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  1. Metalman

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    #3 Metalman, Nov 20, 2012
    Here is the Challenge Exhaust which has the resonator deleted....
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    Here is the Challenge Exhaust on a R56....
    MiniGarage.it R56 Challenge Exhaust on Vimeo

    Mark.... Keep it AWSOME... Keep it MINI.... Make it "CHALLENGE"....

    Just Do It....
     
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    #28 CHKMINI, Sep 1, 2013
    Justa to update, I had the resonator removed and a piece of stainless welded in its place. The exhaust was removed from the car, placed in a fixture and fully welded. We also increased the overall length by an inch to move the tips out. They are now even with my GP2 diffusers. The sound is exactly what I wanted, no done and a lot more burble between shifts. Sorry for not updating this thread sooner.
     
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    #35 Metalman, Sep 10, 2013
    My welding fixture is a fixture I use when welding...

    When done properly, I dance the jig...:D
     
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    #6 Justa Jim, Nov 20, 2012
    Wow MM, that picture you posted really has a good sound to it, but maybe subdued for Mark. :lol:

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    #9 Mr. Jim, Nov 20, 2012
    That sounds fantastic!
     
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    #10 CHKMINI, Nov 20, 2012
    Jim, you had the challenge exhaust and it droned? The dreaded drone is my main concern. I had a Magnaflow on my '04 MCS and the drone at highway speeds was unbearable. I was ready to pull the trigger on deleting the resonator....now I'm reconsidering if you had that issue.
     
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    #11 Metalman, Nov 20, 2012
    Keep in mind the exhaust pulses out of a SC engine are different than out of a turbo engine.... So drone may be absent.... Or not..

    Just modify the exhaust so you can slip in a "test pipe" or back to the original resonator, if you have issues...
     
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    #19 Metalman, Nov 21, 2012
    Jim.....

    Your chickins need feedin.... I can hear them all the way over here....:lol:
     
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    #36 Firebro17, Sep 10, 2013
    God how I do love semantics...
     
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    #2 sethat46, Nov 20, 2012
    What would be cool is if we could get a couple sound clips of JCW exhaust with different types of manifolds/headers/etc. That are good quality, I don't like searching through endless youtube videos on to find that the sound quality is horrible.
     
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    #4 Nathan, Nov 20, 2012
    The video mentioned above

    [ame=http://vimeo.com/53367685]MiniGarage.it R56 Challenge Exhaust on Vimeo[/ame]
     
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    #5 CHKMINI, Nov 20, 2012
    That's what I'm looking for. Now I just hope that it doesn't drone.....but I just spoke with Nathan and he told me if it did to either adjust the throttle pressure or turn up the radio.....from the same person who's exhaust makes those lying in a graveyard raise their heads!!!
     
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    #7 AliceCooper, Nov 20, 2012

    + 1 on this have been considering it for a long time.
     
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    #8 Mr. Jim, Nov 20, 2012
    I had it on mine for about a week, it droned way too much for me. Sold it to a guy with a GP.
     
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    #12 Mr. Jim, Nov 21, 2012
    No, I had resonator delete on JCW exhaust.
     
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    #13 Justa Jim, Nov 21, 2012
    Mark, I think MM has some half completed exhaust sections he could lend you for the test. :lol:

    Jim
     
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    #14 Firebro17, Nov 21, 2012
    I currently have the described JCW exhaust system on my R53. It is (for me) the perfect sounding exhaust. The deletion of the resonator has had no effect on adding a greater amount of the dreadded drone that I can tell. I regularly drive my car on the freeways at varoius speeds and can detect nothing remarkable. The added burble and the deeper, yet still moderate sounding system is one I'm very pleased with.

    As soon as I can get a teenager or younger kid to help me record and load some sounds I'll post it here for you. With any luck I can get it knocked out on Thanksgiving... :beer
     
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    #15 Crashton, Nov 21, 2012
    Jim your JCW exhaust came with a resonator, mine has one. Some folks remove them, but I don't understand why. The JCW exhaust on our R53 MINI's sounds just so right. :D
     
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    #16 CHKMINI, Nov 21, 2012
    Thank-you. That would help me a lot in making my decision.
     
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    #17 CHKMINI, Nov 21, 2012
    Chuck, I agree with you on the R53. The N14 though still sounds dead to me even with the JCW exhaust.
     
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