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Title: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: Homer on April 08, 2011, 09:34:46 pm

I have noticed that some of you say you have a TBE and others talk about a Millteck, is this the same thing or is a Turbo Back Exhaust a different type of exhaust? Thanks

Title: Re: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: stealthwolf on April 08, 2011, 09:37:41 pm

You can have a milltek catback.
You can have a milltek sports cat and downpipe.
Or you can have both and have a TBE.

Title: Re: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: PDT on April 08, 2011, 09:48:42 pm

TBE isnt a brand, its a description of 'turbo back exhaust' so you could have a Milltek, Scorpion, Blueflame (expect a long wait) or custom made TBE.

Title: Re: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: Homer on April 08, 2011, 10:13:03 pm

so am I right in thinking I could either have a TBE or cat back system? What are the differences between the two- is the turbo one better? Thanks

Title: Re: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: Janner_Sy on April 08, 2011, 10:30:59 pm

the TBE is the entire exhaust from turbo all the way to the tail pipes.

The TBE is split into 2 parts.  

From the turbo to the centre part of the car is the downpipe and sports cat.  thisis where the erformance gains to be had.

From the centre part of the car to the tail pipes is the cat back exhaust.  2 types of cat back.  resonated=2 silencers, non resonated =1 silencer.  thsi is the noise part of the system

Title: Re: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: Adams Cupra on April 08, 2011, 10:32:18 pm

Got three options

cat back = sound
downpipe & sports cat (with a reducer) = performance
full tbe = both

Title: Re: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: Homer on April 09, 2011, 01:15:38 pm

Thanks folks, everyday is a schoolday  :happy2:

Title: Re: Is there any difference between a Millteck exhaust and TBE?
Post by: berg on April 09, 2011, 10:42:37 pm

Quote from: Janner_Sy on April 08, 2011, 10:30:59 pm

the TBE is the entire exhaust from turbo all the way to the tail pipes.

The TBE is split into 2 parts.  

From the turbo to the centre part of the car is the downpipe and sports cat.  thisis where the erformance gains to be had.

From the centre part of the car to the tail pipes is the cat back exhaust.  2 types of cat back.  resonated=2 silencers, non resonated =1 silencer.  thsi is the noise part of the system

is the oem exhaust very restrictive though so the tbe does offer a fair bit of extra grunt from the flow?