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Derrick A. Lundberg

06-19-2018 10:56 AM

2009 mini r56 n12 (non-s) timing chain kit upgrade/aftermarket

Hey! I'm at 100k miles and need a new timing chain kit. Are there options available that will last me another 250k miles? I feel like the largely plastic kit is bound to fail again.
Are there aftermarket kits available? What do racers use? Are all kits created equally? I've found kits ranging from $50-150 (roughly) .

What would you recommend?

2cati

06-22-2018 05:13 AM

Yup there are a lot of options. Persionally I wouldn’t stray from the oem suppliers for the timing chain kit - German for sure. I went with the Febi kit from ECS.

When I got the parts - the tensioner was the same manufacturer and made in Germany as the original.

Also, Febi included a pamphlet indicating they test all their tensioners before shipping - that’s a nice touch.

I wouldn’t trust any non oem or German supplier for my timing chain but it’s your call.

ECSTuning

06-22-2018 07:01 AM

Yes, our Febi kits are good, we have part of the kits in our full kits.

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