Anyone got milltek headers and cat pipes for their R32?

[ranton-inc]

Anyone got milltek headers and cat pipes for their R32?

Any one stock them in Aussie?

What fits what doesnt?

i head the Milltek headers have crappy port match ie round ports as opposed to the factory square ports?

[quozl]

Not aware of anyone running the Milltek headers, Guy at APR did some development on headers for the R and still may have a set or two in stock, not sure if they ever went into full production but they weren't cheap. Again there will be plenty running the Milltek headers on the Vortex R32 forum so your bound to find an answer there.

Cheers Al

[ranton-inc]

yeah but they are all LHD

and super sprint headers are LHD only and apparently milltek headers are both but fit better on the LHD

[Treza360]

Scrap the idea and just go a VF supercharger kit. I know that Graeme on here thinks it's rubbish but my new best friend over in WA has one and he seems to like it.

[qsilverza]

It would probably pay for half but does it include a decent exhaust sytem is the question...

[ranton-inc]

The VF kits arent rubbish... but are expensive hp man

Powerdubs on the Tex has 310hp out of a n/a R32 and beat a Stage 2 VF r32 down the Drag Strip..

The VF kits are find if you have a MKIII or something cos they arent worth all that much so buying the car and buying the kit leaves you with some spare chnge
buy a mkIV R and buy the kit you may as well remove your testicles.. as youll have not alot of spare change left

id be looking at Streetwerke or HPA turbo kits.. althou HPA really should be changing pistions not just whopping a head spacer in..

[jayjay]

is that how they lower compression?! omg! does that twin turbo set up run on stock internals?!

respect = down. especially seeing as their kits cost about $15000

[G-rig]

I thought the Milltek headers actually didn't work and reduced power (Edit: didn't realize this was a MK4 thread- talking about the first gen of Milltek MK5 headers but it's only what i've heard).

I've just had some of Guy's headers installed last week on my MK5. It makes a difference, mostly frees up the throttle, but still expensive gains (which was always to be expected compared to turbo car gains).

Not much you can do though beside forced induction if you want more. ABT sportline are meant to be selling some Supercharger kits in Australia soon. A supercharger setup would still benefit from good headers and exhaust system anyway.

I can post a before and after dyno if anyone is interested, they made approx 4-8kW at the wheels, but my retune seems like it could be better - not a smooth curve and power seems a bit down:

(Edit: Found out the dyno curve look odd as the series of waves could be wheel slip - probably nothing to worry about).

[JVLR32]

I thought the Milltek headers actually didn't work and reduced power, or is there a new design out now (i recall someone saying it about the original ones)?

I've just had some of Guy's headers installed last week. It makes a difference mostly frees up the throttle, but still expensive gains.

Not much you can do though beside forced induction if you want more. ABT sportline are meant to be selling some Supercharger kits in Australia soon. A supercharger setup would still benefit from good headers and exhaust system anyway.

I can post a before and after dyno if anyone is interested, they made approx 4-8kW at the wheels, but my retune seems like it could be better - not a smooth curve and power seems a bit down:

wat $$$$s for 4-8kws?

[G-rig]

wat $$$$s for 4-8kws?

yeah that's the price you pay for NA improvements!
(not sure if i'd do it again - prob get a turbo car next time though).

[JVLR32]

yeah that's the price you pay for NA improvements!
(not sure if i'd do it again - prob get a turbo car next time though).

Yeh m8 4-8kws mmm not worth it....

[G-rig]

Yeh m8 4-8kws mmm not worth it....

i should clarify it's not just those kW, but what the car gains with all three mods (retune, headers and airbox) - 25kW at the fly approx.

I agree not cheap, but a damnsight cheaper than forced induction and doesn't change the cars characteristics too much. Always puts a smile on your dial.

[JVLR32]

Iam stikin to Na. I find on a cool day the R runs really nice so yeh a cold air duction system would be nicer.especially for the hotter days...Bump the fuel up to a 102-104 spec but i cant justify headers for some reason.

[G-rig]

Iam stikin to Na. I find on a cool day the R runs really nice so yeh a cold air duction system would be nicer.especially for the hotter days...Bump the fuel up to a 102-104 spec but i cant justify headers for some reason.

NA does have a satisfying throttle and no lag which i like about it more predictable too.

You wont get any gains from 100 RON if the car isn't tuned for it. The BMC CDA does have a cold air duct but ram air still doesn't make that much difference on an NA (but the carbon intake sounds cool).

[quozl]

JVLR32 be careful with the BMC intake if you are going to run the car in any CAMS tarmac rally events as they are not legal to run, I had to remove mine but we found that using the Euro spec intake from the MKIV DSG R32 we got the same grams per second intake of air as I did with the BMC. It has a much larger intake pipe to ours and with a K&N filter performs the same as the BMC.

Cheers Al