Ok so my 03 mcs had a starter failure. I'm talking FAILURE!! I thought to myself, hey since i have to pull the header anyways why not just replace it. I also thought hey there is a kick-butt deal from grey raven for a JCW full cat-back. SOOOO i got me a Megan racing header with a JCW resonator and Cat-back.

After fighting with the starter, which was crazy btw, i finally got everything hooked up and back working. This included 2 different starters since the first one blew the solenoid to bits when i tried to crank it. ANYWAYS everything is back together and tightened up, and i crank it up. WOW is it loud! I mean inside loud and outside loud. No the ricer kinda loud that will set off alarms, its a good deep tone outside. Inside there is a good amount of drone, especially between 2k and 3k rpm. The seats actually vibrate at the low/mid range rpm.

Anyways just thought i would share my adventure. If anyone ever wants to hear the crap i went through with my starter let me know ill post it up some time.

Loving the mini again!

 

Hrmmm I've been mulling over a header for my JCW exhaust too... I'm just to afraid I won't like the drone compared to stock header.

BTW still have those rims!

 

have the stock cat welded onto the section where the megan racing header resonator/ test pipe is... this should solve your issues

good luck

 

Dont go megan then...lol we will see it may just be this way for the first few miles.

And why must u taunt me withe those sweet sweet rims!! Im am broke after my little starter/exhaust fun. However i found a crack in my current crap rims and rabidfox hooked me up with a set of webspoke 2-piece so now i beed tires...fml

Thanks though, and if u ever wanna hear the megan let me know im sure i can find a reason to go out to tampa/brandon

 

yeah i thought about that since i still have the old one. Sadly the old one was welded at the flange so ill have to have 2 new flange ends created

That was a story in itself getting the FULL exhaust off the car with only a floor jack and a scissor jack