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devilsushi2000 · May 8th, 2004, 02:15 PM

There are always loads of queries as to prices for exhaust fittings. So I thought it would be usefull if all those out there with aftermarket exhausts state the price that they payed for fitment. I have phoned kwik-fit and many others for quotes but they all say that mini coopers are not listed yet....

Thanks
Dale

wrenny · May 8th, 2004, 07:40 PM

I think I paid about 40-50 quid including vat.

I have a magnex which I bought from Elite in Rainham, Essex they also fitted it all in for £300.00 . I had a Pipercross fitted at xtreme in Harlow aswell.

Re the exhaust, they took their time and completed the fine tuning/ checking for leaks in about 1 - 1.5 hours

I would not trust Quick fit, if they says "its not listed" they also mean they have never done one.

Try one of the aftermarket "boy racer" workshops they will supply and fit. Try and get a recommendation although they fit this sort of thing all the time. Take a trip down to it maybe have a look around.

Good luck.

devilsushi2000 · May 8th, 2004, 07:54 PM

how do you find the magnex, is it loud and deep?

wrenny · May 8th, 2004, 08:41 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000

how do you find the magnex, is it loud and deep?

Yep, its a sports exhaust and it definately lets you know.

Pushing hard it roars, poodling around town it's just a bit louder than a p*ussy cat. Its always deep and meaningfull though

I'll have to post a sound clip.

The real "partnership" though is when you wed it to a cone air intake...wow.

devilsushi2000 · May 8th, 2004, 08:58 PM

I have a cone filter too, can you hear much difference in low revs and ideling?

wrenny · May 8th, 2004, 09:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000

I have a cone filter too, can you hear much difference in low revs and ideling?

yes, at idleing, low revs its always there...just not so much as when you are pushing 4500-6000 revs

I had a look at buying a schnitzer exhaust from MINI but it was so quiet there was no point. Looked nice though. It felt a bit quicker but no audible feedback

devilsushi2000 · May 29th, 2004, 07:30 AM

I have a K&N 57i, is an aftermarket exhaust louder than a cone filter overall? I know its a stupid question, but i just want to know what sound of sound gain there is?

wrenny · May 29th, 2004, 07:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000

I have a K&N 57i, is an aftermarket exhaust louder than a cone filter overall? I know its a stupid question, but i just want to know what sound of sound gain there is?

different exhausts push out differing levels of sound, with mine the exhaust balances the filter, which means that the sound/ noise levels are about the same so you get a balanced sound from front and rear.

hope this makes sense

devilsushi2000 · May 29th, 2004, 04:14 PM

Thanks Wrenny, that makes sense. Is it a deeper sound from the magnex than the filter?

wrenny · Jun 5th, 2004, 01:33 PM

yep more of a growl..was going to try and get a soundclip for you but have'nt as yet...ooops

S33BBY · Jun 7th, 2004, 11:51 PM

Dale, the Play Mini exhausts are supposed to give a nice sound, and are great because they are a direct cat-back replacement. I plan to go for the unsilenced front pipe and the slash cut exhaust. See www.playmini2.co.uk.

devilsushi2000 · Jun 8th, 2004, 01:56 PM

Thanks sebby, i am going to minispeed in byfleet surrey later today and they are meant to sell them so i will see what its like

devilsushi2000 · Jun 8th, 2004, 04:37 PM

It would be good to hear any mini with an aftermarket exhaust in the flesh. Problem is where and when. There are no mini runs near me anytime soon

wrenny · Jun 8th, 2004, 04:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000

Thanks sebby, i am going to minispeed in byfleet surrey later today and they are meant to sell them so i will see what its like

Let us know how u got on, incidentally I phoned Janspeed today and asked about modds other than their "package" for the cooper.

They said their manifold which is stainless steel ? is that good ? knocks out upto 9 BHP extra although I imagine it will be less. The cost was around 500 quid plus fitting, so not cheap. They also do a new cylinder head which is a replacement for the existing one. So you drop yours off and leave it whilst having their new one fitted.

Anyone have any thoughts on these kind of "toys" ? are they worth it ? and will they knacker the car ?

adios

S33BBY · Jun 8th, 2004, 04:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000

It would be good to hear any mini with an aftermarket exhaust in the flesh. Problem is where and when. There are no mini runs near me anytime soon

I did an in-depth search of the forums not so long ago to find some information on the Play Mini exhaust only, as that is the one I am most interested in because it required no modification. Everyone who has one says that it's not too loud, even with the unsilenced front pipe.

wrenny · Jun 8th, 2004, 04:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sebby*

I did an in-depth search of the forums not so long ago to find some information on the Play Mini exhaust only, as that is the one I am most interested in because it required no modification. Everyone who has one says that it's not too loud, even with the unsilenced front pipe.

