Currently my car has a RPM stage 2 tune, 2 step colder spark plugs, ATM Intercooler, Catless downpipe, Resonator and second cat delete, and Borla Axle back exhaust.
I was wondering if there is any benefit in changing piping or adding a CAI. I’ve heard mixed reviews on both side but currently the upgraded Intercooler is running the stock piping as well as the rest of the car. Would upgrading to the M7 or Forge piping change anything with the car or improve reliability?
Thank you everyone who answers, I appreciate it.
Michael

 

From my personal experience, turbo muffler delete allowed the turbo to spool up a bit faster, noise maker delete gave me back about 2 lbs of boost, cold air intake added the whooshy sound and you can hear the turbo spooling, but intake temps have gone up about 4 degrees. An AEM or DDM works intake that make the hood scoop a true ram air would be the way to go. My DDM intake doesn’t have the hood scoop, I have the grill removed for better air flow into the filter.

 

So the piping would add slight performance and the intake would reduce the performance without additional work being done to the hood?
just making sure I got this right.
I don’t care to much about the whooshing sound because I really like how my exhaust sounds. Looking more for performance or adding reliability more then anything else.

 

Get the AEM if you want the performance, they are pricey and from time to time the pop
up used in the classifieds. The other piping is worth it. The clubbies are quiet, so when you hear the turbo spooling and the whooshing with my divertor spacer venting to atmosphere, it really makes it sound like a turbo car. This morning I might have made a pull running through the gears, 2-5 all the way to 6250 and let off at 140 in 6th, it was 61 degrees out and my intake temp was 75, water was 218, oil 220. I’m thinking of swapping back in my aFe dry drop in and stock air box just to see if it really is that much different. Hot and humid days you can tell sitting in traffic, definitely fun during the cooler hours of the morning. I can’t wait for fall and winter temps to see.

 

See I live in Florida where it’s extremely hot and humid pretty much year round so I’m not sure if it would be a good decision with my car because of where I live.

 

I will be in Tampa on September 17, wife won’t let me drive the Mini, she doesn’t want to drive a 6 speed at all, stupid Ford Escape gets the job.

 

Lol, my car isn’t that enjoyable on long trips anymore after the exhaust. Sounds great just kinda loud from 70-85mph.
How’s the escape, as far as cars go?

 

2018 SEL, fully loaded, only thing we don’t have is the Sony system and sunroof, it’s nice. The leather seats are comfortable and soft if you keep up on them, wife tends to slack on the care of her car. Long trips it nice and roomy, but so is the mini for 2 people. It’s top heavy so I have to remember I’m not driving a go cart through the turns.

 

Sounds like a good car for road trips. Minis are fun but I’m not sure about on long trips.

 

We take weekends trips that are over 1000 miles sometimes in the mini and it isn’t so bad. We have our stops that we make, wife never drives so she tends to be happy about just chilling, if I’m throwing her around in corners different story. I’m a cruise control guy so I set and point the car, wife ******* when it’s set at anything over over 90.