1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Year end mods....

  1. MCS02

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    Wait I just had a bad thought. What if Dave is not back and he is the ghost of Christmas past, and we are all caught in a virtual "A Christmas tail"

    Ok back to the thread.
     
  2. Crashton

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    Hey Dave O welcome back from purgatory.
     
  3. Dave.0

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    Send the injectors to Jan and have his guy clean, flow test, and put new O rings on them. It does not cost that much. Also it will make a difference.

    A header on your car will be fine with your exhaust but will not really be a power gain until you add the RMW big valve head and have Jan retune your car.
     
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    A thread doesn't even count here unless it's been hijacked at least once. Go to the site guidelines, it's the third rule down.
     
  5. ColinGreene

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    Scott, you have to try harder if you want to be a troll.
     
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    Yep, guideline number 7. It's right after guideline 6, the no threads about eyelashes on the headlights rule.
     
  7. Dave.0

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    ^^^^ the point of your worthless post is......?
     
  8. sethat46

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    I'm just commenting here b/c I saw Dave.0 and had to check the date and check his profile.... Merry Christmas Ya' Filthy Animal!!! You're off the naughty list!!!
     
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    Why not rmw 450cc injectors instead of the 380? And add a cam... unless you already have one.
     
  10. Goldsmithy

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    My engine now has 11,700 original miles. I am not going to do any mods to the inside of the engine, hopefully for a loooog time. The mods I have planned are all to get this car to run as efficiently as possible. The car will be used mostly for 'touring' the country and, of course...The Dragon.
     
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    Hmm...Guess that works both ways then.
     
  12. wmwny

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    I guess THIS is what they call "thread hijacking"....:frown2:
     
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    #17 Crashton, Dec 14, 2015
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    Isn't thread jacking just a way of modding a thread? :wink:
     
  14. Goldsmithy

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    ROTFLMAO :D
     
  15. mrntd

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    I like the mods you planing. From a previous thread the group opinion was a header will do more than an exhaust.
     
  16. ScottinBend

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    No need to rebuild the injectors as the spray has no effect on performance. They simply put gas into the manifold........unless you mean to make sure they are all supplying the same amount of fuel.

    I wouldn't go with a header until you can get the whole exhaust done......and get it retuned for it.
     
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    :eek6:
     
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    Ummmmm......that you're back.

    Talk about thin skinned.
     
  19. ScottinBend

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    He asked and that was the honest answer. Was the first post of his I saw. Why did he think he had to make a big deal out of it
     
  20. sethat46

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    Yup! How about some banter using PM. Goldsmithy would like some insight on mods...