DNA MOTORINGCBE-MINI02 Stainless Steel Cat Back Exhaust System [Compatible with 02-03 Mini Cooper S]

The phrase "fits your vehicle " must be taken with a grain of salt. If you are not good at redneck engineering you should probably pay someone to install. Other than that is sounds good, have a noticeable boost in performance and you can't beat the price.Updating after a couple of months. I put this on my 05 s and regret it. It is a bit too load, sounds decent at high rpms but low and mid range is an annoying moan. Also doesn't have enough back pressure so it pops and backfires every time I let off the gas. It was no an easy install either. I'm a machinist and I'm working on making a combo baffle/end cap to solve the problems. Only thing good is the price

Fit and finish are poor. None of the mounts line up. Brackets to merge tips in rear are too short. Basically has to be highly modified to fit anywhere close to right. Midpipe flange welded on in wrong direction. "Mufflers" seem cheap flimsy. Have yet to get it to line up properly. Will update when its all fixed and see what it sounds like. Would not recommend this. Spend the extra $$ and buy a manzo or better.

Had to cut off all hangers and adjust liberally to get the exhaust tips to be level and centered, also pointed the right way (not up or down), the "mufflers" don't have any insulation in them so they make alot of noise. It's a cheap set of parts for an R53 exhaust, but expect to need fabrication to make fit.

The media could not be loaded. This is a preliminary review. I didn’t want an exhaust, but this was so cheap that I bought it. I figured that if I’m gonna put an exhaust it better be loud, and was originally going to cut off the resonator. But after inspecting it, it seems to be hollow. Resonator is hollow, no baffles inside. I can’t see inside mufflers, but knocking on it gave a a hollow sound. See videos.Update - Installation:It sucks.1. All hangers do not line up. I cut off all the hangers on the mufflers, and will eventually cut off the center hangers. (Shortened them for now).2. I had to cut the y piece to position tips. At the “Tops of the Y” aft ends about an inch.3. Used the stock straps to install it. I re bent them and red ripped the holes because they are smaller.4. The brackets the hold muffler tips together are totally off. I had to redrill the. I drilled 2 small holes.Sound: it is pretty loud & raspy.I’ll update with sound cuts.

Let me start by saying i had to change every mount, nothing lined up. The resonator is nonexistent. It's literally a empty bubble in the pipe. Sounds horrible! Has the worst buzz above 3000 rpm i have ever heard. By the time I heard it i could not return it due to the modifications I had to make just to get it on the car!!!

If you buy this kit be prepared to cut and weld the hangers in the correct places and maybe tweak the pipe bends a bit. None of the hangers were welded on in the same place, the two on the mid pipe behind the cat were not even welded on parallel to each other, which if you know the system they are supposed to be.Having said all that, the kit sounds good, included all the hardware and gaskets, and the price point is much much lower than other systems. If you have a torch and welder and time it may be worth the cost savings. If you are expecting it to bolt right on and go ... not so much.

Excellent fit once you figure out hot it goes together, instructions on how to set up would have get the 5 stars. Is very loud on my cooper s, your neighbors are going to love you. It has a very deep drone on idle and super loud once you go pass 4k rpm. Very nice quality and finish.

I am a 40 year exhaust professional and this system is a piece of junk none of the hangers line up I ended up returning it