# Thanks for the new exhaust Breetime!
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578
**Category:** Vendor Marketplace
**Created:** [March 27, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578 "2013-03-27T16:38:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/1 "2013-03-27T16:38:44Z")
Jay recently built a cat back for my 2005 Mini Cooper S. Originally he built a 3" straight pipe from the cat back. No mufflers. Basically on first start up he told me that we needed to do something about it because it was super loud. Here’s how it sounded:
[https://youtu.be/9TUjl-D2dHI](https://youtu.be/9TUjl-D2dHI)
[https://youtu.be/D91AcC9FVUA](https://youtu.be/D91AcC9FVUA)
I drove it like that for a week while Jay built a resonator for it. I’m sure he can say more about it than I can, but it did reduce the drone and overall loudness of it quite a bit. He threw it on in just a couple hours and had it back to me that day. Here’s how it sounds now:
[https://youtu.be/ITM0bWBeLl4](https://youtu.be/ITM0bWBeLl4)
[https://youtu.be/vaEnkiHu1i0](https://youtu.be/vaEnkiHu1i0)
Overall I love how it sounds. Jay did an awesome job in a timely manor for half of the cost of an aftermarket system. I would recommend him to anyone looking to have exhaust work done to their vehicle. Also, if you want to see/here more videos of the exhaust straight piped, just go to my YouTube channel.
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### Author:  [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/2 "2013-03-27T16:55:27Z")
Eh idk I like it better straight piped
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/3 "2013-03-27T18:37:17Z")
Leaving it straight piped wasn’t really an option. It was unbelievably loud and there was no way I could daily drive it. Even with the resonator on it’s still quite a bit louder than any aftermarket cat back available for my car.
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/4 "2013-03-27T20:27:26Z")
Jay is the man!
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### Author:  [@Paul\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paul_B)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/5 "2013-03-27T20:58:08Z")
Love the backfiring. It sounds good either way but definitely good idea to have the resonator in there to keep your ears in decent shape lol
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/6 "2013-03-28T04:16:03Z")
> [@Paul B](#):
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> Love the backfiring. It sounds good either way but definitely good idea to have the resonator in there to keep your ears in decent shape lol
Thanks! Without the resonator on, the sunroof needed to be cracked at any speed over ~55.
If not, it would drone so loud that your head would explode. It’s much better now.
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### Author:  [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/7 "2013-03-28T06:24:52Z")
Cool stuff, any pictures of the work?
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/8 "2013-03-28T06:41:38Z")
Here’s what Jay sent me.
Sorry they’re so big
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### Author:  [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/9 "2013-03-28T07:13:19Z")
Looks good except I think 3" is kinda overkill. IMO there is no need for it in this application.
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/10 "2013-03-28T07:25:54Z")
> [@GV1390](#):
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> Looks good except I think 3" is kinda overkill. IMO there is no need for it in this application.
Some of the aftermarket exhausts for my car are 3" so I didn’t want to go smaller than that. It does seem pretty big for such a small car though.
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### Author:  [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/11 "2013-03-28T07:33:05Z")
considering this is the supercharged model, I’d probably have gone 2.5" to retain some healthy backpressure. If it were the turbo version 3" is totally understandable.
though I’m sure it sounds great and obviously the quality is spectacular.
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/12 "2013-03-28T07:43:45Z")
> [@honda4life](#):
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> Eh idk I like it better straight piped
No.
I was next to him on route 5.
It was retarded.
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### Author:  [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/13 "2013-03-28T08:00:55Z")
Sounds nice, Mike.
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/14 "2013-03-28T08:31:23Z")
> [@Minglor](#):
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> No.
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> I was next to him on route 5.
> It was retarded.
Haha yes, mingle can attest for how loud the straight pipe was.
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### Author:  [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/15 "2013-03-28T08:46:57Z")
I must be getting old…as i’m the only one who thinks it sounds like shit. Sorry, it just seems obnoxious to me.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/16 "2013-03-28T08:55:36Z")
^Shut it old man. 🙂
I agree that 2.5" may have been more reasonable unless you have power mods you plan to do down the road. Def sounds better with the resonator, too.
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### Author:  [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thanks-for-the-new-exhaust-breetime/229578/17 "2013-03-28T16:32:03Z")
> [@GV1390](#):
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> Looks good except I think 3" is kinda overkill. IMO there is no need for it in this application.
IMO, your opinion only matters if the subject being discussed is about parachutes,meatballs or meatballs.
> [@focusinprogress](#):
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> considering this is the supercharged model, I’d probably have gone 2.5" to retain some healthy backpressure. If it were the turbo version 3" is totally understandable.
> though I’m sure it sounds great and obviously the quality is spectacular.
Well considering it is a stock Mini Cooper, and not a 2 stroke race bike…back pressure wasn’t really a concern.