2nd Gen JCW Car exhaust poping through hard acceleration

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  1. haliphics

    haliphics New Member

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    So just recently I finally for an accessport. I'm running the stage 2 tune at 92 octane with a AEM Cold Air intake, OBX Catless downpipe, and forge BOV. After A few days of driving it and a oil change to Castrol 0-w40. When I accelerate hard from 2nd 3rd and 4th after about 4500 rpm you hear popping from the exhaust while accelerating and a very slight loss of power or boost feeling. Any idea what it could be. It doesn't feel like a coil or misfire especially since I had a coil go bad recently and changed them all out to oem.

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    Get rid of the accessport. Its going to kill your car. This is not a joke. There is a reason they dropped MINI support. They couldn't figure it out.
     
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    That's nonsense. They stopped making it for MINI because they couldn't crack the Engine Control Unit on the N18 engine so they could reprogram it through the OBDll port, like on the N14 engine Accessport.

    That limited their possible market share, making it unprofitable to make and support.

    I've had one for seven years with no problems. If anything the AP canned tunes are a little tame so as to err on the safe side.
     
  4. Dave.0

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    Manic tune, accessport, crap OBX downpipe, all of these things could be your problem.
     
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    No manic tune, the downpipe has been fine for the last 8 months before the accessport. There are no leaks or stress crack on the down pipe or gasket. But after digging through my engine bay all morning my HPFP could be on it's way out because it looks like it might be leaking.

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    What codes pop up? If your HPFP is failing it'll throw a code. The main issue is that you've got a ticking time bomb for an engine and you're messing with it. #betteroffstock
     
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    No codes yet. I don't hear any metal pings like it's knocking or sparking early. The timing is fine through out the band. So it seems like it's something with either fuel, coils or plugs. I already removed the tune and unmarried the accessport. On a stock map or no accessport married it's 100% fine

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    Problem solved :beer

    Maybe not enough fuel for the amount of air you're pushing.
     
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    It's a possibility. I forgot to mention that on a stage 1 map a lot better than stage 2. It pops once then stays fine and only happens in second and third. Maybe a bad injector?

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    Si, or not enough injector?
     
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    Not sure I need to look up how to test an injector now

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    What injectors do you have now? Are you still stock?
     
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    Take them SU carbs apart & put in some bigger jets. Sounds lean to me. It's an old school answer, but it hits on what may be your problem. Also check that fuel filter.
     
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    I didn't even think about the fuel filter. It's probably well over due.
    They're complete stock. What ever came with the 09 JCW.

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    I would get rid of the SU carbs and get some Weber carbs. They beat SU’s any day! :D
     
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    Says a guy who can't work on SU carbs. :wink: I've had both I like the SU carbs, but Webers have more tune-ability.
     
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    On a classic Mini it would be Weber carb, not carbs.
     
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    An old acquaintance of mine ran a pair of split Webers on his racing Mini.

    Back on topic: My car doesn't have carbs & runs like it does?

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  19. agranger

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    On an R53, the exhaust popping during hard acceleration is called 'a good day'! :D
     
  20. Redbeard

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    Nope. On hard accel there shouldn't be any popping in an R53 either. If you let off the throttle that is a different story. If yours is popping when your foot is on the gas you need to have your tune checked.
     

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