The Cooper JCW Tuning Kit consisted of these parts: Machined cylinder head, “Cat-back†sport exhaust system, Improved-flow air filter, Cover injection tube, Updated ECU programming, Engine cover, rear, and side scuttle badges.
New Hey man, i've just jumped on board to the Mini family. Its a '09 Mini Hardtop JCW. fully stock. No mods at the moment. want to get the payments out of the way and then i'll consider some upgrades. Any tips on keeping it up on tip-top performance????? By the way love all the other JCW on this thread. Send me a message or something.
Nice looking JCW. Change the oil at least every 4,000 miles and let the engine idle a few minutes before shutting it down to cool off the turbo. Other than that drive it like you stole it.
I will have to admit I did not know there was any such thing as a R50 JCW, it just doesn't sound natural. :eek6: Was it comparable to a R53 in cost or HP? :confused5: What was there to gain by going the R50 JCW route? :skep:
Some badges and around 10BHP more which I bet would not be a big difference. In my case I went the Faux JCW to allow more modifications in my rally class then add a 5:1 final drive and you have one damn quick R50. It would be nice to hear from a JCW R50 and R50 owner for a performance comparison. I'd love to do a side by side test against an R50 or even R53