First LOTUS EMIRA Track Day! + New Milltek Exhaust Sound

After owning my Lotus Emira v6 Manual first edition for a few months now, it's finally done its running in 1000 miles and it's time for a track day at brands hatch! But first CA and myself take a visit to Milltek exhausts in Derby to fit their new system! It should sound better and they believe give a 10 bhp boost, so what better place to test it than a track day! Things got pretty wild pretty quick as expected! Enjoy...
If your car needs to sound a little better too check out Milltek too!
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[@Denno220]

This guy so well spoken and chilled, then turns into a maniac behind the wheel 😂 love it 😂 Great to see you really enjoying the car !

[@SamReynolds26]

Haha thanks man!

[@wking8]

Love to see people actually drive their cars hard. Looks like a blast

[@SamReynolds26]

It was awesome cheers!

[@Elim_84]

I think Lotus smashed this out the park, great looking car

[@SamReynolds26]

I agree! It ticks all the boxes… except steering wheel 😂

[@Elim_84]

@@SamReynolds26 you could go custom wheel, can be costly but comfort and confidence while on track may overcome that

[@qwerty69600]

Looks very progressive on the limit actually. Breaks away nicely but looks really controllable.

[@SamReynolds26]

Yeah it’s awesome to drive, a real nice balance especially now I’ve had a few more months to get used to it! Can’t wait for more track time this year

[@cagreenwoodmtb]

Thanks for lending me a pair of your trousers so I didn’t make a mess in my shorts 😅😂😂 great couple of days in the car, looking forward to the next road trip 👊🏼

[@MOTOMAD555]

What a save! Great driving!

[@connorjames698]

sick bro cool as to see you taking your oldman for a few laps too never forget taking my dad out in the r32 for the first time such a cool feeling sharing the joy of a car with eachother as you floor it for the first time look to each other and just laugh

[@feelsgoodman245]

Marshals at Brands always say you're right on the limit of the noise test...I've ragged round Brands all day after being told that and had no problem

[@SamReynolds26]

yup, its great 😂

[@brimendis]

Best looking Lotus I've seen

[@ManWalksDogs]

they always are to my eyes, but then I might be biased, given they're based in my county!

[@_kevin723]

Wow, you drive so fabulous and certainly how nice car Lotus Emira is!

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man I love it!

[@danser9150]

Absolutely flying with the extra gravity from dad. Yes Sam!!

[@gbarton800]

Mate, you really can drive! Miltek makes quality products. I will need to look into this bimodal exhaust after I take delivery of my Emira early next year (2024). Nice video!

[@SamReynolds26]

Awesome! As always the video doesn’t quite do the sound justice, it’s awesome in real life 🙌🏼 I recommend for sure

[@christophercopperthwaite7068]

Envious... Dream car right there . Congratulations brother 🎉🎉

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man! Definitely my dream car

[@ImDreaming659]

That looked pretty flat out! Super impressive

[@SamReynolds26]

Cheers!

[@andygtv]

Much better sound👍the Allegro steering wheel is hilarious, nice video

[@0delaisse764]

Legend on a bike and pretty damn good behind the wheel good man

[@Alex-dz6xw]

What a driver that guy is !!! Congrats mate great video 🙏

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man! 🙌🏼

[@ellynesis]

This may be the best Emira video ever made. Please do another. Pick another track.

[@SamReynolds26]

Happily!! We are going to landow soon I think, hopefully with more drifts allowed. Most track days (including this one) black flag you pretty quickly for getting skiddy which is a shame!

[@62Sketch]

Thanks for having the spedo set to MPH for us Yanks

[@ludda42]

Great video! Exhaust sounds amazing and you were hustling around the track

[@SamReynolds26]

cheers man! im loving the new sound too!

[@RomanMoroniesFargingWall]

Sick car, sick exhaust, sick track day, sick video! Well done!

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man!

[@knightmotorsports-ey1lw]

Very good driving Sam, love a good track day! 👌🏻

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man, it’s the best!

