just bought an 03 cooper s. what are some cheap (under $300) mods i can do to this car to give it a little extra zip? thanks.

 

15%, or more, s/c pulley

dan

 

where is the best place to find a good pulley? i have seen them on ebay but i'm not exactly sure if they are good quality. is the pulley switch fairly easy? i am planning on doing this myself if possible. thanks.

 

 

Buy 3 tickets to the USC/Nebraska game!!!!
GO BIG RED!

seriously though.... get a 15% pulley
a good software flash..... GIAC or LDG
and enjoy the car until you can go to the next level of power adders

 

already got a pair of tix for the usc/nu game! what is the software flash? is that a chip for the computer? is it something i can install myself?

 

Great to hear Ryan, I was going to come back for the game but I have 2 cars to finish for SEMA!

The software is flashed onto the "chip" (ecu) of your computer to increase the performance. You can check to see if there are any GIAC dealers close to you. You can also send out the ecu and it can be overnighted back also

 

i don't think that you can get three tickets to the game for $300! GO BIG RED!
spend the $300 on a weekend on the new road course in Hastings.

 

You are probably right! I was always able to get tickets at the tailgate when I would fly home for big games. Nothing like Lincoln in the fall!!!!!

Do you have info on the track in Hastings? I may have to drive the Mini back home one of these days!

 

Hi, I saw this quote, where can this be sent? Do you have any info.? Thanks.

 

patience.....

I will inform everyone once it's done

 

well extra zip go with a pulley reduction and crank ....or a cold air intake ...and yeah im not sure how much the flashes run but i know giac is about 500 something ..the flash is actually they getting into your ecu and changing the mapping ? ...im not too sure i dont k now much bout flash and chips ...chips are actual chips they install with remapping software on them already ...they both increase power though ....but for the price ...they dont add much

 

here is the site for the Hastings track. http://www.racemph.com/ we need to schedule a track day in the fall on either side of a home game!

 

bean, are you from nebraska??

 

born in lincoln. i spent the most time in hastings. (i lived there on three separate occasions). some of my father's ashes reside in the south end zone.

 

cool, are you still in ne?

 

Great place to be buried when you love the Huskers

 

Ok, but we up here in the central valley have been waiting for some tuning for a long time . Lol I even called Dinan about their software, no response from them .

 

Cold air intake. pulley....and maybe a one ball exhaust

 

I hear you.... join the club!!!

 

If all you have is $300 to spend, go with a cold air intake and save up for a pulley swap. Unless you have access to a pulley removal tool, you'll have to buy one or find someone who will lend you one. If you aren't mechanically inclined, you may have to pay someone to do the swap. Adding the pulley will make a big difference with performance.

 

Crank and SC pulley upgrades make a great under 300 boost! The SC install takes some time if you are not experienced under the hood, but its worth it!

 

15% SC pulley is a no-brainer way to get improvement cheaply (relatively speaking). the debate on crank pulleys is ongoing and inconclusive IMO. w/ the addition of a 2% crank pulley, you give up the OEM harmonic balancer and run the risk of over-reving the water pump and SC (too much heat). it depends upon the intended use for the car. i regularly track my car and rev it to 7500 rpm. i won't be changing the crank pulley. if your biggest concern is street performance (at lower sustained rpm), you might want to look at the crank pulley option. research is your friend. what works for one may not work for all.

 

HAI, pulley, and one-ball exhaust, in that order.

 

GIAC is $325 or $350.