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    #98 mini_racer, Apr 24, 2011
    Wow, I think the owner just might notice a difference.

    BTW, how many miles, and how was the bottom dogbone mount?
     
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    #99 k-huevo, Apr 24, 2011
    64,000 miles; the lower mount bushing was cracked.
     
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    #100 Professor, May 4, 2011
    Anything new and intresting come your way? Love when this thread gets updated :)
     
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    #101 Alan, May 4, 2011
    Should be dropping off 2003 S this afternoon.
     
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    #102 Alan, May 5, 2011
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    I don't think an SC should make this noise. :eek:

    SC knock

    This one is already on its way back...
     
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    #103 mini_racer, May 5, 2011
    So, I don't even know what I'm looking at in the video? Sounds like it could make some noise though.
     
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    #104 k-huevo, May 5, 2011
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    Probably one of the nose gear cogs is snaggle toothed. The pulley rotates a quarter turn in either direction before the gear engages. When idling the supercharger sounded like large chunks of ice knocking around in a blender. Much of the lobe coating was missing also.
     
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    #105 Vernon29RW, May 6, 2011
    WOW Keith you really do great work! Why cant someone like you be located in the NY area!?!? I've been having problems with my car for a while now and was recommended a BMW mechanic that does work on the side and so I dropped it off to him without hesitation and the end result was less than I was expecting. $1500 and the car is still displaying the same symptoms it came in with!!! GRRR

    Thank you for sharing so much with us! Like others have said you get to see things most of us hope we never have to see but none the less invaluable information to read about and be cautioned towards.

    Thanks,
    Steve
     
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    #106 Metalman, May 6, 2011
    Hey Steve....
    Consider a little vacation time down in Pipe Creek, Texas. And while you are sunning yourself, Keith can look over your MINI.
    Just something to think about....
     
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    #107 Redbeard, May 6, 2011
    Not 100% sure but there is a chance that I might move to Austin, TX at the beginning of next year. First thing I did was check out how far a drive to Keith's shop it is from Austin. :D
     
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    #109 Redbeard, May 10, 2011
    [SARCASM FONT]You mean those little balls aren't supposed to be loose?[/SARCASM FONT]

    Yipes man. Hopfully that got remedied before any other major damage occured.
     
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    #111 Redbeard, May 11, 2011
    That is the right answer! :Thumbsup:
     
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    #112 k-huevo, May 14, 2011
    I installed an AST 5100 kit in an R56 today, the Vorshlag camber plate was originally installed on an R53. Using the original bearing and spring hat, I attached a new Vorshlag R56 base plate. The new bases are made of aluminum, and anodized an attractive shade of red; they weigh much less than the former steel stock. They also have reference lines the old plates lacked.

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    #113 k-huevo, May 28, 2011
    Today's Job #8

    The project started as a turbo replacement on a JCW R56; the second replacement BTW. The first issue I came across was a loose O2 sensor; evidence of exhaust blow-by on one side, and a very white sensor.

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    After the heat shield came off, a crack in the downpipe was uncovered.

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    With the turbo removed, a crack in the exhaust manifold could be seen.

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    #114 Redbeard, May 29, 2011
    Is this on the OEM tune or an aftermarket tune?
     
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    #115 k-huevo, May 29, 2011
    An aggressive aftermarket tune was on for almost a year; recently detuned, and AP stage 1 loaded a few weeks ago.
     
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    #116 mini_racer, May 29, 2011
    I thought the aggressive tune on this car was only installed for about 5 months?
     
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    #117 k-huevo, May 30, 2011
    If you prefer "several months" rather than "almost a year",OK; October 16 was the date.
     
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    #118 Redbeard, May 30, 2011
    Interesting. Do you think the cracking would have happened if they had stayed with the OEM tune?
     
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