i need opinions, ideas, thoughts, experiences, details, and help on this little subject. I got an R53 and would love to make it growl, but a deep growl, I don't want my Cooper sounding like a Honda (no offense... ok yeah it was an insult :p ) with a fart can. I'd like more of a "oh sh*t you hear that?! that sounds like an Infiniti coming this way... OH SH*T!! it's a Meanie!" you know what I mean? what should I get? or do to the car for that deep growl. All input will be greatly appreciated.

 

What should you get? Something with a bigger engine.

Supercharged or not, that 1.6L wheezer is never gonna "growl" the way you'd like it to. The one-ball mod (removing the resonator) helps, but the exhaust sound coming from the engine is the hurdle. Somebody makes some kind of "sound generator" but I don't know what it sounds like.

 

I've seen a few on YouTube videos with mods and whatnot and they sound deeper. I got my MINI and a 2008 Charger Hemi V8 (that'd be my bigger engine) but I'm looking for something more on the $1500 budget for the toy you know? if you do know any mods I can do to help let me know friend, thanks for the input.

 

milltek headers back setup will give you some nice growl.. that plus a pulley and intake make a good whine+growl

phil.

 

thanks man my buddy was just telling me to eliminate the cat, resonator and leave the stock headers... what do you think?

 

This is what you wanna check out:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...clips-etc.html

 

Good header and good exhaust. RMW street header and JCW or Miltek or Magnaflow (in that order from a bit growly to really growly).

Cutting out the cat and resonator (aka "one ball") will make it raspy and a little growly. But it's raspier than I liked (I drove it for many miles like that). And once I put the header on, the drone was overwhelming... needed a real exhaust like the JCW to tame it back down. Now it's bliss.

 

awesome thread, thanks friend

 

Paul that is great advise, thank you