What does a milltek exhaust do?
What does a milltek exhaust do?
Like most performance-enhancing exhausts, a Milltek sports exhaust can help improve the power of your car. The exhaust is not made to create huge amounts of noise; however, it boosts the general performance of your car and does create a sportier sound.
What is milltek?
Milltek Sport, the Leading Performance Exhaust Manufacturer Founded in 1983 by a true car enthusiast, we have grown to become the leading manufacturers of performance exhaust systems for a continually growing range of vehicles.
Are milltek exhausts loud?
An exhaust has to be so noisy to warrant an Mot fail, and even though the non resonated Milltek system gives out a fairly loud exhaust note, it remains road legal, and due to its design will meet current emissions standards for the Up models.
How much HP does a milltek exhaust add?
Anywhere from about 12-20 crank hp depending on the source of info.
Is a milltek exhaust legal?
Who owns milltek?
founder Phil Millington
Milltek founder Phil Millington is one example, and as he picks up the tale, you begin to understand why.
Will a milltek exhaust pass MOT?
It’s up to the owner, as all Milltek systems for the Up Gti conform to the required emissions standards, so will not fail its Mot.
How much HP does a sports cat add?
Most sports cats are a drop-in replacement although some offer a wider bore capacity so would better suit a car that has had a sports exhaust upgrade. The power gains on smaller engines will be barely noticeable. On larger engines, you can see power gains of between 4 and 10bhp.
Is a non resonated exhaust illegal?
Technically speaking, yes, they are. Cars are type approved from the factory and an aftermarket system that is louder than standard, technically could be illegal as it could be louder than the limit allowed for that car.
Is a non resonated exhaust loud?
Therefore, a non-resonated exhaust system will give you extra performance and a louder exhaust note, while the resonated system will give you extra performance whilst minimally changing the exhaust note.
Will a sports cat pass an MOT?
It won’t. The point being made is, if a modified exhaust fails MOT with a sport cat installed, might as well have saved the money spent on the cat since a failure is a failure. That being said, many people do successfully pass MOT with a sport cat whereas you are guaranteed to fail if you go catless.
What does Decat a car mean?
A decat is a simple pipe that replaces the catalytic converter in your exhaust system. This is quite a simple mod but you run the risk of failing an MOT emissions test, so a lot of people just replace the catalytic converter before their car heads out for an MOT.
