1st Gen R50 Most liked posts in thread: R50 French hillclimb championship build

Hi , what type of remap do you have perform : Lauch control ? Ignition cut during shift ?Whith stock engine ? How many HP ?
Sorry for my several question , i try to learn regarding experience of MINI owner .

Pascal

 

Thank you for your answer for ECU mapping .
Today i work on rear cradle and arms and i have some questions :

I will change 2 arms of the rear cradle for 2 adjustable arms ( for lower position ) and therefore keep 2 original arms, on the other hand the upper and lower are not identical:

* 1 kg for one / 1.5 kg for the other
* Reduced silenbloc freedom / silentboc with more mouvement
* Possible twist / more rigid

Which should be kept better?

Thank you

 

Delivery of week end : Set of used MINI R53 UK Challenge Coillover . SPAX RSX.
Question : what do you keep of rear stock dampers to complete top mount ?
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Question for electric specialist :
which of these 3 cable use for signal RPM of dasboard ( bleu /red / yelow- black )?
This is picture of enter coil wiring( stock parts )
Thank you for your support

 

Hi everybody , after few month , and the Coronavirus end restriction, We have check the engine before the race and we found 129.5 HP . This is the first step with this stock engine ( 90 hp before mapping )we are happy to start our 1st race with the MINI .We have start on the National hillclimb race ( 7 x 2.5 km ) with very good weather conditions and exept the low power of the engine( sorry but compare to 323 hp SUBARU ......) all the modification perfomed was on the right direction .. 3 Days after we start on the 1st Rally race ( 4 x 8.2 km ) with my daughter on the right seat . with all stage on the rain , and fog .We have test all type of tyre . And the MINI was very funny to drive .
Now we saw where we can improve .
1/ The weight : 880 Kgs are teh minimum for our category , wer are on 1016 kgs
i look for carbone parts : front bonnet / rear tailgate / makrolon side and rear glass
2/ The engine : 129.5 HP , we will work on second engine to improve capacity
3/ Improvement on shield anti fog ( heat shield available for R50 ? )

 

Hi , question for Mini body racing expert :
Except for supportig bonnet opening system , what is the fonction of this steel part ?
Can it be possible to remove it without risk for front frame ( rigidity )?
And other question as somebody upgrade R53 intake manifold (ported teflon coated ) on R50 engine ?

Thanks for your support