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aslan0r · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:05 PM

Hi guys,

Thinking of getting a playmini exhaust instead of stock 04 MCS.

Issues I have:

1. Price (nothing on website)
2. How many miles have people run on it before needing replacement?
3. How many miles have people run on the stock zorst before it needs replacement?
4. How's the motorway drone?

Cheers all!
Aslan

MINIAC · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:14 PM

Paul did a review of this exhaust ...

http://www.mini2.com/index.php?page=...sitem&newsid=7

aslan0r · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:22 PM

Yup seen it cheers, but the only one it answers is the motorway drone!

Has anyone had one for long enough?

Cheers
Aslan

Rayman · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:46 PM

Id say the stock would last 50-55k miles, same with the playmini, depends massively on the road condition and age, tho the sound gets better the more miles you do!
Motorway drone depends which mid pipe you choose!

aslan0r · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:55 PM

what if i just get the last part with stock remainder. is that poss?

Rayman · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r

what if i just get the last part with stock remainder. is that poss?

No you have to buy the mid pipe with it, silenced or unsilenced.

get silenced one if ure worried about any drone at all, more expensive tho!

aslan0r · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:03 PM

does silenced lose you the exhaust sound at lower revs or is its purpose solely to make motorways more pleasant?

Rayman · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r

does silenced lose you the exhaust sound at lower revs or is its purpose solely to make motorways more pleasant?

Yeh motorways more pleasant, over 3K revs the unsilenced starts to make a deeper rumble! Its nice at low revs, rumbles and pops, especially on the S.

Id get either this or miltek!

Root Ginger · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:09 PM

Roland from GT Tuning tested the Scorpian exhaust which I believe is the same as PlayMini and it had more back pressure than stock = you lose performance. Just thought I'd let you knwo.

aslan0r · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:10 PM

ouch didn't realise it lost performance

think i might have to pass then.

sigh....those playmini clips sounded sweet!!

Rayman · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r

ouch didn't realise it lost performance

think i might have to pass then.

sigh....those playmini clips sounded sweet!!

Playmini isnt the same but it may well get the same results as the scorpian i dont know. Its definately nothing you can sense when your driving imo.

Cant see there being much performance change either good or bad until you start removing cats etc.

aslan0r · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:23 PM

if only there were more peeps who have it who can testify

only got paul's review so far :P

oh and whats a manifold?

G-Man · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:28 PM

Hi there!

Ive got a playmini exhaust on my MCS and have no probs with it. Ive got the unsilensed center section and on the motorways its nice and quiet.

Rayman · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by G-Man

Hi there!

Ive got a playmini exhaust on my MCS and have no probs with it. Ive got the unsilensed center section and on the motorways its nice and quiet.

Did the car feel slower after u'd fitted it?

G-Man · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:32 PM

No it felt like it pulled a bit better through the revs to me.

Rayman · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:35 PM

Yeh i think at the end of the day, unless your trying to extract the maximum amount of performance out of your car, a cat back exhaust aint gonna make a massive difference, your basically buy it for a more throahtier exhaust note and a few more hp if any.

aslan0r · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:35 PM

that sounds hopeful

how much was it mate and how many miles have you run through it so far?

bmw given you any grief over servicing?

Rayman · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r

that sounds hopeful

how much was it mate and how many miles have you run through it so far?

bmw given you any grief over servicing?

about 2-3000 miles, 250GBPish , mines on the cooper tho, its not a patch on the cooper s one mainly because of the pop and cackle you can get on the S, id say the majority of people that buy cat backs buy it for that. Personally id buy one any really tho, ther all pretty good, miltek and playmini my favs. Keep your old exhaust just in case you feel you want to but the stocker back which i doubt very much!
No problems with servicing with me, actually gave me free fluid change when i shudv paid for it! Lol

G-Man · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:42 PM

I got it off ebay for £100. Ive done about 4000 miles with it on. Had no probs with my dealer.

Root Ginger · Feb 7th, 2006, 10:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Rayman

Playmini isnt the same but it may well get the same results as the scorpian i dont know.

I stand corrected

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:05 PM	#1
aslan0r MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashford,Kent Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 124 Offline	Playmini Exhaust Questions Hi guys, Thinking of getting a playmini exhaust instead of stock 04 MCS. Issues I have: 1. Price (nothing on website) 2. How many miles have people run on it before needing replacement? 3. How many miles have people run on the stock zorst before it needs replacement? 4. How's the motorway drone? Cheers all! Aslan

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rayman "Buying and selling" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 786 Offline	Id say the stock would last 50-55k miles, same with the playmini, depends massively on the road condition and age, tho the sound gets better the more miles you do! Motorway drone depends which mid pipe you choose! 2001 cooper (sold) 1995 Supra RZ-S TT auto in white.

