Engine Drivetrain 1st Gen Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Time for some serious performance mods!

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  1. wmwny

    wmwny Well-Known Member

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    #22 wmwny, Apr 3, 2011
    I take the BMW CCA Driving Schools at Putnam Park, IN, and Mid-Ohio, OH, every chance I get, because they help keep me "in practice" for the stuff that goes on during interstate and other highway driving. Besides, since one can never be too visible in a MINI, it just makes good sense to me to take the schools so that I may perhaps be better able to avoid any potential problems coming my way. The seat time I get at the track makes me feel a lot safer on the road long after the schools are done.
     
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    Will@ABF New Member

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    #23 Will@ABF, Apr 4, 2011
    nice to meet you too =), glad everything is squared out with the checkmate, have fun at autocross, and be safe... :ihih:

    hope to see you more often,

    peace will
     
  3. CheckersSD

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    #24 CheckersSD, Apr 4, 2011
    I'll definitely be back up when I can afford a header. I think that is my next major mod. Head and camshaft is a little too much for me to afford at this time. My MINI is way faster now and I'm very pleased with the results.
     
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    checkers Well-Known Member

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    #25 checkers, Apr 4, 2011
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    I'll be interested in your numbers after you do thr rest of your mods. The best that I have heard of is in the 20 HP range for the automatic. I have what you want and then some, but with the automatic it shifts to early and I haven't found anyone who can change that.
     
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    #26 CheckersSD, Apr 4, 2011
    You are correct, my redline is stuck at 6800 rpm. However that enables me to install a 17% pulley without the fear of pushing the S/C past its limits since my redline is already lower than a stock manual trans. I have spoken with someone who has a 2006 MCSa JCW tuned and they claim 210hp. A tune, pulley, plugs, CAI, IC, injectors, and exhaust can easily get more than 20hp gain to an automatic. 6800 rpm redline limits the same gains in a comparably equipped/tuned manual trans, but the auto isn't debilitating.
     
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