[Adamm1985]

I wonder if any one can help. I have a 2002 MCS and it is my pride and joy. It is in mint condition, I was just wondering if any one knows how long the standard mini cooper s exhaust system will last before any rust starts to be a problem as my car is coming up to been 5 years old. Full service history or course.

I have been considering changing my exhaust system to one of the Miltek options but money is a little tight at the moment so don't want to change it really if I know the standard exhaust could last for another year or so.

I am also concerned with the type of noise I am going to get from a after market exhaust. I had a Cooper on a 51 plate and bought a customised exhaust system from exhausts UK a exhaust specialist. The look of the exhaust was exactly what I was looking for, pretty much the same as the JCW round tail pipe. & performance I could not quite believe. Increased by 12 bhp.

However the tone of the exhaust was a little to much, especially when driving on motorway at a constant speed. There was a constant drone. Gear change sounded great. In the end I bought a top spec MCS & would never go back. Apart from not been able to drive past a petrol station thinking should I fill up or not. . I am sure a lot of MCS owners think exactly the same.

Would I get this droning noise with a Miltek Cooper S Exhaust system, when traveling a constant high speed on motorway, Between about 4 & 5 thousand Revs?

[danb]

Generally, the problems with the MCS exhaust come from the crappy hanger brackets, not the exhaust.

The brackets tend to rust/rot at the joint and snap, I know mine did and have heard of many others with the problem. I don't recall anyone complaining about the actual exhaust yet

[Adamm1985]

Thanks for that. One of my brackets is deffinately on its way out. Do you know any where that does a after market stainless bracket or do we have to go to the dealership for this? I think they are only about £25.00 from the dealer anyway.

[danb]

I just made my own replacement. Try ringing around local scrap yards - you'll probabally find one for a tenner.

[nylo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Adamm1985 (original)

I wonder if any one can help. I have a 2002 MCS and it is my pride and joy. It is in mint condition, I was just wondering if any one knows how long the standard mini cooper s exhaust system will last before any rust starts to be a problem as my car is coming up to been 5 years old. Full service history or course.

I have been considering changing my exhaust system to one of the Miltek options but money is a little tight at the moment so don't want to change it really if I know the standard exhaust could last for another year or so.

I am also concerned with the type of noise I am going to get from a after market exhaust. I had a Cooper on a 51 plate and bought a customised exhaust system from exhausts UK a exhaust specialist. The look of the exhaust was exactly what I was looking for, pretty much the same as the JCW round tail pipe. & performance I could not quite believe. Increased by 12 bhp.

However the tone of the exhaust was a little to much, especially when driving on motorway at a constant speed. There was a constant drone. Gear change sounded great. In the end I bought a top spec MCS & would never go back. Apart from not been able to drive past a petrol station thinking should I fill up or not. . I am sure a lot of MCS owners think exactly the same.

Would I get this droning noise with a Miltek Cooper S Exhaust system, when traveling a constant high speed on motorway, Between about 4 & 5 thousand Revs?

I don't think you'd find the Milltek too loud at all. There are a lot of guys on mini2 with it, and I haven't really heard of many compaints.

I understand what you mean about the drone; I had a Jordan Civic before my S, and in my wisdom put a Powerflow backbox on. It lasted about 3 days, because the drone from it was just at a pitch to give you a headache. Awful!

I've got the JCW exhaust on my S now, and I love it, and as far as I'm aware, the Milltek is only a bit louder. Think it just accentuates the popping and crackling, which can only be a good thing!!

[mikeythemini]

On my last S the brackets rusted off after 2 years
On my current S I have just had one of the silencers replaced at 8 months at the inlet & outlet pipe welds have rusty holes in them

[nylo]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini (original)

On my last S the brackets rusted off after 2 years
On my current S I have just had one of the silencers replaced at 8 months at the inlet & outlet pipe welds have rusty holes in them

Is that the Works exhaust, Mikey, or standard?

[mikeythemini]

standard

[beej]

Hi Adam - great questions!

Does anyone know what sort of money BMW want for fitting a Works exhaust to an MCS? Is it about £500?

[..Blackadder..]

Quote: Originally Posted by beej (original)

Hi Adam - great questions!

Does anyone know what sort of money BMW want for fitting a Works exhaust to an MCS? Is it about £500?

Woodmans are doing it on offer in the group buy section £560 plus fitting would sooner get a Milltek or Larini for that.

[Roadrunner_1]

£560 +fitting in my opinion is a lot of money, i have just had a borla agressive cat back fitted at 1320Autos for under £700. The quality of the material used in the borla exhaust is far better quality than you get from the jcw exhaust, and the sound is better too.

[sef]

I can second that...

[:: Jon ::]

fitting isnt a hard job, between 20mins and 1hr depending on how good you are with your tools..

[beej]

I'd be happy with a JCW exhaust but... BMW money isn't doing it for me (I'd like an upgrade but not to overloud chav levels )