Is this a different exhaust system from the one being discussed in this thread? http://www.piloracing.com/proddetail...NEXHAUST&cat=7

 

Yes, the one being discussed in this thread is for the MC, Not the MCS.

Steve

 

So where are we in planning a new exhaust for the MC?


Art

 

I'm waiting for a call from Steve on this.
Once it comes in, it's a short drive up the freeway to get it fitted.


-Juan

 

Supposidely.. it's gonna be here in about a week or two. Factory told us they shipped it last night so we'll see. I know it's gonna get caught up in Customs.. so I say two weeks probably.

 

What is it going to look like? Pic"

Art

 

Can't take a picture of something we don't have yet. I'm sure Juan will bless us with his artistic abilities during the install.

 

Yeah, but Juan could make anything look good.

 

FINALLY!!! The Prototype is here... I'm hoping to get it tested this Wednesday if Juan is available to come into our shop. I'll post some images shortly.

Took Long enough... right?

 

I'm teaching summer school and am available after 1:30pm. I still have your number so I'll call. (Hopefully it hasn't changed.)

 

The total weight of the exhaust is 22.8lbs. with hardware and gaskets. The piping, muffler and flanges are all T-304 Stainless. The only discrepancy thusfar is that the tip is not slash-cut. This is typical with prototypes... we do the slash cut and badging for final production... keep that in mind.







So yeah... so far so good? Lemme know peoples.

 

Looks great!

 

After speaking to Steve, we agreed on me taking my MC to them on Tuesday of next week. (This week is going to be rather busy since my firstborn is getting married on Saturday.)

Can't wait to hear it!


-Juan

 

And a big congrats to Juan on his daughter being married by the way. Best of wishes my good man.

 

Don't be too quick to slash cut it. Wait to see what it looks like on the car first. If nothing else, it might affect the angle you decide to cut it at. I can't remember, what did you decide to go with as the tip diameter?

 

Looks good. I can't wait to hear a sound clip.

 

Congratuations Juan!

Thanks also for keeping up with all the pots you have on the burner.

 

I shot a few pics and a video clip, from which I'll extract the audio for this. I'll post these on Monday.

Thanks Dave.
I'm still not sure about father-of-the-bride etiquette when it comes to carrying a camera. I may just slip my D-Lux in the tuxedo pocket.

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As to the exhaust . . .
It has a deep resonant mellow sound at idle and low rpms. Above 3500 rpms, the music gets a bit louder, but not annoying (IMO).

One difference between my old Magnaflow and this new Megan is flatulence. Yup, revving up in first then throttling down sure farts up a storm! The Magnaflow did it a bit smoother every now and then but this new can sounds rather agressive when flagrantly (not fragrantly) cuttin' cheese.

More later!

-Juan

 

Juan allowed me to drive his car so that he could hear the car from the outside. From the inside it was very mellow and smooth. When you got at WOT it got pretty aggressive but still remained smooth without rasp.

From the outside... the tone was very similiar, just a bit deeper. At WOT though, she really sings. I really liked the way this exhaust came out, and being apart of a company that designs exhaust products for a large range of applications, I can get pretty picky about things like this.

I think this project turned out pretty well... I'd like to thank Juan and the rest of the Mini Cooper community for pitching in their opinions and feedback on this exhaust and helping me develop such a product that tunes towards the MC-Masses.

At first there was a little fitment issue, but that was due to Juan only having one exhaust hangar. He got another one from the Mini Cooper Dealership and voila! Perfect fit.

 

As promised, here are a couple of clickable pix of the Megan on my MC.



And, here is an impromptu (22-second) sound clip: http://blu-iguana.us/mods/MeganSound.mp3
(You really need to turn up your computer's volum to hear it well.)

-J/C

 

So Uh......awesome......when can I get one?????

 

I'm not sure if it was the recording or not, but I'm not sure if I'm cool with that idle tone. The REVS SOUND AWESOME, THOUGH!!!

 

It might be the recording because I used the video function on my point and shoot camera then extracted the audio.
I might be able to borrow some professional quality microphones from work for a better sound.

 

That exhaust sounds good!

 

I like the sound...


Art