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Hello all, this is my new to me 09 MCS with ~67k. I purchased this car 09/2022 and had some early maintenance done to it (carbon cleaning, coils, plugs, fuel filter) followed almost immediately by replacing both fuel pumps (ouch) lol.
I bought this with some tasteful mods done already including: Bilstein PSS10 coil overs, Hotchkis rear camber links, borla catback and some NM engineering RSe12's. Since then I have added an AEM intake, catless downpipe, amazon intercooler, Forge noise maker delete, Forge inlet/outlet intercooler hoses, ARP 78mm wheel studs, Konig Dekagram 17x8 +45 on 215/45 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S tires and a Mario (Mqubed) stage 2 tune. Forge header tank and coolant hoses with all new coolant going in next week sometime.
My plan is to run some track days with this car later this year. Upcoming mods will be a Coolerworx or CAE shifter, Tarett 25mm sway bar, Powerflex handling pack, Vorshlag camber plates and a P3 gauge. A friend is donating some Wilwood's for the front that I will use until I decide I want something nicer but it's hard to beat free.
Really enjoying the car so far and hoping to make it to minis on the dragon later this year!
Nice! I had a Tarett 25mm splined bar on my R50 and got rid of it because it would bind and was very noisy (it doesn’t have bushings per se, just thin nylon sleeves). No issue if the car’s just for track use, but you may want to do a bit of research into more street-friendly options. I have a hollow 25mm bar now and not only did it solve the problems, it is much, much lighter than the Tarett bar.
