2007 RS4, Milltek Recommendations??

[zhoffman9]

Hey guys, i've had my RS4 for a little over 2 years now and it's time for a Milltek Exhaust System. Any recommendations? I think I want to do resonated....if anyone has any videos i'd love to see them as well. What exhaust do you recommend? Thanks guys

[Patrick Bateman]

Ah... I think you could do much better than that for your Rs4 personally. Im sure others will be along shortly with suggestions. plenty of topics on here already via the search function. good luck.

PB.

[B6JoeS4]

Call up JHM. Miltek is just as bad of a design as the OEM system, and the quality is probably worse. Search around the B7 RS4 subforum

[BenSti]

Milltek is garbage quality. Parts are not symetrical, fit is shitty, but it does sound good.

[B7S4Man]

I put a GMG on mine and it fits and sounds great. gmgracing.com. Good luck

[patastinky]

1st off anything other than OEM is going to give you fitment issues. So lets be real about that. 2nd the Milltek is an awesome sounding exhaust, especially if you pony up for the DP's as well (Milltek). My buddy has an 08' RS4, he is a member of this forum and purchased a new Milltek Non-res catback a little over a month ago. The car sounded awesome! I mean simply AWESOME! Nice growl on start up, after it warmed up a bit it just sounded like a monster! I have the same exhaust (except i own an S4 Avant so i have the s4 avant version) and the difference in sound; idle, full throat, etc. are night and day (compared to mine). Last week he slapped on the Milltek Dp's and APR tune. The car sounds... sounds.... sounds.... just EPIC! I mean it's "throatier" (if that's even a word), the power is there as soon as you get on the gas. It simply roars through the entire RPM range. I mean this exhaust really complements the V8 and it's symphony of sounds.. There was a minor fitment issue at 1st when he had the exhaust installed at a local shop. However that "minor fitment" issue wasn't even noticeable at all. Only if you took measurements would you see that it was off alignment just a tad... At anyrate, Jaime from XLR8 (Branford, CT) took care of that. With that said, anytime anyone posts a thread on Audizine about "exhausts" everyone is going to say "Go 2.50", "Go JHM". What they should be posting (along side that information) is personal experience (like BenSti). I don't think you will be disappointed with the performance, fitment and sound of the Milltek. You should take your time and start your research here on exhausts. This is a great forum with a lot of great people who contribute there time and knowledge to help others. Then after reading what people say try to link up with locals in your area that have an RS4 and see what they got. I just felt like i had to put in my 2cents because there is so much bashing going on, on anything other than 2.50 diameter for exhausts. Milltek in my personal experience is a great exhaust and should definitely be considered..

btw.. disregard my for sale thread below in my sig

[MilltekSportUSA]

I've installed both RES and NON-RES versions. I vote non-res. The sound is awesome and inside the cabin is very civilized. Milltek systems are generally regarded as one of the better fitting exhaust systems. Go ahead and ask any shop thats had experience with Milltek and any of its competing brands.

The non-res system with valves is nice. Gives you major control with the Sport mode button.

Here's one of my fav vids:

[Gareth_oau]

here's mine before and after the Milltek valveless non-resonated catback







It is loud and I love it, and unless you want to be extra subtle, then dont bother with resonated.

[RAudi Driver]

I've got a valved non-resonated Milltek on my RS4 and I love it. It's a great system and one of the only ones with the valves. The fit and finish are fine for an exhaust system. Keep in mind that the pipes aren't polished, only the cans are.

Whoever says that the fitment sucks doesn't have the patience to dial it in. Like many aftermarket systems, you'll have to tweak with it for a while to get it to sit right. I've installed many exhaust systems on Audi's and they all require some tweaking to get them to sit just right.

Keep in mind that the Milltek is a handmade system. How many other systems claim that?

[B6JoeS4]

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Keep in mind that the Milltek is a handmade system. How many other systems claim that?

For one, the 2.75" JHM system

[MilltekSportUSA]

the silencers (mufflers) are hand assembled. They dont use another manufacturer's silencers. I think thats what he may have meant. I searched "exhaust" on the JHM site, it didnt come up.

RAudi Driver,

Have you had the RS4 for a while? Didn't you have an S4? What did I miss?

[Trogdor1464]

I've run Milltek on my previous two cars and the fitment was always spot on. What's up with the quality bashing? You guys act like you're gonna be eating off this shit, or driving around with mirrors mounted to the bottom of your car. Gimme a break! The quality/welds are not THAT bad. Now I have to agree, the pipe size for this car is a little on the small size. Don't plan on making a lot of power with it but I've never been disappointed with their sound. As far as JHM goes, is their exhaust even available yet? It's not on their website.

[RAudi Driver]

the silencers (mufflers) are hand assembled. They dont use another manufacturer's silencers. I think thats what he may have meant. I searched "exhaust" on the JHM site, it didnt come up.

RAudi Driver,

Have you had the RS4 for a while? Didn't you have an S4? What did I miss?

Sold the S4 in March of 208 and picked up a new Sprint Blue/titanium package RS4. I think JHM is using the Sebring cans like Fast Intentions.

[MilltekSportUSA]

that thing is pretty bad ass....

