2nd Gen JCW R56 JCW - Build Thread - New Set Of Pipes

Discussion in '2nd Generation: 2007+ R55 through R61' started by Metalman, Jan 19, 2011.

  1. Metalman

    Metalman Well-Known Member
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    No teasing from me for the rest of today. I'm sitting in the Endoscopy department. Gonna get scoped.

    Hahahahaha
    Gonna get my pipes checked out. Go figure.

    Update:
    11:30am, just got released. My pipes are in great shape. :D
     
  2. Justa Jim

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    I could really run with that one, but I'll be nice. That is not a fun thing you are going through. :cornut:

    Wonder if I could slip in 88 posts while you are out of action. :lol:

    Jim
     
  3. Bigprfed22

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    Did you make this face :blush2:



    :Thumbsup:
     
  4. BThayer23

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    Did your exhaust note change after the pipe cleaning?
     
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    I'll be chuckling over that one for a while.

    That was great.

    ...Les
     
  6. Justa Jim

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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    You get the prize for that one Ben. :Thumbsup:

    Jim
     
  7. Metalman

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    Heh, Heh, Heh......
    You guys.....
     
  8. Justa Jim

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    Good to see you are back among us. :Thumbsup:

    Jim
     
  9. Metalman

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    Yeah....
    I've got a splitting headache.
    They gave me a special cocktail of valium and something else. Put me right into LaLa land. :D
    Doc said he doesn't want to see me for another 5 years.
    Great and wonderful experiences to all you folks that are hitting 50 and over.:cryin:
     
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    Give that man a Kewpie Doll!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    :eek6: (expression for the endoscopy dept)
     
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    Laughin' with ya' Chuck. Laughin with ya

    Been there, done it
     
  12. Metalman

    Metalman Well-Known Member
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    Ha.....
    So I'm laying there on the gurney....
    I see this "snake" that I'm soon to have a personal meeting with.
    Now this thing can flex, it can take pictures , has a headlight and it even has a pair of snapping jaws.
    So I'm thinking...... Damn, where can I get one of those. This thing might be just the answer for snaking down to nibble off the carbon buildup on the DI intake valves on the R56.
     
  13. Justa Jim

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    I can see it now: "Blackwood Sheet Metal & Arthroscopic Direct Injection Cleaning".. :D

    Jim
     
  14. Metalman

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    Hah....
    Anyone notice how my thread slid off the road into the weeds?

    I'll bring it back once I start the build.

    So far I have a 12' length of 2-1/2" T304 SS tubing in hand.

    Next week I should have an 8' length of the same thing with 40% open perforations.

    So far I haven't located the SS flex joint I'm looking for. I can find an 8" and a 6" long unit, but I'm really looking for something a little shorter with all SS construction. If anyone knows where I can locate one, give me a shout. :D

    Chuck
     
  15. Justa Jim

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    Well alright. If you insist you can have your thread back and I'll be quite. :D

    Jim
     
  16. Crashton

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    Hey Jim you have been quite, quite a funny guy.:Thumbsup: I'll be quiet now.

    Chuck your thread needs an alignment.

    Back on topic...

    BIG Pipes on a little car. :D
     
  17. Metalman

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    Chuck, personally I like the look of a single collector similar to what you see on a Boxster S. Oval design with a billet finish and a taper from top to bottom.

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  19. Justa Jim

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    :prrr::prrr:

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  20. Metalman

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    Yeah.....
    I considered an Isosceles Trapezium (the Brit description was for the Mini heritage, and for you Agro:Thumbsup:), that would mimic the cutout in the bumper, and I may consider it as a later design. The whole setup will be fully interchangeable. Including the rear muffler. However designing Isosceles Trapezium muffler baffles although not impossible would be much more time consuming for me. So for now I sticking with the more MINI appropriate twin exhaust outlets. But thanks for the suggestion Mark:D
     

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