Mini JCW F56 Face Lift 2021 Exhaust no noise

[Dougthehead]

Hello,

I have a mini 2021 plate face lift JCW and the sound coming from the exhaust is non existent 😩. I have myself booked in to Ecotune to have a miltek exhaust non resonating fitted in a week (the one that will pass its MOT & Service).

Iv struggled to find an example of what it will sound like and my concern is that it won’t sound much different to the stock exhaust I have now.

Can anyone put my mind at rest and tell me that it sounds good and I’ll be popping and banging along the road hahah.

Thanks all

[jph98]

Unfortunately, from late 2018 onwards the JCW (both LCI and LCI2) comes fitted with a GPF which really strangles the exhaust sound. This is a problem on pretty much all modern cars and not just the Mini JCW. Fitting a Milltek will definitely improve the exhaust note, but it will still be muffled by the GPF (assuming you are leaving that fitted, as it's a legal / mot requirement).

The pops and bangs you mentioned are a separate challenge as these are (mostly) a product of the engine map, which again changed on the later cars to meet strict EU directives. I don't think your new exhaust will give you much in the way of pops and bangs, certainly nothing like the earlier JCW's came with out of the factory. I believe there are aftermarket maps now available for the LCI2 JCW that give you pops & bangs, but I don't have any personal experience of them.

Sorry it's not better news, but hope it helps.