Who has Milltek's Active Controller Installed?

[LuckysDad]

For those of you that purchased Milltek's Active Valve Controller.
Was it worth it?
Was it easy to install?

 

[patrickramdial]

Exactly this, but the difference between closed and OEM was relatively subtle when idling (I imagine this wasn’t helped by the 3rd cat delete being installed as well). Obviously buttons 2 & 3 being the opposite of what Milltek said wasn’t very helpful either and had me questioning myself!

Awesome, thank you. Just wanted to be confident in my science

 

[Gooner]

Awesome, thank you. Just wanted to be confident in my science

Worth pointing out that the valve is not fully closed in tour mode on OEM i.e. there should be a slight change in tone just through toggling OEM and closed on the remote without moving to sport, but it will be subtle if my experience is anything to go by.

 

[patrickramdial]

Worth pointing out that the valve is not fully closed in tour mode on OEM i.e. there should be a slight change in tone just through toggling OEM and closed on the remote without moving to sport, but it will be subtle if my experience is anything to go by.

You got it. Thank you!

 

[SSJAR]

Going to be installing mine in the next couple weeks. How did you find out exactly which button was for OEM and which was for CLOSED?

The best setting to test the buttons would be Touring Mode right? Since, the valve is at it most 'closed' setting. Pressing one of the buttons would open the valve and you would hear a noticeable difference. That would leave the last two buttons which would, in the touring mode, literally do nothing. Both CLOSED and OEM would have the same outcome? At that point, you could switch to sport mode and if there is an audible difference then the previous button pressed would be OEM because of the valve opening up for sport mode.

Is that how you found out? Thats my plan in trying to find out.

Thanks for posting this. I installed the Milltek controller a few weeks ago and programmed it according to Milltek (which as stated above is wrong). After reading this I did some testing and 1 is open, 2 is OEM, and 3 is closed (at least on my unit).

I started the car, and in tour mode button #1 is super easy to tell when it kicks in that it is open.

I then pressed #2 in tour mode and the exhaust was quieter. I then switched to sport mode and there was a noticeable increase in the exhaust noise and when I switched back to tour it was again quiet.

In tour mode, I then pressed button #3, obviously no change in tour mode. Switching to sport mode gave me no change in exhaust level either meaning that the valves remained closed, unlike when using button #2.

I guess the good news is that I programmed it to start up and remain in open mode. But, I did initially wrongly link my mirror to button #3 thinking it was OEM in case I wanted to quiet the exhaust for some reason.

I think Milltek needs to update their instructions to account for the potential that they are sending out faulty instructions or at a minimum they have had a bad batch of units shipped out. The instructions on the @GRP site also reflect what Milltek has as far as button assignments.

 

[Gooner]

Thanks for posting this. I installed the Milltek controller a few weeks ago and programmed it according to Milltek (which as stated above is wrong). After reading this I did some testing and 1 is open, 2 is OEM, and 3 is closed (at least on my unit).

I started the car, and in tour mode button #1 is super easy to tell when it kicks in that it is open.

I then pressed #2 in tour mode and the exhaust was quieter. I then switched to sport mode and there was a noticeable increase in the exhaust noise and when I switched back to tour it was again quiet.

In tour mode, I then pressed button #3, obviously no change in tour mode. Switching to sport mode gave me no change in exhaust level either meaning that the valves remained closed, unlike when using button #2.

I guess the good news is that I programmed it to start up and remain in open mode. But, I did initially wrongly link my mirror to button #3 thinking it was OEM in case I wanted to quiet the exhaust for some reason.

I think Milltek needs to update their instructions to account for the potential that they are sending out faulty instructions or at a minimum they have had a bad batch of units shipped out. The instructions on the @GRP site also reflect what Milltek has as far as button assignments.

I reckon the way yours is (and indeed mine) is the better way for it to be.

The 3rd button is smaller and can be covered by the slider and I’d suggest this is safer as it would be more difficult to accidentally knock the button and damage the car through the buildup of pressure in the exhaust.

 

[Speedy Emira]

For those of you that purchased Milltek's Active Valve Controller.
Was it worth it?
Was it easy to install?

Best mod I have done so far and really cool how the valves can be open below 3000rpm whilst in Touring mode which I find better in traffic.

 

[RyanGphoto]

@GRP did you ever do a group buy?

 

[jcaswell]

@GRP did you ever do a group buy?

Talked to GRP today for help clarify the buttons on the milltek controller. When you have installed the controller and want to verify the buttons on the controller do it with the diffuser panel off the car. Makes it very easy to see the movement of the valve. Start the car and put it in “sport” mode then push button #1 is clearly fully open. Look at position of the exhaust valve as you use button #2 and then button #3 You will see the valve move to each position. You will clearly see button #3 is in the closed position.

 

[Tod]

For those of you that purchased Milltek's Active Valve Controller.
Was it worth it?
Was it easy to install?

The 3rd cat delete and valve controller make me love my car even more. The pops and gargles sound AMAZING! I had mine installed at Inokinetic in Temecula, CA. Shinoo specializes in Lotus Repair. People from all around the country ship their Lotus cars to him. Great place, amazing people!

 

[seriously]

The 3rd cat delete and valve controller make me love my car even more. The pops and gargles sound AMAZING! I had mine installed at Inokinetic in Temecula, CA. Shinoo specializes in Lotus Repair. People from all around the country ship their Lotus cars to him. Great place, amazing people!

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