The magnex requires no form of modification either, if you give me your email address I'll get a sound file from my dv camera right now !

S33BBY · Jun 8th, 2004, 04:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by wrenny

Let us know how u got on, incidentally I phoned Janspeed today and asked about modds other than their "package" for the cooper.

They said their manifold which is stainless steel ? is that good ? knocks out upto 9 BHP extra although I imagine it will be less. The cost was around 500 quid plus fitting, so not cheap. They also do a new cylinder head which is a replacement for the existing one. So you drop yours off and leave it whilst having their new one fitted.

Anyone have any thoughts on these kind of "toys" ? are they worth it ? and will they knacker the car ?

adios

Though a stainless steel manifold and new cylinder head would be good and most probably would give a noticable increase in performance, I personally wouldn't go that far. When when the day comes when I want more performance, I'll get a Cooper S!

I'd be more inclined to go for something like the AMD OneClick. It's easier (and sort of won't void the warranty).

devilsushi2000 · Jun 8th, 2004, 04:51 PM

I have so many mods to do! Help me! Im not sure which one to do first, i am inevitably going to do them all in the next few months. The question is in what order?
Should I:

a) Get whalen and chrome rings for interior.

b) Get special custom viper stripes that fade from black to silver (on black roof) and back
to black again.

OR

c) New Cat-back exhaust (either magnex, magnaflow or playmini)

Which one first?

devilsushi2000 · Jun 8th, 2004, 04:53 PM

P.S.
Wrenny, can you please send a sound file to me at devilsushi2000@hotmail.com
That would be a great help!

wrenny · Jun 8th, 2004, 05:53 PM

emailed to you just now

May 8th, 2004, 02:15 PM	#1
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	Exhaust Fitting There are always loads of queries as to prices for exhaust fittings. So I thought it would be usefull if all those out there with aftermarket exhausts state the price that they payed for fitment. I have phoned kwik-fit and many others for quotes but they all say that mini coopers are not listed yet.... Thanks Dale

May 8th, 2004, 07:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	I think I paid about 40-50 quid including vat. I have a magnex which I bought from Elite in Rainham, Essex they also fitted it all in for £300.00 . I had a Pipercross fitted at xtreme in Harlow aswell. Re the exhaust, they took their time and completed the fine tuning/ checking for leaks in about 1 - 1.5 hours I would not trust Quick fit, if they says "its not listed" they also mean they have never done one. Try one of the aftermarket "boy racer" workshops they will supply and fit. Try and get a recommendation although they fit this sort of thing all the time. Take a trip down to it maybe have a look around. Good luck. CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

May 8th, 2004, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000 how do you find the magnex, is it loud and deep? Yep, its a sports exhaust and it definately lets you know. Pushing hard it roars, poodling around town it's just a bit louder than a pussy cat. Its always deep and meaningfull though I'll have to post a sound clip. The real "partnership" though is when you wed it to a cone air intake...wow. CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN* gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

May 8th, 2004, 09:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000 I have a cone filter too, can you hear much difference in low revs and ideling? yes, at idleing, low revs its always there...just not so much as when you are pushing 4500-6000 revs I had a look at buying a schnitzer exhaust from MINI but it was so quiet there was no point. Looked nice though. It felt a bit quicker but no audible feedback CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

May 29th, 2004, 07:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000 I have a K&N 57i, is an aftermarket exhaust louder than a cone filter overall? I know its a stupid question, but i just want to know what sound of sound gain there is? different exhausts push out differing levels of sound, with mine the exhaust balances the filter, which means that the sound/ noise levels are about the same so you get a balanced sound from front and rear. hope this makes sense CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

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May 8th, 2004, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	how do you find the magnex, is it loud and deep?

May 8th, 2004, 08:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	I have a cone filter too, can you hear much difference in low revs and ideling?

May 29th, 2004, 07:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	I have a K&N 57i, is an aftermarket exhaust louder than a cone filter overall? I know its a stupid question, but i just want to know what sound of sound gain there is?

