I recently installed the Invidia exhaust as well as RDM street intake. I was hoping to get a deep and loud aggressive tone but I must admit I am disspointed. Maybe coming from a loud corvette I am used to very loud exhaust. Does anybody have any suggeationns on what other modifications I can add to give my MINI a better, louder tone? Thanks

 

straight pipe. no mufflers.

 

Your 4 banger MINI will never sound as good as a high strung V8. You are only going to get dirty looks from people as they secretly laugh. Not worth it!

 

Countryboyshane what do you have on yours?

 

Has the muffler had time to burn in? I installed a Invidia on my R53 a while back and thought the same thing. After some full throttle runs over a couple of weeks the tone came very nice.

 

I don't think you'd be happy with a straight pipe either. Asking 4 holes to do what 8 can do just isn't fair to the 4. An easy solution is a simple hardware swap. Just take the hood ornament off the MINI and slap it on a Vette and you're good to go.

 

I'm not trying to compare the MINI with the vette. All I'm saying is maybe I'm biased and in reality I have an exhaust that is commonly thought of as loud. That's why I'm asking. I'm not trying to replicate a corvette, just trying to ask if something like a downpipe might make the car sound more aggressive for example

 

Yeah the muffler has had time. It is a tad louder now. But I was just expecting louder. It's still a good product and makes some noise at high rpm. I'm not unhappy, I was just expecting more it seems

 

I believe a catless downpipe would be your answer.

Quiet when cruising, rowdy when you want it to be.

 

DP +1

Is the Invidia cat-back or DP-back? Still have 2nd cat?

 

It's DP back...2nd cat is deleted.

I also agree...get a catless DP and it will be great. That's the combo I had on mine, and its the deepest you can find. You can remove the resonator also, for a little more noise.

 

remove resonator aswell gives it a much better tone. But catless DP should make it louder

 

Thump, I wasn't asking you. I was asking the OP.

 

Thump is right. From the dp back. Second cat delete

 

Wont the dp turn on the cec light?

 

Yep. Plus let that exhaust break in for a couple thousand miles. It gets louder.

 

I have a dirty dirty noise coming from mine. No cat downpipe to a magnaflow resinator the straight to the 3in tips. Just added downpipe today. Huge difference in noise. Plus no muffler ;-)

 

Should have bought a VIP Custom DP-back...

 

I just replaced my Magnaflow system with the Invidia in order to quiet it down, and I find the Invidia obnoxiously loud... It's definitely louder than my Magnaflow was. It ended up being a waste of money considering I was aiming for quieter.

 

+1 - catless DP, resonator delete, def gives off a deep bass-like sound

 

Sure you can.....



Just have to modify the exhaust and add some cams...

On another note, Invidia exhausts are notoriously poor designed internally. 99% of the ones that I've seen, the internals bottle-neck down to less than 2". This really restricts exhaust flow.