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Old 08-17-2018, 05:21 PM
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mini car, big turbo from Martinique

Hi everybody,

I've been hanging around on this forum for a few months now, and i think it's time to introduce my car :

it's a 2007 R56 cooper S sparkling silver with the following mods:



Wagner intercooler
Akrapovic exhaust
AEM intake
AEM in tank pump
GTX 2867 with his 3" DP
Tial Q50 BOV
Greddy profec boost controller
PP performance Tune
brisk silver 3 heat range colder spark plugs

UPDATE 25/01/2019

DP 8.5 comp ration pistons
ZRP RODS
snowperformance water meth
FX250 clutch with aluminium flywheel


And a few other parts at home that i didn't install yet



 

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Nice MINI! I see you opened up that scoop(I did the same). Got a Q for you....your white wheels, how do you keep them so clean? Giant friggin exhaust tips!!
 
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Nice MINI! I see you opened up that scoop(I did the same). Got a Q for you....your white wheels, how do you keep them so clean? Giant friggin exhaust tips!!

ahah about the wheels....ceramic brake pads akebono euro !!!
i tried EBC redstuff, but after 50 miles, my wheels were dirty again !!
The exhaust tips are the ECS 4" one , as my akrapovic catback came without tips, and akra tips were 600 dollars....
 
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Hi and welcome to NAM!
That turbo shows how puny the stock one is!
Have you replaced the injectors with larger ones?
Make sure to keep the rubber side down!
 
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Hi and welcome to NAM!
That turbo shows how puny the stock one is!
Have you replaced the injectors with larger ones?
Make sure to keep the rubber side down!
didn't changed the injector yet, but maybe i'll have to, i'm still doing data log to perfect tune the car
 
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With that huge turbo, I think you are going to needs much larger injectors. 380s ain't going to cut it! Probably need minimum 450 or 550 injectors to go with all that air you are adding. A cam too!
 
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Welcome to NAM.

Great looking MINI.
 
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With that huge turbo, I think you are going to needs much larger injectors. 380s ain't going to cut it! Probably need minimum 450 or 550 injectors to go with all that air you are adding. A cam too!
Good thing he has a 2nd gen.. so he wont have to worry about 1st gen specs for injectors that he dont have.
 
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Good thing he has a 2nd gen.. so he wont have to worry about 1st gen specs for injectors that he dont have.
Sorry muffed that up! I keep thinking about gen 1s. Thanks.
 
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Welcome, nice to MINIs getting modded on the islands.
 
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Welcome.

How much Boost are you getting from that Turbo?

Nice looking car, I can understand why you would park next to the high water meter stick ... but that would only let you remember where you parked before the rains came...

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Welcome, nice to MINIs getting modded on the islands.
ECS is my #1 supplier for sure !
 
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Welcome.

How much Boost are you getting from that Turbo?

Nice looking car, I can understand why you would park next to the high water meter stick ... but that would only let you remember where you parked before the rains came...

Motor On!
Didn't forged it yet, so, low on boost i currently have 1.3 BAR ( or KPA), for a bit more than 300 horsepower
 
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Originally Posted by Ludopo
ECS is my #1 supplier for sure !

Thanks! Been to Dominica and Barbados, did not get the chance to stop at Martinique. Maybe in the future. Did see a bunch of RHD MINIs in Barbados which was cool.
 
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1.3 BAR ... what like 18.8 almost 19 PSI that is a whooper ... Wowsers!

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Originally Posted by JABowders
1.3 BAR ... what like 18.8 almost 19 PSI that is a whooper ... Wowsers!

Motor On!
Sorry, as English isn't my native language, i didn't understand what you mean
 
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1.3 BAR is 18.8 PSI (Pounds per Square Inch). 1 BAR (at sea level) is 14.69 PSI. For a turbo to give you almost 19 PSI of boost that is a good amount of boost to adding to the intake. I think standard turbo boost is about 10 to 12 PSI. So I am applauding your move to add a much larger turbo for the power gains you will have.

1,3 bar est de 18,8 psi (livres par pouce carré). 1 bar (au niveau de la mer) est de 14,69 psi. Pour un Turbo pour vous donner près de 19 psi de Boost qui est une bonne quantité de Boost à l'ajout à l'apport. Je pense que Turbo Boost standard est d'environ 10 à 12 PSI. Donc, je suis applaudir votre déménagement pour ajouter un Turbo beaucoup plus grand pour les gains de puissance que vous aurez. Si cela fait sens.

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ECS Tips look good and the turbo is pulling strong.
 
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time to upgrade !!! rods, pistons, meth











 
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Great work, that will be a bad &%%%as mini.
 
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Thats going to be sick on the Island, fastest MINI in the Carribean for sure.
 
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By the way, i want everybody to be advise that the engine can handle over 300 HP and a big turbo with a good tune, without having to work on the internals !
my pistons are all clean, no impact, no knocking !!! like new !
 


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