I put a intake hard pipe on mine and it truly is a mess, I didn’t take off the windshield wipers and other parts and it literally took a while, I can’t imagine installing the downpipe it’s a process
I would be happy if you reply. Hello, I own a 2014 Cooper S in Japan. Thank you for your always fun videos. I use them as reference. I have replaced the muffler with a straight down pipe, but did you tune the ECU in any way at this time? When I changed the muffler to a straight one in the past, the power dropped a lot. I'm a little scared and hesitant to replace it with a straight down pipe. I would like to know the detailed vehicle specifications at this time. Sorry if I'm using wrong English.
Thank you for your reply. I see, after the replacement, the ECU needs to be tuned. I don't have much money, so it looks like it will be a sub-computer. I hope it works out.
Your dad's about as gangsta OG gangsta level over 9000 as mine... learn everything you can from that man my dude cuz they got every trick in the book that will save you all the stress and agro angry tool throwing that will arise later 😆 I would have went for the air drill and rethread the thing later and if that was a no go the pin head for the oxy acetylene would been the melted messy last chance pull for it 😆 get her red hot mushy and bend the tip on a old flat head screwdriverand fuse the thing let it cool and twist it out hahaha but OG with a hammer and the reform was finessed for the win, nice, killer laugh of a vod with a good bit of helpful how to added keep it up dude your good at the content creation side of it and the car looks good i love my 2018 jcw 2 door. They are fun fun cars the mini cooper's are
After messing with my rubbers for 5 mins I got the wd....it slid on. Now I read these comments as I am taking a break from my install. Just gotta hook up my intake and all the stuff above the heatshield.
hi nice video i have one question : do you remapping the ecu after instal the downpipe ? you don't have a default code whit the sensor ? thank you for your futur reply
Love the videos, just found you today and have watched like 8+ vids. I own a modified F56 myself and you seem to be just ahead of me (downpipe soon to come). I had the same reaction you did when first getting the JCW Pro Exhaust + Tune. I'm looking into cosmetic mods now (ie. quick release steering wheel, Mini LCD LHD Display, de-chrome interior (already did my exterior) and i didn't even CONSIDER painting some of my engine bay, def to complete that soon. Also do you still run your underglow? if yes how is it? If no, what made you decide against it? Keep making content as you go, so far: KILLER.
Thank you so much for the support! Cosmetic mods are definitely next for me now that I’ve got a decent amount of power, I’m just deciding on if I’d rather do exterior or interior cosmetics. As for the underglow, yes I do still run it, however the company has been giving me issues with their support. Water got into a few of the strips and shorted some of the leds, and it should be covered by their warranty, but so far It’s been 3 months and I haven’t heard a word back about if I’m covered or not.
Love the video I just bought the same Downpipe and had a quick question if you see this. It seems like the adapter for the new pipe isn’t fitting well onto the second cat. Did you have this same problem? If so did you just force it down with the clamp?
Yeah I had that exact issue. I just clamped it as hard as I could and then let it heat cycle a few times (moderately hard driving) and then cranked it down again after about 3 weeks
I undid the bolt and then pulled on the base of the wiper while tapping with a hammer to loosen them. It took a couple minutes to get it just right for them to come off
Going with the downpipe you have in this video, aswell as jcw tuning kit, any problems with the downpipe? Diffuser get burnt or anything I rlly don’t wanna have to get a new diffuser
No issues at all with about 2500 miles so far. There was a little bit of rattling but I think that had to do with the way I installed the downpipe. It went away when I installed a catless mid-pipe. There's also a lot more soot on the exhaust, which is to be expected
@@AidenOwen thanks for the fast reply, it’s just stressing me out, this is my first real “sports car” and I don’t wanna make it unreliable as it is my daily driver, keeping it pretty simple
Reliability wise the current gen mini is pretty rock solid. I have a friend with 100k miles on his, 50k of it stage 2. With the valve closed on cold start it’s about as loud as if you were starting with the valve open on the stock cat, but after about 10-15 seconds it quiets down significantly
@@betoest93 I haven’t gotten the tune yet. The ECU is off at Bytetronik now getting unlocked so I can tune it. According to their dyno they were able to get 286whp, so if I can break 230whp on the one I used I’ll be happy. I’ll get it tested at a better location at some point in the future But with just the downpipe the down low torque is noticeably improved, as is turbo spool time. There’s almost no lag whatsoever now
@@AidenOwen that’s really dope! I’m looking forward to it once you get it down and dyno’d. Essentially would that be all for performance or are other things on your list? What about aesthetics, are you dropping it?
I did the same Racing Dynamics downpipe on my 2014 F56 and it wasnt too bad to do haha. I just had to put spacers on my O2 sensors to keep the CEL from coming on and to take it apart took me like 10 minutes yesterday haha. If you want to see my Mini my instagram is Andrew.F56