Hey everyone here. I just bought my 04 mini cooper s last month and the only thing that keeps it from being the best car in the world are the hard launches I miss on straight aways from the past cars I've had ,1987 Corvette and 2000 Camaro SS. Well I'm making it quicker on the straight aways with everyone here's help. I don't want to void my warranty so I feel I'll skip the pulley swap and do some ultra light weight wheels, alta shifter, full exhaust from header back and install the alta intake I have allready ordered. I figure that ought to clip a few secs of 1/4 mile times. Any other suggestions here as to some work I can do myself without crapping the warranty that would provide some noticeable straight line performance gains?? I know a Mini isn't designed to be a 1/4 mile beast, but neither is a Corvette, I just miss a little more umph. Thanks everyone in advance.

 

Not knowledgeable of the mods yet. Any pics of the Coop?

 

As far as pulleys go, dnt worry about your waranty. The JCW puller is a 14.3% reduction. The 15% reduction is so close that there wouldnt be a problem. To put this in perspective, I have 3400 miles on my car right now and im having a pulley installed this weekend. If you still have concerns, have Webb Motorsports install it because it will come with a 2 year 24,000 mile waranty.