May 29th, 2004, 04:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	Thanks Wrenny, that makes sense. Is it a deeper sound from the magnex than the filter?

Jun 5th, 2004, 01:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	yep more of a growl..was going to try and get a soundclip for you but have'nt as yet...ooops CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

Jun 7th, 2004, 11:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
S33BBY MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 3,125 Offline	Dale, the Play Mini exhausts are supposed to give a nice sound, and are great because they are a direct cat-back replacement. I plan to go for the unsilenced front pipe and the slash cut exhaust. See www.playmini2.co.uk. JCW Sound Kit \| H/K \| Sat Nav \| SS+ \| Xenons \| 17" Anthracite R90s \| Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s \| ...

Jun 8th, 2004, 01:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	Thanks sebby, i am going to minispeed in byfleet surrey later today and they are meant to sell them so i will see what its like

Jun 8th, 2004, 04:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	It would be good to hear any mini with an aftermarket exhaust in the flesh. Problem is where and when. There are no mini runs near me anytime soon

Jun 8th, 2004, 04:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000 Thanks sebby, i am going to minispeed in byfleet surrey later today and they are meant to sell them so i will see what its like Let us know how u got on, incidentally I phoned Janspeed today and asked about modds other than their "package" for the cooper. They said their manifold which is stainless steel ? is that good ? knocks out upto 9 BHP extra although I imagine it will be less. The cost was around 500 quid plus fitting, so not cheap. They also do a new cylinder head which is a replacement for the existing one. So you drop yours off and leave it whilst having their new one fitted. Anyone have any thoughts on these kind of "toys" ? are they worth it ? and will they knacker the car ? adios CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

Jun 8th, 2004, 04:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
S33BBY MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 3,125 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by devilsushi2000 It would be good to hear any mini with an aftermarket exhaust in the flesh. Problem is where and when. There are no mini runs near me anytime soon I did an in-depth search of the forums not so long ago to find some information on the Play Mini exhaust only, as that is the one I am most interested in because it required no modification. Everyone who has one says that it's not too loud, even with the unsilenced front pipe. JCW Sound Kit \| H/K \| Sat Nav \| SS+ \| Xenons \| 17" Anthracite R90s \| Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s \| ...

Jun 8th, 2004, 04:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Sebby* I did an in-depth search of the forums not so long ago to find some information on the Play Mini exhaust only, as that is the one I am most interested in because it required no modification. Everyone who has one says that it's not too loud, even with the unsilenced front pipe. The magnex requires no form of modification either, if you give me your email address I'll get a sound file from my dv camera right now ! CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

Jun 8th, 2004, 04:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
S33BBY MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 3,125 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by wrenny Let us know how u got on, incidentally I phoned Janspeed today and asked about modds other than their "package" for the cooper. They said their manifold which is stainless steel ? is that good ? knocks out upto 9 BHP extra although I imagine it will be less. The cost was around 500 quid plus fitting, so not cheap. They also do a new cylinder head which is a replacement for the existing one. So you drop yours off and leave it whilst having their new one fitted. Anyone have any thoughts on these kind of "toys" ? are they worth it ? and will they knacker the car ? adios Though a stainless steel manifold and new cylinder head would be good and most probably would give a noticable increase in performance, I personally wouldn't go that far. When when the day comes when I want more performance, I'll get a Cooper S! I'd be more inclined to go for something like the AMD OneClick. It's easier (and sort of won't void the warranty). JCW Sound Kit \| H/K \| Sat Nav \| SS+ \| Xenons \| 17" Anthracite R90s \| Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s \| ...

Jun 8th, 2004, 04:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	I have so many mods to do! Help me! Im not sure which one to do first, i am inevitably going to do them all in the next few months. The question is in what order? Should I: a) Get whalen and chrome rings for interior. b) Get special custom viper stripes that fade from black to silver (on black roof) and back to black again. OR c) New Cat-back exhaust (either magnex, magnaflow or playmini) Which one first?

Jun 8th, 2004, 04:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
devilsushi2000 In Barbados until 1st Sep Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berkshire - UK Local Time: 04:44 PM Posts: 888 Offline	P.S. Wrenny, can you please send a sound file to me at devilsushi2000@hotmail.com That would be a great help!

Jun 8th, 2004, 05:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
wrenny MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Braintree, Essex Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 581 Offline	emailed to you just now CHILLI RED, CHILLI PACK, MAGNEX & PIPERCROSS BAGS OF FUN gone now but not forgotten, an s next time ?

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