Turbo mini exhaust sounds
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Does anyone have videos of their turbo Mini's?

YouTube is impossible to use now, there is like 1 real video to 300 Bini turbo videos.


I'm trying to decide on an exhaust setup. I had a single box maniflow DTM before, and it was nice, not too loud.

I was thinking 2" centre (or should I go 2.5"?).
Then a Y piece with 2 small silencers under the rear subframe with 2 single pipes (2") exiting (similar to Miglia).

Most of the silencers that would fit are quite small (12" long, 4" wide) and are quite "freeflow", so probably don't silence much - but probably more than a glasspack/cherry bomb.


Would this be too loud for a daily? Or would that be OK, as the turbo silences it somewhat?

1994 Mini Mayfair, 1330, Mspd Ph2 cam, Benross turbo head, 9:1, GT1752, TT Intercooler, MegaJolt, BMW M3 leather seats.

With a turbo your not really going to get an exhaust note or sound anything like a n/a grunt through the typical lcb and system...

For example I have a 2" system and ive never heard a 'rasp' or 'burble' or anything... if there is its all drowned out by the turbo spool/engine/gearbox/dump valve

At most sound testing for tracks my friends all barely scrape through or have to talk nicely to the tester to get on.. where as i roll up and mostly get "is it on????"

Also.... theres TONNES of youtube videos of classic mini turbos... your just not searching right.. include the word 'classic' or put 1293 etc etc... theres loads! Theres the turbomini rolling road day, nicks clubby doing gearknob shaking before 1/4 mile runs.. haha! Loads more off here aswell as other non tm'ers...

OK thanks, will try some other search terms!

So 2 of these would probably still sound nice (non-chav):
EBay itemno. 261167418788

1994 Mini Mayfair, 1330, Mspd Ph2 cam, Benross turbo head, 9:1, GT1752, TT Intercooler, MegaJolt, BMW M3 leather seats.

..double post..

Edited by ian2000t on 9th Jan, 2016.

1994 Mini Mayfair, 1330, Mspd Ph2 cam, Benross turbo head, 9:1, GT1752, TT Intercooler, MegaJolt, BMW M3 leather seats.

Are they not middle boxes?

Why 2? It'll just add weight.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

You'll have to come look at Shaunas at some point Ian, single box 1.75" maniflow, 2" i don't think is needed up to about 120ish hp, there's more powerful N/A stuff with that size on. It's got a nice little burble and was the same exhaust as it was n/a and is a little bit quieter as the turbo acts as a silencer of sorts.

Forgot to add, you can't hear the bloody exhaust note over the turbo anyway, noisy little buggers.

Edited by Carlzilla on 9th Jan, 2016.

Edited by ian2000t on 9th Jan, 2016.

1994 Mini Mayfair, 1330, Mspd Ph2 cam, Benross turbo head, 9:1, GT1752, TT Intercooler, MegaJolt, BMW M3 leather seats.

1994 Mini Mayfair, 1330, Mspd Ph2 cam, Benross turbo head, 9:1, GT1752, TT Intercooler, MegaJolt, BMW M3 leather seats.

Im confused now? Im sure theoneeyelizard means why 2 in general.. not one on one side and just a pipe the other... the square area of the rear subframe is small anyway especially with the battery box on one side.... if 1 backbox is going to get caught on speed bumps etc then 2 are..

IMO id stick to the normal route of the minis exhaust... otherwise your going to end up looking like something from this page!!! http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums//index.php?p=vt&tid=4957

Hmmm. Well as I'm in the garage anyway, I've taken the time to get a video of my car for you. Here you go...

https://youtu.be/AH2ku26OJDA

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Yours sounds a lot meaner than mine haha, mine just purrs like a kitten :) I'll get a video tomorrow if it's dry!

They don't die, they just get faster!

Edited by minimole23 on 9th Jan, 2016.

This is Jims from some time ago..

https://youtu.be/hWqqPb-jAmI

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Ok, basically because I want twin pipes, like the Miglias, a bit further apart than the standard DTM style twin pipe. Can't see how that is chavvy..!

When i said I can't have a single "centre" box I mean I can't have one in the centre of the car, before the Y piece, as I need all of the ground clearance possible.

As for the subframe, if you can fit a Miglia system in there, you can fit the smaller silencers in there that I am looking at...


Thanks for the video anyway, surprisingly quiet with a bike can on, so I think my setup will be OK sound wise.

Thanks Shauna would be good to hear yours.

1994 Mini Mayfair, 1330, Mspd Ph2 cam, Benross turbo head, 9:1, GT1752, TT Intercooler, MegaJolt, BMW M3 leather seats.

Sound wise, my mates turbo mini (standard T3) passed the castle combe sound test with no silencer at all. So I would be cautious about over silencing if you want something sounding fruity.

Here's how mine sounds after we did the headgasket a few months ago, there's a few in car videos too if you look at the retroshow run that's with a full interior so it's how it normally sounds in car. I'll get one of it idling as well tomorrow.
https://youtu.be/p5U9mCLOzBE

They don't die, they just get faster!

side pipe , no silencer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSf1rw8zJ8g

single 2.5 inch turbo muffler .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah4bjnlqR_8...9FVgPA&index=31

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

All I Can hear on that second video is John...

I loved that. On that Smart Performance day, Roberts car went from the most understated to the most ASBO with a quick zorst change.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Playmini 2.5 single side exit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoC6WCik3n0

Watched the second vid and it rolled onto your other vid 'maximum mini' was excellent! Brought back memorys.. had to screenshot me n shane too

On 10th Jan, 2016 robert said:
side pipe , no silencer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSf1rw8zJ8g

single 2.5 inch turbo muffler .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah4bjnlqR_8...9FVgPA&index=31

excellent Dave , i had forgotten that vid veronica made.

Garry ,thank you it was a good fun day wasn't it .

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

No Back boxes or anything


https://youtu.be/l8YWYhvFWKk

https://youtu.be/rXsQWqqwpWQ

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


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Bringing this up again as im getting an exhaust bent up soon and i have a tiny 'carbon fibre' bike can... now im either going to have the pipe bent up to fit the bike can OR depending on what people advise here i may have the pipe bent up all the way through to the end with no silencer but fit the bike can around the end so it looks like i have a silencer for when it counts...

Its replacing an extremely heavy steel maniflow twin box and its extremely quiet! I know the turbo acts as a silencer on its own and ive watched roberts vid without one, mikes without and garys with bike can BUT they are all on vid so hard to imagine what its like in person, gary yours seams quiet still, mike yours sounds acceptable! Especially as it exits after the front wheel right? And robert yours sounds extremely loud but it is inside and the mic maybe struggling? Was there any power gains or losses on the rolling road? And what size pipe are you using?

Thanks in advance!

Edited by D4VE on 14th Dec, 2016.