[boravr6]

Hey guys, i've had my RS4 for a little over 2 years now and it's time for a Milltek Exhaust System. Any recommendations? I think I want to do resonated....if anyone has any videos i'd love to see them as well. What exhaust do you recommend? Thanks guys

Take a look here before you commit to anything!

http://audirevolution.net/forum/index.php?topic=56.0

[MilltekSportUSA]

I'll add a couple things...

1. look at the massive crimps on the stock system where the pipe enters the rear mufflers.
2. Milltek is larger that stock.
3. H pipe is used for sound.
4. Milltek mufflers are WAAAAY less restrictive that stock. Cut open the stock muffler, you'll find something similar to this:

[BenSti]

The point is, if you are going to spend money on new exhaust, you should get something that actually has decent gains, and is good fit/finish.

My Milltek is very low quality, the clamps are shitty, they don't hold it very well, and if you tighten them down enough to hold it, they dent the piping. The connections from the H-Pipe to midpipes are too close together so the clamps get seized up.

Mine is for sale if you want it, it can be made to fit well, but it takes more work than it should. It is probably the best sounding system out there. I get compliments on it nearly every day. My friend is making me a custom system with 2.75" downpipes and exhaust.

[Gareth_oau]

you would also need to throw a Tubi into the consideration mix:

[B6JoeS4]

Added some quotes from the thread boravr6 linked to:

I thought this would be fun.

One of these is 1600$ and the other one is 160$

Milltek


Stock exhaust mod.



Ill let you figgure out what one costs what.

This should help give a little perspective from stock/milltek to the size difference in the 2.75 JHM exhaust


JHM on the left milltek/stock on the right.





I don't have more pictures but this shows the jhm catback




Joe. Well pointed out. This is what happens when you try to run production parts off a machine there is a compromise of quality.

I don't think milltek put too much thought into it. I think they say a cheap way to tie in each side of the exhaust and they went for it. Maybe Im not giving Milltek enough credit but I just don't see why they would charge tons of money for the same dia exhaust and do little to no changes

[karsty]

Man, I wish JHM would email me back. I want there exhaust on my RS4 so bad! Anyone have any more pics of what the JHM catback looks like? Any vids(aside from the one from JHM and I think one other one online)?

[B6JoeS4]

Man, I wish JHM would email me back. I want there exhaust on my RS4 so bad! Anyone have any more pics of what the JHM catback looks like? Any vids(aside from the one from JHM and I think one other one online)?

They're moving to a bigger shop over the next few weeks so that combined with the s/c release and all the RS4 stuff going on, they're swamped to say the least. Just try to call them a few times
here is some JHM RS4 vids:

[karsty]

Thanks for the vids! I'll try calling them.

[NY07RS4]

the last vid...tisk tisk on the neutral shift!

[WerkzRS]

JHM exhaust looks pretty sweet, I have the Milltek on my RS right now no fitment issues and when inspecting the whole exhaust i didnt see any crappy stuff. Im pretty sure JHM may be better due to it 2.75" sizing but thats about it. I think they all are great just a matter of how your building your RS? only two types MILD or EXTREME builds...

[pierl]

don't know what's the big fuzz with the muffler\exhaust line.. its mostly personal taste and sound..Clearly the JHM one will give you more power.. But if your'e after noticeable gain..
downpipes and a tune will give you the most pony for your money (and I would go JHM no doubt)

this thread smell like the M3forum

[b6scott]

miltek's mount and look like shit....... AWE FTW

[MilltekSportUSA]

please explain? every system i've fit on the RS4 has fit perfectly.

[RAudi Driver]

^^It's because you know what you are doing and are experienced. I had no problems with mine either

[BenSti]

please explain? every system i've fit on the RS4 has fit perfectly.

I think it may be because you sell the exhaust. Mine is defiantly not symmetrical, I have it fitting pretty well now, but it is still not perfect.

[MilltekSportUSA]

I think it may be because you sell the exhaust. Mine is defiantly not symmetrical, I have it fitting pretty well now, but it is still not perfect.

Yeah, its not exactly symmetrical. Its that way because of the way they initially design the systems. Its pretty cool the way they do it, but it does result in the two sides being asymmetrical. The slip fittings add a ton of adjustability. A few degrees of rotation in the center pipe can raise/lower the tips by quite a lot.

In a lot of cases, Milltek doesnt have as large of diameter systems as some other manufacturers. That has always been because they've tended to keep their systems on the tame side and also to keep the gains somewhat equal between tq and HP. In the past couple years, they're trending towards building larger dia. systems (on applications that allow it) because thats what people in the N. American market see value in. Keep in mind, Milltek is in the UK where the requirements/laws are different and so is the customer base. Milltek sells globally and the N. American market is really very different and quite unique. A lot of the systems Milltek makes end up on cars that see alot of track time. In lots of areas, tracks (and governments) impose dB restrictions. Milltek has long since had a reputation of being on the conservative side. Their choice in diameter and balance pipe configurations is done to create a compromise between quality of sound and performance. If you notice, the majority of the people that have gripes with Milltek seem to be the younger guys. Nothing wrong with that, they're just the ones that are usually taking the cars to more aggressive levels of tuning.

Why am I saying all this? Because, a few people have questioned Milltek's reasoning behind the diameter and design of their systems. I sell and endorse their products NOT because I have to, but because I choose to. I've been involved with Milltek for over 8 years and I'm proud to say that. I hope that we can all respect that people have different tastes and we're all entitled to that.

-Greg