R56 R56 exhaust
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R56 exhaust
Hi all, I am new to Mini. I just bought a R56 BRC Cooper S Hatch with 6-speed manual as my new daily. What a joy to drive for its price. I want to replace it’s exhaust as it doesn’t produce enough sound to me. I want some growl when revving, pop during engine brake, but NO drone on hwy cruising. Three exhaust that comes to mind are Borla, Milltek, or Quicksilver. Which one would you recommend for price vs quality? I am open to other brands as well.
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I would listen to them on youtube and see which one you like best, sound is subjective, one person likes loud decats and another person just wants to be louder then stock. Milltek, borla..ec cant go wrong. The Akrapovic sounds and fits great. The Valved systems by IPE and FI are awesome sounding but loud for some people.
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By far the Akrapovic is the best, but does cost the most, but worth it and fits perfect every time
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
Otherwise the Invidia is a good choice a bit louder though and fit not as well, but does fit pretty good for the price.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/invidi...haust-r56.html
The Quicksilver is also good and fits a bit better with good sound
https://www.waymotorworks.com/quicks...7-r58-r59.html
Those are all full exh that connect to the downpipe and go all the way back. The others like the Borla are just rear muffler sections so hard to justify their cost being just a muffler.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
Otherwise the Invidia is a good choice a bit louder though and fit not as well, but does fit pretty good for the price.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/invidi...haust-r56.html
The Quicksilver is also good and fits a bit better with good sound
https://www.waymotorworks.com/quicks...7-r58-r59.html
Those are all full exh that connect to the downpipe and go all the way back. The others like the Borla are just rear muffler sections so hard to justify their cost being just a muffler.
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By far the Akrapovic is the best, but does cost the most, but worth it and fits perfect every time
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
Otherwise the Invidia is a good choice a bit louder though and fit not as well, but does fit pretty good for the price.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/invidi...haust-r56.html
The Quicksilver is also good and fits a bit better with good sound
https://www.waymotorworks.com/quicks...7-r58-r59.html
Those are all full exh that connect to the downpipe and go all the way back. The others like the Borla are just rear muffler sections so hard to justify their cost being just a muffler.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
Otherwise the Invidia is a good choice a bit louder though and fit not as well, but does fit pretty good for the price.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/invidi...haust-r56.html
The Quicksilver is also good and fits a bit better with good sound
https://www.waymotorworks.com/quicks...7-r58-r59.html
Those are all full exh that connect to the downpipe and go all the way back. The others like the Borla are just rear muffler sections so hard to justify their cost being just a muffler.
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If you're after a better sound when running it through the gears but don't want the highway drone I'd suggest going with a catless downpipe. I wanted more growl from mine and it's perfect paired with the stock exhaust. Definitely louder when going through the gears but when cruising on the highway it's just slightly louder with no drone, plus you get a nice bump in the seat helping the turbo breathe better.
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If you're after a better sound when running it through the gears but don't want the highway drone I'd suggest going with a catless downpipe. I wanted more growl from mine and it's perfect paired with the stock exhaust. Definitely louder when going through the gears but when cruising on the highway it's just slightly louder with no drone, plus you get a nice bump in the seat helping the turbo breathe better.
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leave the cat.. ditch the resonator ASAP! If you can find a used JCW rear section/ muffler for cheap.. it will sound great. Otherwise its likely you can find a replacement muffler like Magnaflow, to get rid of the OEM box.
*straight pipe/no res from the cat to JCW muffler, cracks and pops all day. I have to be careful around cops when the car is hot.. it cracks loud enough to get the red&blues going.
*straight pipe/no res from the cat to JCW muffler, cracks and pops all day. I have to be careful around cops when the car is hot.. it cracks loud enough to get the red&blues going.
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I have it on my GP and feel it doesn't drone like the stock JCW did on the highway. But get more low end sound and more pop and burble than I did with the JCW.
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Ok so I think I am sold on the Akrapovic exhaust. I would like to do the DP they have and realize that I could get a check engine light. If I am only running a stock tune on the my Mini JCW do you think I ma still going to get a dreaded CEL? The exhaust system sounds especially good with the DP installed.
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Ok so I think I am sold on the Akrapovic exhaust. I would like to do the DP they have and realize that I could get a check engine light. If I am only running a stock tune on the my Mini JCW do you think I ma still going to get a dreaded CEL? The exhaust system sounds especially good with the DP installed.
We have them in stock and ready to ship too. As the price is now the lowest it's ever been with FREE Ship
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
downpipe
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
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We have done this combo several times and actually not had a light, but sometimes you still can. If you do we would work with you as there are a few options to fix it.
We have them in stock and ready to ship too. As the price is now the lowest it's ever been with FREE Ship
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
downpipe
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
We have them in stock and ready to ship too. As the price is now the lowest it's ever been with FREE Ship
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
downpipe
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
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Without removing any cats, I had a pretty decent sound with no drone just by deleting the resonator. Simple straight pipe welded into place with my stock 2011 MCS system. Then went with the Remus Powersound cat-back system. Really love the sound, and don't notice any drone. The Remus has manually adjustable flaps in the outlet pipes, so you can adjust the sound a bit. I always run mine wide open. LOL. Listening to sound clips is great, but remember that computers do not reproduce the sound you will hear in person.
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