Supersprint Manifold & Supersprint Sports Cat

[FON]

Planning to get the Supersprint Manifold and was wondering the following:

If i want to keep my OEM Cat, it has to be choped to be welded to the new Supersprint Manifold, right?

My idea it to get more power from Low/mid range, and smoother revs through the range.

But would not want to chop everything up, having to buy another OEM Cat if i want to return to stock mode again.

With the Supersprint Manifold and the Supersprint Sports Cat, do you think it will bolt on to my JCW Cat back without choping?

I can't get the info of how many cells does the Supersprint Sports cat have, but with this scenario, do you think i will have exhaust lights on the dash? or even problems with the back mufflers, due to extra heat?

Thank you all.

[Rob]

I have fitted a suprsprint header and a sportcat, 200 cells, it needed cutting and welding to fit with the jcw exhaust but was worth it. The sportcat form supersprint costs 1700 euro,'s i bought a universal one for 200 euro,s (nltuning.nl), capable of 500 bhp. some work to fit. The supersprint is easier to fit. absolutely perfect sound i have now.
Regards,
Rob

[FON]

Thank you for your feedback Rob!

[MartijnGizmo]

I'd just get an OBX manifold (it's a Supersprint-copy) and find a used manifold to reuse the OEM cat from. That's what I'm gonna do...

The OEM cat is actually quite good on higher performance MINI's, a lot of sportcats start to go after just a couple of months.

[FON]

Hi Martin, i can get the Supersprint with a great dicount, and it is much better made than the obx.
With taxes, the obx can be aroud 600 euros here in Portugal.

Sure the Supersprint cat is very expensive ( round 1000 euros), but that is really teh question.. If i can get both the header and cat, if i'll get any lights on my dash, and if they are a bolt on solution ready to go, with my jcw cat back and muflers from my GP.

[franklyn85]

i would take the janspeed with sportcat 200cell its the perfect fit and gives good performance and a really nice sound i drive also this setup with my GP

[MartijnGizmo]

General consensus is that the Janspeed is more geared towards the topend whereas the Supersprint (/OBX) is better in the midrange. I doubt that the differences are very big, both are a nice improvement over the short OEM header with its precat.

[franklyn85]

I agree with that

[FON]

General consensus is that the Janspeed is more geared towards the topend whereas the Supersprint (/OBX) is better in the midrange. I doubt that the differences are very big, both are a nice improvement over the short OEM header with its precat.

Precisely, although Mini Challenge r53's all use a 4-2-1 header.

Knowing that the Supersprint header plus the Supersprint Sports Cat all bolt without chopping to my JCW back system, the only concern now is the EMl lights on the dash.

[MartijnGizmo]

AFAIK you'll only get the light if you run it catless...

[franklyn85]

I got the light with a 200cell cat to

[Rob]

No light with the 200 cell cat.

[FON]

No light with the 200 cell cat.

And how many sensors you have left Rob? Did you moved them a litle further back?

Franklyn85, how did you solve that matter?

[Rob]

3 sensors:
- 1 in the header
- 2 in the cat,one in the front and one in the back, for the AFR.

A good friend fitted the header and cat, a first class mecanic.

[FON]

Thanks Rob.

The Header and the Cat are both ordered, let's see what this will bring!