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rayman "Buying and selling" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 786 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r what if i just get the last part with stock remainder. is that poss? No you have to buy the mid pipe with it, silenced or unsilenced. get silenced one if ure worried about any drone at all, more expensive tho! 2001 cooper (sold) 1995 Supra RZ-S TT auto in white.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rayman "Buying and selling" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 786 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r does silenced lose you the exhaust sound at lower revs or is its purpose solely to make motorways more pleasant? Yeh motorways more pleasant, over 3K revs the unsilenced starts to make a deeper rumble! Its nice at low revs, rumbles and pops, especially on the S. Id get either this or miltek! 2001 cooper (sold) 1995 Supra RZ-S TT auto in white.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 4,634 Offline	Roland from GT Tuning tested the Scorpian exhaust which I believe is the same as PlayMini and it had more back pressure than stock = you lose performance. Just thought I'd let you knwo. It was acceptable in the 80's

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Feb 7th, 2006, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 01:30 PM Posts: 8,618 Online	Paul did a review of this exhaust ... http://www.mini2.com/index.php?page=...sitem&newsid=7

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
aslan0r MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashford,Kent Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 124 Offline	Yup seen it cheers, but the only one it answers is the motorway drone! Has anyone had one for long enough? Cheers Aslan

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
aslan0r MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashford,Kent Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 124 Offline	what if i just get the last part with stock remainder. is that poss?

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
aslan0r MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashford,Kent Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 124 Offline	does silenced lose you the exhaust sound at lower revs or is its purpose solely to make motorways more pleasant?

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
aslan0r MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashford,Kent Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 124 Offline	ouch didn't realise it lost performance think i might have to pass then. sigh....those playmini clips sounded sweet!!

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rayman "Buying and selling" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 786 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r ouch didn't realise it lost performance think i might have to pass then. sigh....those playmini clips sounded sweet!! Playmini isnt the same but it may well get the same results as the scorpian i dont know. Its definately nothing you can sense when your driving imo. Cant see there being much performance change either good or bad until you start removing cats etc. 2001 cooper (sold) 1995 Supra RZ-S TT auto in white.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
aslan0r MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashford,Kent Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 124 Offline	if only there were more peeps who have it who can testify only got paul's review so far :P oh and whats a manifold?

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
G-Man Cool CoopS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucks Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 211 Offline	Hi there! Ive got a playmini exhaust on my MCS and have no probs with it. Ive got the unsilensed center section and on the motorways its nice and quiet.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
Rayman "Buying and selling" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 786 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by G-Man Hi there! Ive got a playmini exhaust on my MCS and have no probs with it. Ive got the unsilensed center section and on the motorways its nice and quiet. Did the car feel slower after u'd fitted it? 2001 cooper (sold) 1995 Supra RZ-S TT auto in white.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
G-Man Cool CoopS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucks Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 211 Offline	No it felt like it pulled a bit better through the revs to me.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
Rayman "Buying and selling" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 786 Offline	Yeh i think at the end of the day, unless your trying to extract the maximum amount of performance out of your car, a cat back exhaust aint gonna make a massive difference, your basically buy it for a more throahtier exhaust note and a few more hp if any. 2001 cooper (sold) 1995 Supra RZ-S TT auto in white.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
aslan0r MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashford,Kent Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 124 Offline	that sounds hopeful how much was it mate and how many miles have you run through it so far? bmw given you any grief over servicing?

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
Rayman "Buying and selling" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 786 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by aslan0r that sounds hopeful how much was it mate and how many miles have you run through it so far? bmw given you any grief over servicing? about 2-3000 miles, 250GBPish , mines on the cooper tho, its not a patch on the cooper s one mainly because of the pop and cackle you can get on the S, id say the majority of people that buy cat backs buy it for that. Personally id buy one any really tho, ther all pretty good, miltek and playmini my favs. Keep your old exhaust just in case you feel you want to but the stocker back which i doubt very much! No problems with servicing with me, actually gave me free fluid change when i shudv paid for it! Lol 2001 cooper (sold) 1995 Supra RZ-S TT auto in white.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
G-Man Cool CoopS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucks Local Time: 10:30 PM Posts: 211 Offline	I got it off ebay for £100. Ive done about 4000 miles with it on. Had no probs with my dealer.

Feb 7th, 2006, 10:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 4,634 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Rayman Playmini isnt the same but it may well get the same results as the scorpian i dont know. I stand corrected It was acceptable in the 80's

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