I had a full Miltek system with race cats and ECU re-map fitted by Thorney Motorsport last Friday as well as an ITG filter element. I thought I'd share my initial impressions of the upgrade.
Pros:
1. Sounds pretty cool especially under hard acceleration - more dare i say like a 911 GT3! Also the trademark CSL induction note is still very apparent and hasn't been drowned out. :-D
2. Power gain not immediately apparent from setting off but once you get into the mid-range it gets all angry and revs with even more urgency!
3. It looks nice and weighs less than OEM of course...
Cons:
1. It has a bassy drone between 2250-2750 rpm which can become wearsome when in town driving speeds or on slower motorway traffic speeds. This can be worked around by changing down a gear or by accelerating faster!
2. An annoying rattle emanates from the cat section on startup and remains quite distinctive until the car is fully warmed. A tad embarassing for such a 'nice/posh' car! Gonna ring TMS and check if this is the norm!
3. Fuel economy has gone down marginally (as expected) by 1-2 mpg on the car computer average calculator. The whole setup isn't exactly cheap of course at 3k...
Summary:
Overall I'm very pleased with it and TMS were really good also and looked after us for the day providing a lift and pick-up from Milton Keynes whilst system was fitted. It was good too to speak to John at TMS and have a look at his own (thorn covered & modded) CSL. There was also another CSL in for a Stage 3 tune.
BHP (at flywheel) prior to fit: 356
BHP (at flywheel) post fit: 379 (322 at wheels)
:thumbs:
Pros:
1. Sounds pretty cool especially under hard acceleration - more dare i say like a 911 GT3! Also the trademark CSL induction note is still very apparent and hasn't been drowned out. :-D
2. Power gain not immediately apparent from setting off but once you get into the mid-range it gets all angry and revs with even more urgency!
3. It looks nice and weighs less than OEM of course...
Cons:
1. It has a bassy drone between 2250-2750 rpm which can become wearsome when in town driving speeds or on slower motorway traffic speeds. This can be worked around by changing down a gear or by accelerating faster!
2. An annoying rattle emanates from the cat section on startup and remains quite distinctive until the car is fully warmed. A tad embarassing for such a 'nice/posh' car! Gonna ring TMS and check if this is the norm!
3. Fuel economy has gone down marginally (as expected) by 1-2 mpg on the car computer average calculator. The whole setup isn't exactly cheap of course at 3k...
Summary:
Overall I'm very pleased with it and TMS were really good also and looked after us for the day providing a lift and pick-up from Milton Keynes whilst system was fitted. It was good too to speak to John at TMS and have a look at his own (thorn covered & modded) CSL. There was also another CSL in for a Stage 3 tune.
BHP (at flywheel) prior to fit: 356
BHP (at flywheel) post fit: 379 (322 at wheels)
:thumbs:
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