Glad you are all back together.

Enjoy.

 

Through a friend's help, I finally managed to install this bad boy.

I think I may notice a slight difference, but it could also be placebo effect. I had a similar reaction with the WMW Diverter Valve.

 

"Just a" MINI Cooper; not a MINI Cooper "S" or JCW is what's meant. The non-turbo'd, non-supercharged version.

Island Don: congrats on getting your Roadster back together! I was watching this thread pretty closely, there's a box in my garage with that NM adapter waiting for my MINI to get home to have it installed. Having had one-too-many "sitcom" episodes at my place with seemingly-simple modifications gone awry, I was very glad to see the easy-to-overcome "root cause".

Driving impressions next?

 

Installed them in 30 minutes. Biggest issue was trying to find my impact wrench to break the bolts loose.

Shifting is much tighter and smoother now! This is a nice upgrade for $60!

 

Follow-up - this got a high rating on the WAF scale - my wife claims I used to give her whiplash shifting, but no more! She was very pleased with this mod.

 

I have been interested in this mod but I will be honest, I am real new to this. I don't have a lot of experience. The only thing that I gave done is installed the AutoSports+ in my R57. What is the best way to get the car off the ground? Can I do this with ramps? Is this a Mod that requires a lot of experience? What tools will I need? Mine is a Cooper S. Will that make a difference?

Thanks for your input!

 

You don't need a lot of experience. It's very simple and there's a long thread about it elsewhere on this forum.

You'll need a breaker bar (maybe), socket set, wrench and maybe a mallet if it's a tight fit. The instructions that come with it are very cut and dry and should be able to guide you through it effortlessly.

I lifted my car using a car life on Base (I'm military). $6 and hour and it took me 15-20 minutes and I've never wrenched on a car in my life. haha

 

Ramps or jack stands, either one will work. You'll also need a 16mm wrench and a torque wrench would be handy but not essential. It shouldn't take you more than 30 min but you will be on your back for most of the exercise. Try this link for more info: http://www.nm-eng.com/media/attachme...M.228856_2.pdf

 

This is cool! Got mine this morning and installed this afternoon. About 30 minutes. No sloppiness in shifting now and don't feel any additional vibration at idle. Very tight feel. Thanks Way! 08 Non S manual Hatch.