Thanx for the compliment! Funny to think we have the same build month & year. To think, our cars coulda been neighbors on the line or companions on the same ship. :smile5:
Props to Whalen Shift Machine and Redline for my new interior bling! Great workmanship; all pieces look great in and of themselves, and installed. Worth every penny.
I got my RMW shorty header w/high-flow cat today. This will be installed tomorrow, then I drop some 450cc fuel injectors in and get a dyno tune from Jan on Friday. I'd say I'm done with power mods now, but I think I said the same thing after the pulley, CAI, and exhaust...
Thanks gang That thing is gorgeous...almost too bad it's hidden! I can't wait to hear how my car sounds once this is in. Paired with the Invidia N1, I plan (hope, expect) to turn some heads around town :cornut: And I'm super-stoked to hear this thing echoing off the hills at the Dragon next year :devil:
It will not that much different if that's what you are expecting, but it will flow much better. It will not sound like an open header at all with a good exhaust. I can tell you it is really loud with a custom straight back exhaust with only (2) magnaflow resonators. :crazy::devil: I love it, my wife, not so much. Anyhow enjoy and you will "hear" me at the Dragon next year. :ihih:
Thanks Dave. Based on what I'd read & everyone has said, I was expecting LOUD. I'd be OK if it were louder, but equally so if I don't royally piss off the neighbors when I come home...I actually still get along with a few right now LOL Either way, I know I'll be happy. The added performance is the primary goal, an enhanced R53 soundtrack is just gravy, the bonus points.
Oh don't get me wrong it will be a little louder at WOT but not much at all putting around your neighbors.
That's what I was secretly hoping for: maybe louder when I get on it & watch 5K, 6K go by on the tach. I gotta find you and the rest of the RMW crew at MOTD next year so I can admire the other MINIs that have Jan's magic touch, and especially hear The Mistress!
Just find Jan and he will know where we all are. :devil: FYI ~ as of right now we will not have the same cabin as last year but we are in Fontana :mad2: Some Fontana timeshare member reserved it. :incazzato::incazzato::mad2: