My wife has an 05 MCS. She HATES the pop. Anybody know if there is a relatively cheap way to get rid of it?

 

turn up the radio. sorry there is no way to change it. but we could make it louder?!?

 

Aftemarket exhaust is the only way I believe.

 

I hear buying a Honda makes a pretty big difference...


(kidding... kidding: I have... nothing constructive to add )

 

Get rid of the wife or the pop?
;-)

 

Just don't let off the gas.

Mine has quieted significantly, I have to shut everything off and listen for it with no traffic around, after 45k in 16 months

 

Trade with my '04?
Seriously though, you MAY be able to do something with MTH or some other aftermarket ECU software.

 

Maybe the exhaust pop can be eliminated through a chip tuning program like MTH.

httphttp://mth-powerchip.de/_neu1407/e_index.php://

Check with them and see if they can help.

 

Find a good marriage counselor or divorce lawyer! ;-)

 

Be nice guys!

Check out the JCW exhaust- its got a nice (different) sound...
Have her check out alternatives (aftermarket) and find a tone she likes.

Good luck!

(If you need any help- Agokart's your man! www.detroittuned.com)

 

Don't get the Dinan exhaust! The pops are now very loud. I don't mind, but your wife would prolly leave you and the car.

mb

 

one of the biggest things i miss about the mini going to my new car are the pops, that and a backseat! Even having a '03, with an aftermarket exhaust, the backfiring was awesome!! I loved keeping it in gear and just barely touching the accelerator, letting it pop all the way to a stop! Maybe try a more restrictive cat... that might stop some of backfiring, other than that, i offer no help!

 

JCW ... very quiet

 

would a jcw exhaust be quieter than a stock mcs one?

 

YEs but it doesn't kill off burble.

 

Much quieter ... and you get the benefit of at least 10 bhp.

 

The JCW is quiet and pleasant, but it still has the popping sound. It's not loud or obnoxious, but it's still there (at least on the 05 and newer)

Rawhyde

 

I didn't say the JCW didnt pop/burble... just that its different.

(I LOVE my JCW burble!)

 

I don't like the burble at all, but there's too much fun going on to really care all that much

 

wow, im surprised, at least the jcw's i have listened to were louder than my stock mcs exhaust... must have been a fluke then!

 

Doesn't the burble have to do with engine timing? If so, it should be treatable with an ECU program, no? Different exhausts will only muffle/amplify.