[@OobieWoobiee]

*DELETED FROM PREVIOUS VIDEO BECAUSE IT IS MORE RELEVENT HERE* hey sam! it was good to see you on wednesday in brands, my dad recognised you before you even got out your car haha, he watches a lot of your content so no doubt he'll be watching this too you seemed very nice irl too which is nice lol. recently watched some of the darkfest content recently which had some pretty mad stunts- keep up the good work man! maybe ill see you at brands again :)

[@ManWalksDogs]

haha I knew you'd be eagerly watching this one!

[@taylorjs2534]

Took my 1970 Europa on a track day - different in so many ways, but what was exactly the same was the point about thinking I was at my (and the cars) limit after the first session and then ending up somewhere else indeed by mid-afternoon.

[@SamReynolds26]

I think that’s what make a great car great! You can work with it and get more from it at the limit

[@-dystopic-]

Car sounds fucking awesome now Sam! So sick!

[@johnj2781]

Awesome video, more Emira videos needed

[@nbaumg]

exhaust sounds great im definitely upgrading

[@SamReynolds26]

Definitely recommend! Sounds mega in real life

[@scottharvey9195]

Well we all no where you are when your done with two wheels 🤣 just as sick with 4 wheels as you are with 2 bro 💪

[@SamReynolds26]

Haha thanks man, they do say with age get a cage

[@tomasmenezes3683]

Amazing video Sam! Good to see you can thame that little beast really well eheh awesome car and awesome driving, cheers!

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man!

[@TREVONBACH]

Congrats to CA for concealing all wearing the brown pants.

[@-dystopic-]

Hahaha

[@robg112]

Beautiful Camry!

[@jasminesinghawannakul6014]

Love Lotus Emira ❤😊

[@robbertdekker6755]

Next up Nordschleife !!!!

[@SamReynolds26]

It’s gotta be hey!!

[@ChrisKeirRacing]

What a video mate, having raced round Brands many a time, i can appreciate the commitment you have to put in especially paddock bend for a good lap, car looks mega, im torn between this and cayman gts

[@Femto6969]

Very skilled driver, good stuff man!

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man! Managed to hold it together that day 😂

[@scuderiamoly]

What an awesome drift, too bad nobody filmed it from the outside!!

[@Sideways_Singh]

Beautiful driving

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man!

[@SilverbackOrangutan71]

I have a 930 turbo slant nose turbo factory for you to drive…. But that lotus sounds SO much better with the upgrade.

[@SamReynolds26]

Wow that would be mega! Hopefully see you at a track day sometime

[@SilverbackOrangutan71]

@@SamReynolds26 if you are ever in Ohio area and you are given keys to a car from a random person.. it’s the 82 930

[@TREVONBACH]

HELLO and welcome to living your dreams with Sam Reynolds... unreal man keep on...

[@SamReynolds26]

Haha thanks man! ❤️

[@dalezzz]

Love your video! Your video solidified my decision to get a Milltek exhaust system myself. Do you have check engine light after installing the Milltek exhaust? I encountered it today, only after a few hours of installing it. But the error code disappeared after I turned on and off the car a few times. Now I’m not sure if it will happen again. Please help😂

[@SamReynolds26]

haha! I have had an engine light or two but dont think from the exhaust, maybe though! never one thats not gone away after turning it on and off again though. I feel thats just part of the lotus charm 😂

[@stevesummers955]

This year the drive by decibel limit was 92db on a track day for the GP circuit

[@bigjibbsone]

yewwww hectic lads

[@harrykwan734]

Seems like the Emira is taking the track "abuse" pretty well so far? Wondering how it'll do over long run doing things like open track days or repeated track use. I'm contemplating my order as it's about to finally deliver. Also, how do the seats fare on track use? are you glad you did Alcantara interior for that little bit of extra anti-slide hold?

