Hello Mini friends

I bought a used catted CNT downpipe on the forums last year and have always had an annoying exhaust leak at the manifold until the car fully warms up.

At first I thought it was a damaged gasket and replaced it but its actually likely a slightly warped CNT flange that conforms as it warms up.

So my question is this... Do I bite the bullet and buy a new downpipe or try stacking two gaskets together?

If a new downpipe is recommended what is the general consensus on catless downpipes? WMW and Miltek? Its tempting to just get an ebay pipe but I don't want to wind up in the same boat.

 

I like my WMW pipe

 

Miltek here, I actually ordered WMW pipe but he wasn't able to fab at the time. Pipe fits great been on for 50k miles

 

Ended up going with Milltek, thanks for the recommendation!

 

Find someone with a belt sander and sand it flat.