2nd Gen R56 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Rare '07 Cooper S?

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    #12 jimglass, Oct 23, 2014
    Oops! Guess spell check got me. He said it was a "very aggressive mechanical locking diff. Not "manual". Sorry 'bout that. The only photos (no interior) are in My Gallery - Mr. Green - Motoring Alliance Gallery
     
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    #13 jimglass, Oct 23, 2014
    Just checked the VIN and mine also has S2TAA
    Sperrdifferenzial. Another poster said "rare as hen's teeth"
     
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    #14 jimglass, Oct 23, 2014
    Checked the VIN: Upholstery: Leatherette/e1 Carbon Black (K8E1)
     
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    #15 Dave.0, Oct 23, 2014
    The diff is not rare at all you just had to order your car with it. I have one and it's not that good either, but it's better then no diff at all.

    Don't let the dealership blow smoke up your a$$.

    I will be replacing mine with a OS Giken, Cusco, or a Ford SVT diff.
     
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    #21 Crashton, Oct 24, 2014
    Gift wrapped no doubt. :p
     
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    #22 mrntd, Oct 24, 2014
    The SVT diff is a Torsen I thought I read the MINI's is a clutch type. The transmissions are the same.
     
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    #25 jimglass, Oct 24, 2014
    I think this is correct and is the distinction. Doesn't the second gen Mini S r56 engine come from Peugeot? Seems I read that somewhere. The new engines are BMW products.:postcount
     
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    #27 ScottinBend, Oct 24, 2014
    Wasn't first gen and early second gen LSD's mechanical/clutch-type?
     
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