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I have a 05 "S" with 15% pulley, CAI, header, exhaust (no cat), plugs, wires, and Alta v2.0 intercooler. I obvisouly need a tune. But I guess my question is...Is there any "good" place to get a tune!?! I have a local performance shop in town that does dyno's n what not, but I dont know if that would be the way to go!?! There are also a couple of sites I found, that only require you to send in your ECU, and they just "flash" it. Then you get free upgrades/downgrades for life...I guess I just dont know which would be better...I live in Green Bay, WI, and there is not much for MINI owners here...I would guess the closest would be Milwaukee or Chicago...I wouldnt have a problem going there, I just want to know if there is anything there before I make the trip! Any help would be appreciated guys! Thanks!
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R53 PS MCS, OBX Header, Alta oval exhaust, MSD ignition pack, Brisk spark plugs, Magnecor spark plug wires, Alta CAI, Alta 15% reduction pulley, H&R springs, Arospeed 17" wheels, Nexen tires, tinted windows, black racing stripes
Check w/Dustin at AutoXcooper.com. I think Mynes is coming that way early next year or maybe before? He's the one who's going to do mine. I thought about doing the "flash" from those sites but might as well get the best tune and not have to wonder if it was really tuned to perfection.
Dont go with a flashed canned tune, your just wasting your money. I had GIAC on my R53 and it advanced my timing way to much and made the car run rich and like crap. I know RMW and I'm pretty sure Mynes both do remote custom tuning, so if I were you I'd talk to one of them
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'02 MCS LY/W, premium, sport, Alta shifter & intake, Cobb STi shift knob, Helix 15% pulley, Stage 1 brake upgrade with EBC reds, wheel studs, and rear control arms,BC coilovers,Invidia exaust, Whiteline Rear sway bar, Clutch Masters FX300 and flywheel, Quaife ATB LSD, Powerflex engine/trans bushings,H&R 5mm spacers, RMW cam, street header, Jesus head, Aquamist, and 440cc injectors, RMW tune
sorry for the noob question, but what/who is RMW...and like i said, I am in Green Bay WI...Are they close!?! But thnx for the heads up on the flash tune...did anyone else try this and have good or bad luck w/ it!?!
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R53 PS MCS, OBX Header, Alta oval exhaust, MSD ignition pack, Brisk spark plugs, Magnecor spark plug wires, Alta CAI, Alta 15% reduction pulley, H&R springs, Arospeed 17" wheels, Nexen tires, tinted windows, black racing stripes
sorry for the noob question, but what/who is RMW...and like i said, I am in Green Bay WI...Are they close!?! But thnx for the heads up on the flash tune...did anyone else try this and have good or bad luck w/ it!?!
RMW = Revolution Mini Works. Most tuners come to you (well not exactly you) With enough people interested and a place with a dyno. No, AutocooperX(Dustin) does not do tunes but he might be asking around and seeing who's interested.
But RMW and Mynes are the most used tuners here.
Check the club and regional forums for tuning parties near you.
__________________ 2005 MCS Electric///Blue White Top & Bonnet Stripes/Alta V2 15% pulley/ Alta V2 CAI/Alta Air Diverter/Stratmosphere cat-back/ Detroit Tuned BV/M7 OCC/ Marshall Boost gauge/17x7.5 Rota Rb White w/ polished lip/Hankook Ventus 215/45-17/Screaming Demon coil/cabrio braces/brisk plugs/skid plate
RMW (revolutionmini.com) and mynes (google mynes mini cooper, i dont remember it off the top of my head), both do remote tuning. Basically they send you some software and a dongle and you record the dyno runs and send the data back to them, and they can tune your car pretty similarly to if they were there, and then they send you back the new ECU profile, and you upload it into the car.
Your welcome to come down to Indy, we'll set up a day and do the tune when you get to town.
As for "canned tunes" Yes most of them just advance the timing a ton and bump the rpm limiter. We actually offer our own Quicktune or "canned tune". I developed it after seeing all the shark injectors, giac, mth etc files and finding them not offering what they claimed. We have the ability to affect multiple timing maps, fuel maps, throttle maps, torque maps and rpm map. Doing small changes in all of these can make huge differences in drivability and power.
Ok well lemme think about it for a while...MINI is in storage for the winter now anyway, so it wont be getting a tune anytime soon :/ but when spring roles around, Ill be sure to keep you in mind WAY...Thnx!!
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R53 PS MCS, OBX Header, Alta oval exhaust, MSD ignition pack, Brisk spark plugs, Magnecor spark plug wires, Alta CAI, Alta 15% reduction pulley, H&R springs, Arospeed 17" wheels, Nexen tires, tinted windows, black racing stripes
Check w/Dustin at AutoXcooper to see if Mynes is coming to do a tune for their club next year in Chicago. If there are enough owners wanting a tune then they set up a tune for those wanting it and Mynes flys in and does the tune. RMW may do the same in a nearby area/club but I'm not familar with anyone in your area who works with him. He may have set up a "dealer" to work with him on the remote tunes. I don't think Mynes is ready with his "remote" tune.
I live 1,500 miles from Mynes and hope he'll do a club tune nearby but if he doesn't, I'll be heading his way next yr for my car. Not gonna do the canned tune.
02 S, Thumper TPR2, NS1, Mth/Water, Alta 17%,450'S, CAI, Jan tune, MSD , Mynes V2 header, Milltek, TSW Damper, Sprint Booster, Cravenspeed SS, ByteTronik
2005 MCS Electric///Blue White Top & Bonnet Stripes/Alta V2 15% pulley/ Alta V2 CAI/Alta Air Diverter/Stratmosphere cat-back/ Detroit Tuned BV/M7 OCC/ Marshall Boost gauge/17x7.5 Rota Rb White w/ polished lip/Hankook Ventus 215/45-17/Screaming Demon coil/cabrio braces/brisk plugs/skid plate
03 MCS b/w, checkered rear spoiler & rear view mirror caps, xenons, Katzkin custom leather/suede interior, alta 15%, lightbar (55watt hid), 19mm sway, cold air. 7.5J 17 BBS CV, 
