2nd Gen R55 Clubman Wife ordered my birthday presents and doesn't know it yet!

Just ordered my presents today from Way. Got to get ready for the Dragon. Wasn't in the mood all winter, but have had the Mini out of hibernation now it's time.:devil:

Shorty antenna
NM discharge pipe
NM air charge pipe
H-Sport 22mm sway bar
NM engine torque arm mount
Craven speed lifetime air filter

Replaced runflats with Avid Envigors 215/45/17

 

Canton, OH, United States 03/31/2011 7:02 A.M. Out For Delivery
03/31/2011 4:00 A.M. Arrival Scan
Middleburg Heights, OH, United States 03/31/2011 2:19 A.M. Departure Scan
Middleburg Heights, OH, United States 03/30/2011 11:02 P.M. Arrival Scan
Sharonville, OH, United States 03/30/2011 7:01 P.M. Departure Scan
03/30/2011 3:34 P.M. Arrival Scan
Doraville, GA, United States 03/30/2011 5:35 A.M. Departure Scan
Doraville, GA, United States 03/29/2011 8:02 P.M. Origin Scan
United States 03/29/2011 12:43 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

I'm sitting here waiting like a kid waits for Santa! My wife knows she bought me a swaybar and antenna. Guess the rest will be HER surprise!:cornut:

 

I missed that button!

 

Yes it is here and everything is installed already! Guess I didn't buy enough stuff. Swaybar was the easiest to install. Took longer to get the car in the air.

Had a little trouble with the charge air hoses because my hands are too big! Very top quality parts though everything fit just fine.

And Way I did like the surprise, those little air bag packaging are really fun to pop.:cornut:

I took my first test drive on a very fun road that I run all the time, and what a difference. I had to back off the steering, it just dives in now and the car is much more responsive. I think since my birthday is not until next Wed. my wife has time to buy me more parts.:devil:

 

Well now my big horsepower black smoking pickup truck boy is upset with me. He found me some really fun roads (15 mph s curves downhill and right back up) we went through them about 50 and the car went right through where I pointed it never left the lane. So I left him drive back to his house, now he wants a Mini really bad!:devil: I told him it does take awhile to quit lifting foot and going for the brake LOL.

He said he felt more confident riding than before, said it felt like we just hanging on before but now really couldn't feel like we were in a curve.

And as for the engine torque bushings, the torque steer is GONE!!! I could let go with one hand and not have to fight the wheel. Thanks for suggesting those Way. Well worth the money and less than a 10 minute install.

Don't get me wrong about the big pickup truck, this is the first car I've owned in a long time. I have 2 of those 4X4 pickups here and a very large horsepower Caterpillar in a Peterbilt, but I have more fun in my Mini than I ever thought I would. My mom even asked me what I was doing with a car and I told her she wouldn't understand!

 

The Clubbie handled great. Much faster times than last trip down there. Gave a couple of Mazdas a run for their money. I have video if I knew how to upload it. My wife was so impressed that I didn't kill her that she let me buy a DDM intake and Forge intercooler! ( I bought her a t-shirt and hoodie!) Way was happy he didn't have to haul it back home. Someone in a Cooper S was following me and was thinking about a Clubman after the run he was very impressed and said that helped make up his mind.

 

More air!

more air

 

Another project done