[@SamReynolds26]

Yeah I have done a couple more track days and it absolutely eats it up! The interior is great, seats are a perfect mix of comfort on the long runs and holds well on track, I would definitely recommend the alcantara but have never tried anything else!

[@tobi.bukovec]

More of this!

[@SamReynolds26]

I would love that!

[@CutTheKam]

sounds so good wtf.

[@ajfreshkid]

Great driver

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks man

[@ianp6742]

Wow what a fantastic car! Did you get the track or touring suspension?

[@SamReynolds26]

Went for track, and cup 2s as it’s a very much weekend car and track car for me! It’s great. If I used it more daily I would consider touring

[@ianp6742]

@@SamReynolds26 Thank you for the reply!!!

[@Bob_Shy_132]

Get some track tires for the next one. That spinning every time you touched the throttle must have been frustrating....

[@joaquinmancilla7484]

between the emira and an audi v10 manual which do you think gives better sensations?

[@SamReynolds26]

I’ve never driven an Audi r8 manual, but I’ve driven the v10 performance and it certainly isn’t a drivers car! The noise is incredible, one of the best there is but after a week I was happy to give it back! The lotus I love more and more each time I drive it

[@Docinaplane]

Do you use sport cup 2s? I have a Lotus Evora GT in the US. I did a GRP decat and cold air intake, but what really changed it was getting it tuned with a dyno. Originally, it had 416 HP at the crank. Now I'm running 504 HP at the crank and 439 at the wheels.

[@SamReynolds26]

Yes got cup 2s on there! 504hp sounds gooooood!

[@RealBercik]

Need to go test drive one, but not sure I will fit! I'm 6'4", what do you think? :D

[@SamReynolds26]

I’m 6ft and can wear a helmet in there no problem! 😂 you could be fine. Go test one for sure!

[@bassicuk1986]

British beaut with a Japanese heart!

[@PHY51C15T]

Hope you upgraded to DOT-4 brake fluid!

[@MrGB1999]

The Emira is just so painfully slow (ie barely as quick as a 24yo Ferrari 360). I guess it makes it more controllable at the limit, but it's a major problem for this car. PS where on earth is the mid corner traction?? Unless it was just a very cold day (didn't look like it), I would be absolutely terrified of taking that car on a tighter track (ie Nurb where Shmee had a very close one!) I'd potentially recommend trying the Conti Sport Contact 7 if temps are an issue with the Cup 2! PPS the reason for that big "moment" is likely poor entry line / huge risk of hitting inside curb when turning in at probably too high speed. I'd probably prefer the far wider line, with perhaps some trail braking to move the car into the bend towards the apex, then allowing you to power out with more traction. Then again, if this is known as a full throttle bend then I could be wrong! :)

[@SamReynolds26]

Thanks for the advice man 😂

[@RUNMDC]

if the steering wheel ain't round, well then you don't care about caster at all or there isn't a pretty enough upgrade from china yet

[@bartandhisbike4147]

Looks like really fun to drive. It's still strange to me that they put sound limits on how loud a car is. I live about twenty minutes from Walkins Glen International in upstate New york. And you can hear the cars racing at that track from more than ten miles away. Lol

[@stevesummers955]

local residents took the race circuit owners to court over noise and won the battle. most of the Brands hatch circuit is closed due to the track passing nearby houses. Only on a limited number of days a year ids the whole circuit open.

[@bartandhisbike4147]

@@stevesummers955 that sucks

[@SamReynolds26]

Yeah such a shame! Can’t believe these days you can move next to a race track then complain that it’s loud 😂☹️ that’s the UK for ya

[@ludda42]

That is ridiculous. Same thing is happening in the US. They don’t close airports, railroads, fire stations, etc. Why close race tracks that were there before houses were built by them?

[@ManWalksDogs]

@@ludda42 yep, similar with live music venues that predate all the housing built up around them, or at least the latest tenants & owners.

[@patrickstarr87]

💙💙💙

[@OhioBladeandCutlery]

What does Lotus call that color? Looks great!

