R56 Finishing what I started?
#1
Finishing what I started?
I've had my 2008 R56S since the beginning and had a plan to for a series of mods and I'm almost there. I've completed the following: coil overs, bigger roll bar, cat-back exhaust, NM stage 1 tune and a larger 18" rim and package and some other cosmetic things. The remaining things I wanted to do: Big front brake kit, bigger inter-cooler and a stage 2 tune. Of course this desire has been tempered by the common reliability problems with the R56S: timing chain, thermostat, leaking valve cover and just recently carbon build-up in the head. I love my Mini but wanted to hear from other R56 owners who still plan to continue to mod their 2nd generation cars. Thanks.
#2
I'm in the same boat as you, except I got my car more recently than 2008. I went through will all of the HP mods and now I'm to the point where I can do suspension work, which gets expensive fast, or just hold off until the F56 JCW gets released. We already know that a tuned F56S lays down much better numbers than any R56S can on stock internals (or at least that I've seen) and I'm stuck wondering if the money spent into a stage 2/3 R56S is even worth anything next to a new model that smokes it with just a tune. Also, I have so many rattling panels in the R56 that if I did a suspension, it might force me to have to rip apart my trim to fix all of those annoying plastic pieces.
#3
That's the crux, should I spend more on my current car or save for something that is more powerful. I would consider the new F56 but I really can't get over the looks (sorry) there are design details that are interesting but as a whole I find the proportions odd. I would love to install the 2 liter engine and the seats in my R56 though.
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