the milltek is 4 pieces plus the 2 tailpipes and is 2.5" from the v-band clamp all the way back to the tailpipes

all the connections overlap by about 2 inches or so

the clamps (provided) are very heavy duty stainless steel, i needed a 1/2" drive rachet to tighten them ... they are not hose clamps

scott

 

"Hose Clamp " was a poor choice to describe the connections, I wasn't trying to imply a lack of quality. Actually I'm thinking Milltek is the way to go. It would seem to me if the objective is performance then replacing from DP back is the best option, and you say not too loud unless you mash it. My wife is not thrilled with this mod and feels it's childish, a bit like cards in your bicycle spokes, so I'm working the performance/ efficiency angle
Cheers

 

well then ... my overall avg mpg is 28.8 with ~20% city, ~20% interstate and ~60% rural driving

steady 70 mph on i-state yields 33-36 mpg

slow down to 55-60 and i see 40+ mpg ... one tank i went 411 miles on 9.8 gals = 41.9 mpg

the power comes on at lower rpm than with the stock system, my car pulls from 2000 rpm like it did at 2800 rpm stock and no loss of power up top

scott

 

Scott, thanks for the info and you say it's not vulgar loud, as long as I have no issues with smog here in California I think we have a winner
Cheers

 

definitly not vulgar loud ... my neighbors asked why my car sounds so much better than my dads ... he has a cms all4 also with the stock exhaust

as to the cali smog issue, i can't help you ... i have seen threads mention that certain CAIs have a "carb sticker" but have never seen that said of an exhaust

here in il, the smog test is an OBD read only and the milltek has not set any codes, so i will pass

scott