Where to purchase a down pipe?

**Lucas_R** · 20-08-2015, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by amdeman

Hi team, time to start looking at down pipe options.
If I'm not mistaken Milltek are the preferred item? Open to suggestions, and experience.
Also where to purchase one from a company that will send to New Zealand?
TIA.

Google tells me that there are several custom exhaust shops in Auckland. Why don't you go visit one or two of them and get a quote. https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sour...haust+auckland

**amdeman** · 20-08-2015, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Lucas_R

Google tells me that there are several custom exhaust shops in Auckland. Why don't you go visit one or two of them and get a quote. https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sour...haust+auckland

Thanks for that, I'll look into it.
Would anyone else from NZ like to look into this as well?

**PoloGIT** · 22-08-2015, 06:38 AM

Amdeman, I'm in NZ too and ended up buying a Milltek decat down pipe from eBay seller junction26m1, allthough direct, not via eBay. If you do that, they knock the VAT off but it was £99 to post. I also had them send me a dv008 in the same package at a good price. They were great to deal with and good value and the down pipe is a quality unit. Took about 10 days to get here. Unfortunately NZ customs screwed me out of about another $180.

I'm very happy with the pipe coupled with Gavin's custom code phase 2 tune, which eliminates the CEL due to the missing cat. Here in clean green NZ, you don't need a cat on pre 2010 cars. It was considerably louder though...surprising how much the cat muffles the sound. Just this week I had a resonator installed in the centre section, so it's suddenly a lot more civilised. Some of the polos have a resonator and some don't apparently.

Louis19 raises a good point re 3" though...depends how wild you ultimately want to go.

**amdeman** · 22-08-2015, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by PoloGIT

Amdeman, I'm in NZ too and ended up buying a Milltek decat down pipe from eBay seller junction26m1, allthough direct, not via eBay. If you do that, they knock the VAT off but it was £99 to post. I also had them send me a dv008 in the same package at a good price. They were great to deal with and good value and the down pipe is a quality unit. Took about 10 days to get here. Unfortunately NZ customs screwed me out of about another $180.

I'm very happy with the pipe coupled with Gavin's custom code phase 2 tune, which eliminates the CEL due to the missing cat. Here in clean green NZ, you don't need a cat on pre 2010 cars. It was considerably louder though...surprising how much the cat muffles the sound. Just this week I had a resonator installed in the centre section, so it's suddenly a lot more civilised. Some of the polos have a resonator and some don't apparently.

Louis19 raises a good point re 3" though...depends how wild you ultimately want to go.

AWESOME! Thank you for letting me know.
What was the total cost?
Which Milltek part number?

Really keen to get this sorted.

How did you find the differences?

**Julzaac** · 22-12-2015, 11:16 AM

How the same or different is the mk4 gti's exhaust setup? I've found someone selling a mk4 gti dump and just wondering if it would fit on my POG?

**sambb** · 22-12-2015, 11:31 AM

No won't fit. You need a dedicated polo one from milltek or custom if you want something bigger than 2.5in.

**Grant** · 23-05-2018, 04:08 PM

Has anyone got a downpipe recently in Sydney? I was quoted $1500 for a SS 2.5 inch DP with hi flow cat today. Its a highly reputable workshop but price is on the high end. $2200 for a turbo back.

Ebay downpipe options at the moment are scorpion, piper, miltek and a few other places. Can be landed here for under $1000 for just the DP and cat. Add installation labour.

My current location is Homebush.

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**sambb** · 23-05-2018, 05:00 PM

Yeah sounds a bit pricey just for a dump + cat. Theres not a lot of materials there really and the labour would be higher for rear section id have thought with all trhe bends and angles etc. I'd shop around and if going custom I'd go 3in any day. For 2.5in you may as well just buy a Milltek.
Look in the classifieds. Harding performance had a full milltek for sale I hink.