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[l14mha]

seems a shame not to take advantage of some of these great offers... but which one do peoples think??? pro's and con's thanks liam

[GruFF]

larni = great sound miltek = better performance to be honest i doubt theres hardly anything in it when it comes to performance, hence i would go for the larini.

[Pidgeon]

One is a tried and tested product, used by many people here, the other is entirely unproven - your choice

[bigp2]

I have been thinking about this larini/milltek myself, with Thorney's offer and the group buy going on. I'm probably leaning towards the Larini myself, but would be interested in any other opinions. BTW is the NA Larini back box going to sound the same as the turbo one (in the exhaust clips thread)? It sounds fanastic. Phil

[MrSimba]

Must admit that Larini sounds good and if its just a back box your after for sound then it will probably tick all the boxes But if later on your going to upgrade to the 'full' system for performance then Milltek all the way...

[john_s]

BTW is the NA Larini back box going to sound the same as the turbo one (in the exhaust clips thread)? It sounds fanastic.

The Larini NA box does sound

I'm happy enough with the Miltek on mine.

[theotherjonnymac]

I have now heard the Larini and am more than happy with my Milltek.

[jasvxt]

I have now heard the Larini and am more than happy with my Milltek.

In the flesh so to speak ?

Rs


Jas

[wrightster]

BTW is the NA Larini back box going to sound the same as the turbo one (in the exhaust clips thread)?

on the group buy thread there is now a sound clip of my NA with Larini back box

[MIKE_VX]

Must admit that Larini sounds good and if its just a back box your after for sound then it will probably tick all the boxes

But if later on your going to upgrade to the 'full' system for performance then Milltek all the way...

I'll be going for a Larini, mainly to try something a bit different!

I'm mainly getting it at the moment for the sound, and it then gives the opportunity for performance improvements later..... from what I've heard I wouldn't be so sure that Milltek will give the better performance. I know they're tried and tested on the VX, and therefore should be the obvious choice, but having spoken to Larini, and an independent (i.e. a Lotus owner friend), on the Elise the Larini sports cat gives better RR results than the Milltek.

I know the Elise and VX are different, but to dismiss the Larini as lower performing without having had any comparative RR tests done is not fair and far from scientific.

I am in no way trying to put down the Milltek, as we all know it has been proven time and time again on the VX, as being great. I just think people shouldn't be dismissive of new products until they've had a chance to be tried out. It's not as though Larini are totally unproven, after all, they specialise in Lambo, Ferrari etc., and the CATs for the VX are built on the same technology!

[flamy]

ill hopefully be getting a miltek on mine soon enough.... miltek + itg for the win

Edited by flamy, 02 February 2007 - 11:15 AM.

[andyr]

larni = great sound
miltek = better performance

to be honest i doubt theres hardly anything in it when it comes to performance, hence i would go for the larini.

Would not go as saying miltek better performance as nothing has been proven as yet

I am overjoyed with my Larini and was more than happy to take the plunge into the unknown - trusting guys who play with Lamborghinis & Ferrari's as well as providing exhausts to F1 teams, Porsche Supercup etc - figured it was a no-brainer.

As for the performance have noticed a big difference

As for the noise

[Ratspants]

larini = great sound
miltek = better performance

One is a tried and tested product, used by many people here, the other is entirely unproven - your choice

if later on your going to upgrade to the 'full' system for performance then Milltek all the way...

I hate to interrupt the blinkered fanaticism but Larini have a stunning reputation in many other relevant circles. There is no VX-specific performance data for the Larini for anyone to make any sort of claims at all about relative performance (not that anyones stats are reliable or comparable anyway)) - these "sports" exhausts offer pretty much the same levels of "performance" anyway

New options should not be dismissed so easily and for such tenuous reasons, how would we ever have found any other exhausts beyond the OEM and VSE if everyone did that? Larini's reputation means you can buy with confidence IMO.

is the NA Larini back box going to sound the same as the turbo one (in the exhaust clips thread)? It sounds fanastic.

No, it will sound better. I've not heard a Larini for either a VXT or an NA but from all the other cars and exhausts I've heard, the NA always sounds noticeably better.

From what I've heard I wouldn't be so sure that Milltek will give the better performance. I know they're tried and tested on the VX, and therefore should be the obvious choice, but having spoken to Larini, and an independent (i.e. a Lotus owner friend), on the Elise the Larini sports cat gives better RR results than the Milltek.

I know the Elise and VX are different, but to dismiss the Larini as lower performing without having had any comparative RR tests done is not fair and far from scientific.

I am in no way trying to put down the Milltek, as we all know it has been proven time and time again on the VX, as being great. I just think people shouldn't be dismissive of new products until they've had a chance to be tried out. It's not as though Larini are totally unproven, after all, they specialise in Lambo, Ferrari etc., and the CATs for the VX are built on the same technology!

Exactly!

Ben

[andyr]

larini = great sound
miltek = better performance

One is a tried and tested product, used by many people here, the other is entirely unproven - your choice

if later on your going to upgrade to the 'full' system for performance then Milltek all the way...

I hate to interrupt the blinkered fanaticism but Larini have a stunning reputation in many other relevant circles. There is no VX-specific performance data for the Larini for anyone to make any sort of claims at all about relative performance (not that anyones stats are reliable or comparable anyway)) - these "sports" exhausts offer pretty much the same levels of "performance" anyway

New options should not be dismissed so easily and for such tenuous reasons, how would we ever have found any other exhausts beyond the OEM and VSE if everyone did that? Larini's reputation means you can buy with confidence IMO.

is the NA Larini back box going to sound the same as the turbo one (in the exhaust clips thread)? It sounds fanastic.

No, it will sound better. I've not heard a Larini for either a VXT or an NA but from all the other cars and exhausts I've heard, the NA always sounds noticeably better.

From what I've heard I wouldn't be so sure that Milltek will give the better performance. I know they're tried and tested on the VX, and therefore should be the obvious choice, but having spoken to Larini, and an independent (i.e. a Lotus owner friend), on the Elise the Larini sports cat gives better RR results than the Milltek.

I know the Elise and VX are different, but to dismiss the Larini as lower performing without having had any comparative RR tests done is not fair and far from scientific.

I am in no way trying to put down the Milltek, as we all know it has been proven time and time again on the VX, as being great. I just think people shouldn't be dismissive of new products until they've had a chance to be tried out. It's not as though Larini are totally unproven, after all, they specialise in Lambo, Ferrari etc., and the CATs for the VX are built on the same technology!

Exactly!

Ben

Sounder better than my beast NEVER!

[Ratspants]

Sounds better than my beast NEVER!

lol

It's all in the ear of the beholder anyway

Ben

[bigp2]

Now all we need is few more people to join the Larini group buy in the For Sale or Wanted forum. Phil

[bigp2]

Just giving this thread a little bump, to remind people about the group buy for Larini exhausts. Phil

[Horace]

Does anyone own a VXT with Larini fitted, in the Nottingham or Lincoln areas? I'd like to hear it in the flesh. Are they 'liveable' on a daily commuter?

[jasvxt]

Just to throw confusion into the equation would it be possible to run the full Milltek system and have the Larini back box only would they fit ?

Compare pics :- http://www.thorneymo.../vx220/vxr3.jpg


http://www.vx220.org...pic=47454&st=20





Jas

[andyr]

Does anyone own a VXT with Larini fitted, in the Nottingham or Lincoln areas? I'd like to hear it in the flesh. Are they 'liveable' on a daily commuter?

Not yet - I have the only VXT with a Larini to date - use it as a daily drive no probs, only gets really loud when you use the loud pedal