[@SamReynolds26]

Seneca blue I believe! Looks really cool in the flesh

[@kyalwaysnever]

Does the emira have active sound design

[@SamReynolds26]

I dont think so

[@DG-wd2nm]

Whats up with the exaggerated low noise limits on tracks in the UK?! I love England, been there many times, but Im always surprised at the amount of rules that govern your lives on the daily.

[@SamReynolds26]

yeah sad isnt it, youd have thought your right to complain about noise wouldnt be valid if you bought a cheap house next to a race track but welcome to the uk!

[@nikosdanelakis3613]

👌👌👌👌

[@BronchoGillespie]

Bedder? Don’t you mean better?

[@southernspeedmtb7258]

NICE VID

[@thehelmetsrideagainmtbchan7942]

New pants for CA 🤣🤣

[@stevesummers955]

You did well not to write that car off, get some decent tyres on it. 56 second laps are extremely slow for a car of that power. A 25 year old Lotus Elise S1 with a 134bhp engine can do a lap a lot quicker but its a fun video. I'm surprised you didn't get black flagged for driving like that ??

[@ls1125]

Cheers Schumi 🙄

[@SamReynolds26]

I mean a low 54 isn’t too bad I thought with a passenger 😅 I would be very impressed to see a stock S1 do a much faster time. As for the tyres I don’t want track tyres, I like driving the car on the road and occasionally on track so cup 2s seem decent enough for me thanks! I did also get black flagged for drifting yes 😂

[@ludda42]

Relax man he’s just having fun. He’s not trying to impress anyone.

[@ludda42]

Relax man he’s just having fun. He’s not trying to impress anyone.

[@stevesummers955]

@@SamReynolds26 cup 2s are track tyres.

[@stevesummers955]

Comical cornering, I'm guessing you were on roads tyres that were over heated

[@SamReynolds26]

Yeah Michelin cup 2s

[@Unknown-ne9gj]

Great Video ! Love the new lotus ! Wish had the money to buy it 😂😢😅

[@joerosato1163]

please drop which milltek exhaust is that ? model spec?

[@SamReynolds26]

www.millteksport.com/particulate-filter-back-ssxlo5.html That one!

[@user-sn1se8kh7z]

Is this track package or touring package?

[@SamReynolds26]

Sports!

[@Rdk]

the back likes to step out it seems.

[@SamReynolds26]

Kinda, I am trying pretty hard to get it out on most turns! You can drive it really hard without the back coming out but that’s what I enjoy trying!

[@fredericberthou]

Vous avez quoi comme vous pneus ?

[@SamReynolds26]

Michelin Cup 2s

[@chris_4044]

Bro, don’t show that valve control system😂 or at least hide it during a police control :)

[@SamReynolds26]

But it comes with the car! Surely it’s allowed?

[@davisflyer]

I need that exhaust on my Toyota Sienna!! LOL, that would freak people out!!

[@BABALOOEY46]

Steering wheels should not go past the 90 degree mark I think!!! 90 degrees = full lock car making people!!!

[@right6771]

How the hell do you learn to drive like this.

[@SamReynolds26]

had an mx5 for years so practiced on most roundabouts 😂

[@-dystopic-]

Do you have a day job Sam or do sponsors pay you enough to buy a car like that?

[@SamReynolds26]

Bikes and making videos is amazingly my day job at the moment! But 15 years of saving up too 😅

[@-dystopic-]

@@SamReynolds26 wow, congratulations dude, you’ve earned it!

[@jamessmall6826]

Sounds like a Nissan r35 gtr

[@Dydhy23]

🧐

[@kmaxxfagyan5740]

Screen is probably chinese

[@DJ_NR6]

F for those tyres. Fun but completely overdriving the car, fast is smooth and smooth is fast.

[@SamReynolds26]

I thought the cup 2s were really good. Thanks for the tips bro I’ll definitely remember them next time I’m out on track 😉