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> Gauging Interest: Milltek for R53
| Tags: exhaust, milltek, r53 |
| View Poll Results: Would you be interested in such a Group Buy? | |||
| Definitely |    | 13 | 44.83% |
| Possibly, depending on price |    | 16 | 55.17% |
| Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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May 7th, 2008, 11:25 AM
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 MINI2 Senior  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aberdeen Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Eh...........no  !Had my car at rolling road yesterday and had a few 400+ bhp Evo 8 guys clambering all over the car asking what's been done etc etc - they also loved the "noise"  Vroooom Vroooom  |
 
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May 7th, 2008, 11:40 AM
| #462 (permalink) |
| MiNi2 dEmOn  | I must admit ive just been out on a few appointments and I thought I would really listen to the car and see if it was just me being a muppet. I suppose where I drive in high gears on the main roads the exhuast is quite quiet but when giving it some stick in the low gears it sounds lovely. But I find I have to have the revs up quite high for it to sounds really lous and lovely!! I think its just me being a muppet, so ignore me!!! LOL Electrifing Blue |
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May 7th, 2008, 12:11 PM
| #463 (permalink) |
 PowerSteeringPumpActivist  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Behind the wheel Local Time: 09:57 PM
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* * * * * NeuroBeaker Proud owner of "Zeus" (a 'slightly modified' 2004 Mini One). |
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Hey - I think you'll find it's me that has the monopoly on being a Muppet around here! 
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May 7th, 2008, 01:14 PM
| #466 (permalink) |
| MINI2 Master  Join Date: Oct 2005 Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Super c00per - I almost wanted to take mine off at first. Now it's been on for a week, it's so sweet. Very, very close to stock at idle and just a little deeper - then around 4k revs - KABOOOM!  |
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May 8th, 2008, 04:13 PM
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| Trained MINI Pilot  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny South Coast! Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline  | Fitted mine today, so thought I would post to say a big thanks to Nylo for making this happen. Also got my Works seats and steering put on at the same time now so I'm fully Works'd and Millteck'd up now |
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May 9th, 2008, 09:44 AM
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| Pure Silver Batman  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Finally getting my car back today. First things first, im going to try and fit the milltek. Although all may fail, and if it does i'm gonna have to pay someone to do it i guess    |
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May 9th, 2008, 11:00 AM
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| Mini Youngster  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Double check your original brackets. If they are black and about 2/3 inches long they will need changed, rubber black brackets hanging on a metal thing instead of small rubber red ones connected themselves. Just check  |
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May 9th, 2008, 12:01 PM
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| MINI2 Regular  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Thought I should pass on some of the things that would have helped me on Saturday.  Get the car up as high as you can - my car was just up on ramps at the front and a trolley jack at the rear this was just enough but I could have done with much more space. Just getting out from under the car took time. Wear goggles I got loads of rust and some exhaust paste in my eyes  but I suppose that is obvious. The biggest problem for me was the nuts that attach the original exhaust to the cat. They were so badly corroded they didn't even resemble nuts. I tried to hack saw them off but ended up using an angle grinder which isn't a pleasent experience with not much space under the car. A little helper would have been good to pass the different stuff to me and save me having to get out and back under for a different sized socket.It is worth it though and you don't have to worry about someone else making a mess of your new exhaust and car. Good luck and enjoy once its on |
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May 9th, 2008, 01:10 PM
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| Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Good advice. After the place i got mine installed made a mess of it. For a start they didnt use the specific brackets lohen sent to connect everything together, was hard to get into the right place for me when i had to fix it. The backbox was hanging about 2 inches below the plastic trim because the wrong brackets were used. Looking at it after i fixed it i realised I could have done it myself easily. Just take your time and it will be ok. I had to buy new brackets shown below. I basically refitted it myself lol     |
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May 9th, 2008, 04:31 PM
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| MINI2 Regular | anybody else have to bend one of the brackets on the rear box to make it fit?? mine was wayyy off although once this was done i never had any problems with it being too low. lohen insisted it would need heavily modifing to get the brackets to fit but no such problems!! sounds awesome now tho |
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May 9th, 2008, 05:01 PM
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| PowerSteeringPumpActivist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Behind the wheel Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Right - I've got mine fitted! I've only driven it about a mile back to work so far. I'll have to have a proper play this weekend...  All the best, Andrew. * * * * * NeuroBeaker Proud owner of "Zeus" (a 'slightly modified' 2004 Mini One). |
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May 10th, 2008, 08:23 AM
| #476 (permalink) |
| MINI? Check!  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangor, Norn Iron Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Glad you got it on, Andrew Thanks for phoning to let me hear the noise  Sounds great Have a fun weekend  The V fred's Resident Lawn Expert - no stripe too narrow |
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May 10th, 2008, 10:07 AM
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| PowerSteeringPumpActivist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Behind the wheel Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Hehehe It seemed the least I could do - since you were so magnificent at organising the group buy. Thanks again Carolyn!! Andrew. * * * * * NeuroBeaker Proud owner of "Zeus" (a 'slightly modified' 2004 Mini One). |
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May 10th, 2008, 05:05 PM
| #478 (permalink) |
| Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Glad to hear you got it on ok, habe fun with it!! Im sure we all are! And Nylo, i havent thanked you in person yet but THANKYOU for organising such a succesful group buy. |
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May 11th, 2008, 09:19 AM
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| PowerSteeringPumpActivist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Behind the wheel Local Time: 09:57 PM
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Offline | Oh yes, definitely worth the wait - I'm going for a nice long drive after the F1 finishes to make sure it's nice and properly run in. * * * * * NeuroBeaker Proud owner of "Zeus" (a 'slightly modified' 2004 Mini One). |
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