Can you say, Negative Camber??





That's after an alignment. The tech couldn't get it to factory specs, this was as close as he can get. it's within .5 to .6 of factory spec (Factory -1.75 and I'm at -2.25 to -2.30). It can't be adjusted past where it is now. Only solution to get it to factory spec is another set of more adjustable control arms.

Also, I plan on removing the "Cooper S" and replacing it with the JCW emblem, which is in my car in it's box, which is why it's only in the front and not back as of yet...

 

Looking good man!

 

Beautiful sir. I've wanted a Mini ever since they were reintroduced to the US. Any sound clips/video of that exhaust?

 

sound clip or ban.

 

I'll see if I can take a video clip tomorrow...It doesn't sound far off from stock. At idle it has a little more of a growl, when you're on the gas light, there is no sound difference, but when you push the car is gets a little more loud. I do hear the whistle of the turbo and the "pss" of the BOV a little more though. The components in the exhaust that they changed are the exhaust manifold, they kept the stock pipe with the cat, and right after the cat they cut off the factory exhaust and installed this one. The intake and filter was replaced, and the tune was the icing on the cake. The difference is pretty significant. It makes the car THAT MUCH more fun to drive, with more usable power above 3k. Things should be more interesting now...

 

Here ya go...

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So I post a clip and you don't even comment...

 

Sounds like shit



That sounds awesome man! I really like the grunt of it

 

 

Exhaust sounds sweet!!!

 

Did you add the JCW tuning package or only the exhaust?

 

Complete package including the ECU tune....

 

Have you thought about getting a custom plate? I ordered mine last week

 

I have the plates from my GTI sitting on my desk, the personalized part of it is that it says my company name..Just not sure if I want to put that plate on the Mini or not.

 

woah i love it!

i love how these little cars sound with exhaust on!

my neighbor has a blacked out cooperS and it sounds so.. beastly.. i think his car is pretty heavily modified because it sounds kinda like train.

 

what did you end up getting!?

 

shoofin, how much power do you gain with that complete JCW package?

 

You'll see

 

Boosts horsepower by nearly 20 to ~192bhp and torque up to 200lb-ft.

 

sweetness!

 

To acknowledge it's newfound power, what do ya think?





If only I didn't hate those new plates so much

 

 

Looks great Eddie! Riding in your car gave me a new found respect for Mini's!

 

"WDP TL"? Ha. I want one with "UA6". I'd imagine it's not taken.

 

Tonight I went out with my wife and took my car. I started up the car while she was outside waiting for me to pull out of the driveway, she gets in and says, "is something wrong with your car?", I said "no, why?", she said "it doesn't sound right, something's wrong, it sounds more noisy"...I told her it's in her head, but she wouldn't take that as an answer. She kept asking me what I did until I told her I changed the exhaust...She didn't go crazy on me like I thought she would...I guess that's a good thing!

 

Well I was going to wait until I got it but I ordered "UA6FTMFW"



Shoofin I've done that before too!

My mom hates the amount of money I pour into my TL so I always wait to see if she notices the stuff I've done to my car. I dropped it and she said "damn your car seems lower than usual" I just replied "well it is" and left it at that

 

Why do the spark plugs need to be replaced so often?

 

that is often. im guessing because of more fuel being added. this causes the plugs to foul.

should be done on any car with higher boost and more fuel. i dunno about every 2 oil changes, but its a rule of thumb.

THE EXHAUST SOUNDS AWESOME!~
but you need a valve adjustment

 

Believe it or not, that's how the car sounds....The engine room is pretty noisy, always has been, from day 1.