the standard renault rattles, heres what i think of it so far for any1 thinking of purchasing one....

To start of im not overly impressed with the build quality of it, i dont mean to dis k-tec as i know a lot of work must ave gone into it but for £350 squid its not even on par to the magnex quality ive had in the past. Also the baffle in the rear box was making a annoying tingling sound i had to sort out cos it hasnt been welded in that great

Fitting isnt too much of a hardship, the brackets work ok and i got some U-bolts with it too which is handy. Make sure you get a proper gasket from renault tho as the one i ordered ended up being too small

In terms of sound - the new quiet system so it were is in a few words -Still loud! its close to border line of being "too lound" but not quite, it got a real deep burble to it and gets loudest between 3000-4500rpm and then seems to quieten down a bit... neighbours are probably gonna hate it but it sounds good when u give it some, mite be a bit tiresome on steady motorway journys tho

All in all it doesnt rattle - and thats why i bought it! One thing i really have to b**ch about tho is the fact that only the tips of the tail pips are polished, the rest is a brush finish!! I think it makes it look well cheap and im gonna move it further back more this week to hide it as best i can.

 

[Slugger]

I think the build quality is much better than the magnex I used to have.

 

[BigBoreBri]

Couldnt really comment as all the magnex stuff ive had has been absolutly spot on from neat welds to polished tail pipes etc,

Some bits of my k-tec i could ave nocked up myself in half n hour, especially the clamps which to be fair is just a few strips of stainless with a bolt welded at the end

 

[MaLicE]

hnmm sounds strange all k tec zorsts i have seen have been fully polished including the can, the ones i have herd have had a nice sound to them.

 

[BigBoreBri]

Hmmm, well this one isnt... only the silencers are polished and the very tips of the tail pipes... everything else is either brush finished or hasnt been touched

 

[BRUN]

well my tailpipe and rear silencer are all polished........

i didnt think the 3" twin was anywayz.....i think it looks nice how it is...

 

[chris172]

You think the quiet system is loud......you should have heard the original straight through system!!!!! still waiting for my hearing to come back..LOL!

It will settle down after about 500 miles as it needs to soot up to stop the resonance.

Mine has the polished centre, rear box and tail pipes.....which are flush with the bottom of the bumper and looks the biz.

If you have any problems speak to David....he welcome all feedback, whether good or bad and will endeavour to put it right!!!! as its all about customer satisfaction!!!

 

[The_Gza]

What...what...did someone say something? Ill second that - the original k-tec straight through beastie is certainly loud

Almost used to it now though - plus I can claim not to have heard the missus telling me to slow down

 

[Roamer]

Hehehe the original K-tec is the dogs, you lot who had to get the quieter one are just chickens

Build quality is A1 imho, and their service is great too (David, just send me a couple of stickers for the plug mate LoL)

 

[BRUN]

oh, an u aint heard loud until u heard the 4.5" slash cut !.......Shamone Mother f**ker !

R3OBC has got the twin 3 an it aint anywhere near as loud as mine hehe, i can set of car alarms with ease, even managed a house alarm with it once, dont think it was coincidence cos my mates managed it too, the same house lol

 

[Tom_16v]

I too have an original KTR exhaust and straight through de-cat. Bruns right, the 4.5" one is LOUD!!! hehe

My whole backbox was polished and IMO the build quality was awesome, much better than any off the shelf systems Ive had before.

 

[R3OBC]

Whatever you do, dont get a 4.5" on an RT, Its so loud you think its a fast car coming along......... then you See Brun tootling past lol yeah my twin 3" is quieter than Bruns 4.5", but that aint a bad thing, as the twin 3 was too loud for me when i first put it on! i have either gone deaf since, or it has quietened down.

And i know what you mean about the tail pipes, but.............schmooze!

Rob (only joking Brun lol)

 

[R3OBC]

oh oh!!!!!!!!!! Yeah K-tec are a great company to do business with!!! Absolutely fan-dabby-dosey!!!!!!!! David, send my stickers to the usual address too!!! hehe

 

[K-Tec Racing]

I am going to be out of stickers at this rate!!



David.

 

[chris172]

Before you run out, Im still waiting for mine...

 

[Bryan]

and i have not got any stickers either

even after spending over £400 there, plus a 3 hr journey there and back

ah well

comments on zorst

only have a slight blemish on the tailpipe, looks like rust, but isnt, oh and the tailpipe is now a shade of gold, rather than the standard stainless look

 

[BRUN]

are you cleaning it with metal polish bambam ?......of your only washing it then yea it will look a bit gold

get yourself some AutoSol metal polish, PASTE.....dont use the liquid stuff its sh*te

 

[Audin_RT]

wheres the cheapest place to buy these k-tec exhausts? anywhere other than k-tec themselves? k-tec seems to be quite expensive

 

[Bryan]

AFAIK K-Tec use Tiger exhausts as there supplier


http://www.tigerexhausts.comTiger Exhausts Homepage

 

[RobFenn]

Quote: Originally posted by bambam on 26 June 2003


and i have not got any stickers either

even after spending over £400 there, plus a 3 hr journey there and back

ah well

comments on zorst

only have a slight blemish on the tailpipe, looks like rust, but isnt, oh and the tailpipe is now a shade of gold, rather than the standard stainless look

Yeah dont get what that stuff is, but its not coming off! Its back to silver though.

-Rob

 

[RobFenn]

Quote: Originally posted by BigBoreBri on 25 June 2003

Hmmm, well this one isnt... only the silencers are polished and the very tips of the tail pipes... everything else is either brush finished or hasnt been touched

same..

 

[Bryan]

rob - give k-tec a ring, if it is a blemish in the metal you can get it replaced, i will send you the reciept if needs be

 

[RobFenn]

ah cool i could do with that actually as i need one for my insurance..can you get that sent? Is a warranty still valid then?

-Rob

 

[Bryan]

as far as im aware the exhaust has a lifetime warranty

pm me where to send it