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Hi Everyone I am a new member and new to mini. I bought a used 2003 mini s with 100k.
Current mod list:
Plasma Booster
Cold Air Intake
Blue flame performance exhaust
H&R coilovers
Wilwood Big Brake Kit
17" OEM upgraded rims (17.6#)
Autometer 2 gauge pod
Autometer Boost gauge
Autometer Oil Pressure gauge
UUC motorwerks short shifter
UUC motorwerks aluminum pedals
I used to have a a 1996 Talon Tsi AWD, 2003 srt-4 with 330whp and still own my daily 2009 civic si. I also used to own a couple Kawasaki 636's. Now I am on to the mini as my fun summer/track/weekend car.
I will post pics once I get this thing on the road!
Last edited by kyleroot; Mar 25, 2016 at 05:04 AM.
Welcome, looking forward to pics , you have a nice mod list going. What else down the road are you looking at doing. Some of that UUC stuff is not made anymore for MINI, rare find.
Its a nice little car, have only driven it once!... the previous owner didnt put the mods on either, so it might have no pulley as this person didn't seem to savvy... I want to find out if it has a pulley or not. If it doesn't I will probably get a pulley injectors and a tune. Then more suspension upgrades and maybe rip the interior apart
Last edited by kyleroot; Mar 23, 2016 at 07:50 AM.
Sound like you are going the track route or at least performance and loose some interior weight. Let me know if you need anything and post up some pics.
Sound like you are going the track route or at least performance and loose some interior weight. Let me know if you need anything and post up some pics.
Definitely hoping to get some track time with it maybe some auto-x too. We will see! Thanks for the heads up!
Welcome, done allot of track days myself. Never went the gutted interior route yet. On the gen 1 MINI 15" hollies with sticky tires does well on the track for factory wheels .
Welcome to NAM! Looks like you've come from a long list of fun cars. Talon, very nice. Congratulations on the purchase of your R53. Looking forward to some pictures.
Are both of the "Mini" logos just stuck on? or is there a hole where they bolt into?
How easy is it to tell if the car has a supercharger pulley? This thing is running 10psi consistently.
You can looks a the pulley and if it does not look like this construction , then most likely its aftermarket or a reduction pulley, most will have a percentage marked on them.
Which pulley did you post a picture of PelicanParts.com?
I believe the one we have installed on our R53 is a Madness Motorworks Pulley. http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/..._pg2.htm#item6 Yours looks to have a silver face so I'm not 100% sure it's Madness. I know a few others that are silver, but they have less bolts than yours does - like the Madness pulley.
I believe the one we have installed on our R53 is a Madness Motorworks Pulley. http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/..._pg2.htm#item6 Yours looks to have a silver face so I'm not 100% sure it's Madness. I know a few others that are silver, but they have less bolts than yours does - like the Madness pulley.
Thanks for the help. I knew this car felt way too fast for stock
Let me know if you need anything and post up some pics. 
