BEST R56 Mini Cooper EXHAUST Mod? How To: Install a DOWNPIPE! 

I work as a tech in a MINI dealer and damn, that’s a clean example. Cool color too! Most of the R56’s that come in are complete basket cases lol

I will give you a tip, you should either reuse that metal gasket or reuse a genuine new one. That gasket they supplied will blow out. Just saying.

I have been building a '10 R55 (Clubman S). It's full bolt on with an upgraded 41mm Borg Warner Airwerks SX K03 Turbocharger, Stage 4 Clutch Masters racing clutch and lightweight flywheel, fully adjustable Gecko coil overs/in out camber plates, stage 3 tune from Malone Tuning, Craven Speed on-the-fly adjustable short throw shifter and AEM methanol/water injection kit, with minor weight reduction. It's the best handling, best performing, most fun to drive "mid-tier" car that I have ever built or driven. Boost is quick to deliver and never quits with an under 5 sec 0-60. On the highway 60-120 is absolutely ridiculous and the car has no problem reaching it's 160mph limit. My little Mini has embarrassed American muscle and made drivers of expensive Euros cry... WHEN IT WORKS... The car is ALWAYS breaking. Heck, the only reason I built the thing was because the 1st time it broke and I took it to a dealer the quoted price was so insane I decided to take it to a Euro performance shop. They told me that for the same price they would fix my car and be able to install a decent set of coil overs. After that, every time the car broke I did a little extra and now here I am. Thank God I have a beater. Even when I decide to drive the Mini normal it breaks. It's either a sensor, a sensor for a sensor or something insane that only happens to Minis. Looking back I would have bought a different car. It may be the most fun I have ever had driving a car, but it's also the worst experience I have ever had owning one... If that makes any sense.

Very good showing of how you got the bottom bolt on the upper heat shield off 😂

Theres a secondary cat before the resonator, if you decide to remove that (and/or the resonator) you'll get much more out. Also manually down shifting the auto around 2500 rpm should give the most pops and bangs

Any problems with downpipe since the install? Any issue since the bottom brackets didn't connect

hello, how did you remoove the bolt of the lower heatshield ? thank you , i can t manage to access them

Simple mod! I'm sure there is a tune to get rid of the cel

Give er some beans!

What size is the exhaust pipe just before the muffler?

100% CEL from this, and will def need a tune to fix or pass inspection.

I think I would have upgraded the turbo while I was there.

I have a question, would r56 mods fit on an r60? its the same engine so I'd assume so

What type of lift is that

MANUAL WOULD SOUND BETTER:)

Did your check engine light turns on???

Thanks for sharing!

did the downpipe touching the block ever make any problems?

How much those air jacks cost?

mint car

Hi, I did this modification and added the O2 spacer but CEL came out. Any suggestions?

Did you ever get a cel. And what did you do to fix. What year is your cooper

If I’m seeing correctly I guess you miss the restriction on that gasket by the turbo exhaust side.

bmw and mini are the same🙏🏻

Does this triggers a Check engine light ???

How do I remove the catalytic converter and once removed, will the car run without the system shutting the car down?

where you buy the downpipe?is ok for my mini cooper s year 2008?

After I installed it, the engine gave me problems above 4000 rpm. As if there was a cork and he was mumbling

put the link please to buy the pipe

you didnt tell us what downpipe that is

who is the manufacturer of the down pipe

where did you get the music for your video? thanks

Is this a N14 engine Mini Cooper S? Also did you have any O2 sensor problems after you did the mod? I have heard that you have to get a tune and stuff if you fiddle with the O2 sensors.

Any check engine lights ? Is it stock tune ?

Is that a cat or just another muffler on the OEM pipe? Trying to find out if this is technically legal because my local shops are jerks on inspection day. Also did he end up throwing any codes with no spacer in the end?

How much was this?

Theres no cure for lazyness. At 1:45 why did you not just disconnect the sensor instead of twisting the cable. The connector is right there on the top of the engine. As an electrician this drives me mad.

Did this R56 pop from the exhaust in sport mode before the mod? Even if only a little.

Did you get any codes after installing??

It's a BMW !

how long did it take you to do the work ? Thx

This video sucks lol 😂 it’s decent but so many flaws and details that aren’t shown