had my miltek fitted today

[Arctic_182]

my local garage fitted it for me & no matter what they did it would not sit straight so i messed about for hours & the only way i could do it is with a jubilee clip not ideal but there is now other way but sits perfect now



before


after



dont laugh

I dont see why people should pay £400 for a exhaust system then have to do this so it fits correct

 

[Benny06]

Hmmmm. Fitting mine tomorrow so will take note of this!

 

[Arctic_182]

if your like me & your exhaust has to look bang on then all the best mate

 

[JonC]

Surely that jubilee clip will eventually wear a hole in the pipe with the constant rubbing and vibrations.

 

[Benny06]

if your like me & your exhaust has to look bang on then all the best mate

Cheers.

We'll see how it goes, fingers crossed it sits okay. If it doesn't I'd rather try and modify the hanger as opposed to tie anything up. Will let you know how I get on.

 

[hipwell]

Cheers.

We'll see how it goes, fingers crossed it sits okay. If it doesn't I'd rather try and modify the hanger as opposed to tie anything up. Will let you know how I get on.

is the jubilee clip actually pushing the exhaust down? i cant make sense of the picture lol.

Seen a few posts about this with millteks, glad i got a ktec now, didnt even have to arse about, just hung it up, clamped it and it hung perfect!

 

[Arctic_182]

is the jubilee clip actually pushing the exhaust down? i cant make sense of the picture lol.

Seen a few posts about this with millteks, glad i got a ktec now, didnt even have to arse about, just hung it up, clamped it and it hung perfect!

No its lifting up slightly only 3/4 of an inch or so & the clip isnt solid it does give, i had ran out of ideas i dont want to leave it like that but it looks daft without it

 

[hipwell]

sure one of ur rubber hangers arent had it?

 

[Arctic_182]

no both new

 

[ADY 554D]

have you slackend all the system off upto the cat and tried to line it up again?

 

[Arctic_182]

I undid the back box but it never did anything

 

[hipwell]

I undid the back box but it never did anything

best way is to loosen everything including the center to cat and line it up then get somebody to hold it while you tighten it up.

 

[ADY 554D]

this borrowed from fitting a yozza thread should work unless one of the hangers is bent out of shape


slacken off the cat bolts a bit
slacken off the 2 rear mounts
fit the centre section to the cat (loose)
fit the back box to the centre section (tight)
wiggle about to line up
tighten everything back up

 

[Arctic_182]

will it be ok like this for a bit?

 

[Arctic_182]

Surely that jubilee clip will eventually wear a hole in the pipe with the constant rubbing and vibrations.

I have some heat wrap to put between the 2

 

[Arctic_182]

i have decided against the jubilee clip

 

[Dave..]

Surely that jubilee clip will eventually wear a hole in the pipe with the constant rubbing and vibrations.

LOL! Err.... no.

 

[blackpanther]

When i fitted my miltek it sat perfect, it was only a year later when i got 2 new rear mounts that it c*cked up. I used cable ties round the rubber and mount (a bit like the above pic) and that sorted it out. It passed MOT ok like this and was never a problem again.

 

[Arctic_182]

LOL! Err.... no.

Thats what i thought how could it wear a hole in it? but its sorted now anyway

 

[ripp]

i have decided against the jubilee clip

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as I can see your problem was that it wouldn't fit high enough.. just like mine. this second solution seems better than the clip.

 

[Benny06]

Well fitting mine today was interesting.

My mates garage & pit were alot smaller than I remember! We had some difficultly getting the standard one out and ended up hacksawing through a straight section in order to get it out. We didn't really have the time to **** about as he needed to visit a relative in hospital. Nice clean clut so can be re-welded if need be.

Getting the Milltek in took a matter of minutes, getting it to sit right has taken me all day and it's still no where near right. The left exhaust is constantly pointed (when viewing underneath) to the left and touching the surround making the whole rear bumper vibrate. Due to being able to adjust angle of the left one this hasn't been an issue.

The overall height has been sagging and as I result I have wedges on my brand new rear mounts both pushing it up and also to the left. However the height is fine but the angle of the left is really not. I twisted it slightly from the join after the Cat which helped a bit but not much.

Think I'll have a good fiddle with it tomorrow evening if my mates around and then failing that speak to Milltek.

Left tip:

 

[Fred@BTM]

i told you all they were s**t, i don't say stuff just for fun you know! :rasp:

 

[Benny06]

i told you all they were s**t, i don't say stuff just for fun you know! :rasp:

Indeed you did!

I liked the sound of this one the most though! Not overly loud and not droney and high speeds!

We'll dis-assemble and try all over again become I come back on here crying!

 

[Baldin0]

My milltek is the exact same with the left pipe. I cant seem to sort it.
Dont wana get rid of it tho as I love the sound

 

[ScarySquirrel]

My Milltek went on today, fitted fine, just needs lifting a bit but that's down to the **** exhaust hangers.

Sounds AWESOME though. I love it

 

[Benny06]

I'm going to try assembling from the back first tomorrow (if I have time) Failing that I'll be onto Milltek that their quality control & tolerances are shite! Can't even put the old one back on if they were to exchange as it's cut in two! lol

 

[ripp]

i told you all they were s**t, i don't say stuff just for fun you know! :rasp:

always funny seeing fred trashing the milltek's )

 

[barker22]

surely the way thats sitting means the exhaust is off and not the fitting. if you move that pipe to the left your right pipe will move out of place, its f***d.

 

[ripp]

you can spread the tailpipes (this is adjustable) if they aren't already at their max and then try to re-adjust.

 

[Austin-182]

Thats why custom everytime is the way forward

 

[Benny06]

you can spread the tailpipes (this is adjustable) if they aren't already at their max and then try to re-adjust.

You can spread the pipes yes, however this only moves the right pipe. I'll report back with how I get on with it this evening.

 

[Gaz_]

I actually sold my Milltek when i had a 182 as i could not get it to fit. Was a shame as it sounded lovely. The system got very stressed when hot, so if it fitted when cold it moved when it warmed up. Eneded up packing the rear mounts so much it actually started to vibrate the boot floor!. The BTB i replaced it with fitted perfect in comparison!

 

[ScarySquirrel]

always funny seeing fred trashing the milltek's )

I personally find it quite tiresome.

 

[Benny06]

Well it doesn't seem that we were able to do much and have resorted to cable cable ties around the outside of the mount pulling the rubber in the necesary direction. There is still plenty of flex and wobble so it's restricted for movement. Also on the mount just before it passes over the rear beam this was knocking against the mount on the chassis so a little bit of the foam from the packaging of the Milltek has stopped this 'ticking'. This will have to do until I visit K-tec and see if they're able to do anything to help.

Love the sound, hate the tolerances they use in the factory!