1st Gen R53 Cooper S Video: 244HP R53 MINI Cooper S Mods & a Test Drive

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    #1 Nathan, May 6, 2015
    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdzaaG_KkKg"]My 244HP R53 MINI Cooper S Mods & a test drive - YouTube[/ame]

    Walkthrough of go-fast parts on my 2004 Cooper S. We also take a quick test drive. A mod tour by viewer request. I do a walkaround of all my performance and cosmetic modifications.

    This modified MINI 2004 Cooper S makes 244 HP at the wheels and 192 lb-ft of torque. Stock was 166HP at the flywheel - basic math suggests a gain of around 120HP. Measured on a Dynapac hub dyno.

    Built by me, tuned by RMW. Pulls hard, stops quick and handles the corners. (That's my license plate - "CORNERS"!)
    Love that supercharger whine!
     
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    #2 Dave.0, May 6, 2015
    Nice ride and happy to see a 11 year old R53 that will still out run and out corner the new ones while looking a 100 x's better.
     
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    #3 ScottinBend, May 6, 2015
    This guy has a lot of nice videos showing repairs and such.
     
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    #4 Jason Montague, May 6, 2015
    :cornut: Very Nice R53! :Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
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    #5 ColinGreene, May 6, 2015
    Thats Kurt, I know him. hes pretty cool.
     
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    #6 MCS02, May 6, 2015
    Very Nice!
     
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    #7 khammo01, May 7, 2015
    Hey, that's my car!!

    I hope my videos are helpful to everyone. You can find them on Youtube here:
    https://www.youtube.com/user/khammo01

    The channel name is "Mod MINI" but the user name is different, YouTube won't let me change it... :-(
     
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    #8 00Mini, May 8, 2015
    Very nice R53 !! I'm gonna check out some of your other videos.
     
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    #9 Canusrufis, May 8, 2015
    Kurt you need to update your garage! All your videos are helpful and entertaining. Thanks for putting those up.
     
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    #10 rum4, May 10, 2015
    Cool video. Now I know where to look if I ever get another mini
     

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