Show me your cooper !
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I may be able to fish some older ones up but i'm not sure if they got lost when my laptop crashed years ago. Any of those sound clips would have been before the resonator was removed.
I may have some spare this time weekend and will see about recording some videos. Been wanting to for a while...
I may have some spare this time weekend and will see about recording some videos. Been wanting to for a while...
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After installing springs and having a wash (Darkness might recognize this )
Some last minute track day mods
Just after a point by from an e92 m3 :D
Some fun at the dragon
And since we had a question about exhausts here is my magnaflow w/DDM intake at WOT with a 3 -> 4 shift at 6k+ rpm (get to ~110 before braking for turn 1) i do have other videos but they are sans the intake so sound different
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_o27dkh2eM
Some last minute track day mods
Just after a point by from an e92 m3 :D
Some fun at the dragon
And since we had a question about exhausts here is my magnaflow w/DDM intake at WOT with a 3 -> 4 shift at 6k+ rpm (get to ~110 before braking for turn 1) i do have other videos but they are sans the intake so sound different
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_o27dkh2eM
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Yes, it's a former Red Bull MINI. I cut the can mounts from the back cover and roof and fiberglassed them in. I also removed the coolers from the back and fiberglassed in the cooler lids. In my opinion, makes for a nice little two seater with a decent sized trunk.
This is what I started with...
This is after finishing the fiberglassing and painting, still missing a couple of trim pieces and the LED third brakelight above the rear window...
This is what I started with...
This is after finishing the fiberglassing and painting, still missing a couple of trim pieces and the LED third brakelight above the rear window...
Last edited by 512dart; 09-23-2010 at 11:47 AM.
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Next spring, I'm re-doing the entire suspension. I'm thinking of either sticking w/Sachs replacements shocks and using H-Sport springs or going with Koni FSD's w/H-Sport's, Powerflex bushings all around, VIP engine stabilizer and tower plates w/strut bar.
After that, it'll be the exhaust - Megan Racing R50 w/DDM CAI.
Then I'll slowly start the "murdered out" process....... joey mod'd headlights, blacked out slats on the grille, R53 front bumper, etc. I'm undecided on wheels though - thinking along the lines of: NM Engineering RSe07 [black], Enkei PF01 [black] or a few Tenzo wheels [black, of course] - either the Type M (Vers. 1) or Project 7.
Should definitely be interesting/fun.
Last edited by corohio1977; 09-28-2010 at 12:21 PM.
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DDM cai is quite awesome, i think a ride in my car helped convert darkness to the growly beast deffo not the quietest intake lol but a very nice sound aka not ricey
i also have had good experiences with stiffer engine and transmission bushings (mine are IE but should be basically the same)
on the h-sports front darkness and i have had different experiences.... i will leave it at: i have them on my car still and he doesn't :-/
you definitely won't get bored with big plans like that! and if you get really stuck chad @ detroit tuned has helped me out (i used to live in ann arbor)
i eventually stopped lying to myself and pretending i would ever be done with the mods
i also have had good experiences with stiffer engine and transmission bushings (mine are IE but should be basically the same)
on the h-sports front darkness and i have had different experiences.... i will leave it at: i have them on my car still and he doesn't :-/
you definitely won't get bored with big plans like that! and if you get really stuck chad @ detroit tuned has helped me out (i used to live in ann arbor)
i eventually stopped lying to myself and pretending i would ever be done with the mods
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The DDM was recommended to me a while back but I've never gotten around to buying/school is where my $$$ goes. I'm geek'd at the potential my "justacooper" has and can't wait to get started - if only I were a tad more mechanically inclined and had the proper space........
As far as the H-Sports, what's not to like about them? I'm kind of "green" on this front, but I know that I don't want an extreme drop (this is a daily driver) in height or something that's going to rattle my bones either. I've browsed a few of the other posts re: suspension updates and H-Sports seem to be the most mentioned option. I'd be curious to know if anyone has used the MINISPEED springs (via way motor works) or the Bavarian AutoSport set.......
I've been down to Detroit Tuned before, I'll definitely be hitting Chad up again now that I've got my laundry list of things to do!
As far as the H-Sports, what's not to like about them? I'm kind of "green" on this front, but I know that I don't want an extreme drop (this is a daily driver) in height or something that's going to rattle my bones either. I've browsed a few of the other posts re: suspension updates and H-Sports seem to be the most mentioned option. I'd be curious to know if anyone has used the MINISPEED springs (via way motor works) or the Bavarian AutoSport set.......
I've been down to Detroit Tuned before, I'll definitely be hitting Chad up again now that I've got my laundry list of things to do!
#46
stuff like the intake and exhaust are pretty easy, even the lower engine mount just a couple of bolts and pretty tough to mess up if you want to start doing some things on your own
as for the h-sports it wasn't a case of not liking them as much as one snapping and them him upgrading to coilovers, i can't recall if they (h-sport) figured out why, darkness would know more than me, we both do a fair number of hpdes, i think it quite a rare thing likely just a bad batch of alloy and it just as possible on any spring set up (i have seen the same thing happen to leading wheel companies, everyone has to get the material from somewhere and h-sport isn't some shady backwater company...) i also want to move to a more hardcore setup eventually but for a street or semi street car i think they are a pretty solid choice, mid drop and decently fun but not overly aggressive rate
as for the h-sports it wasn't a case of not liking them as much as one snapping and them him upgrading to coilovers, i can't recall if they (h-sport) figured out why, darkness would know more than me, we both do a fair number of hpdes, i think it quite a rare thing likely just a bad batch of alloy and it just as possible on any spring set up (i have seen the same thing happen to leading wheel companies, everyone has to get the material from somewhere and h-sport isn't some shady backwater company...) i also want to move to a more hardcore setup eventually but for a street or semi street car i think they are a pretty solid choice, mid drop and decently fun but not overly aggressive rate