Hi i own a mcs and i have installed the 15% reduction pulley, cold air intake and the one ball exhaust. i just installed the pulley last night and WOW what a diffrence. the diffrence was so impressive ive decided to continue project super mini untill i have one hella sweet ride. iam seventeen and the only trouble is i need some advice on what should be the next upgrade. i'am looking for the best bang for buck. any advice should be helpful. thanks

 

cranks pulley +2%, software or a tune

 

Best bang for the buck right now, probably a custom tune, very safe and should net you some nice gains. After that the only good place to go seems to be a cylinder head, but that is big $$$$.

 

suspension bro, drop it, sway bar

 

Or that, all that power isnt going to do you much good on the road if you cant turn well. Definitely read up on sway bars and camber plates, they may not make you faster in a straight line but it should do wonders for your turns.

 

tune or obx/used header..

 

Im also about to turn 17, it really all comes down on the ammount of money we have to spend. So far i think your best bet would be some 380's and a good dyno tune by RMW etc. If money is not a problem get a head, matched header, 440's and tuning time and have more than enough power. PM me if you have anymore ?'s


Jack

 

heres the deal - you have done level 1 and to get significant additional hp gains you really need to jump to the 10,000 club (head, header, cam, injectors, ect.....). in between level 1 and the 10,000 club is no mans land - you'll be spending $$ for small incremental gains. Level 1 gave you good dollars to HP (i.e. the cost per pony). Assuming you are on a budget and can't make that jump at present, stop here , get a custom tune and enjoy your ride.

Just like in performance, the other categories have level 1

in suspension - rear sway, non-run flats.
in brakes - ss lines, fluid & pads.

At the same time, always keep an eye on the marketplace ! BUT you need to KNOW where you are going development wise (THE PLAN) and buy to the plan not because its a deal.

 

Judging by the fact that you are 17 I'd say that your next move should be to learn to handle the rock.

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ed...lls/index.html

You've already got a pretty fast car. Now go learn how to drive it really well.

 

i would love to try a driving school or get on a track somewhere, does anyone know of any places or programs?

 

Nitrous

 

there are many sanctioning bodies that will allow you to get to the track. where do you live. once we have established that, people in your area can chime in with the answers....

 

http://www.scca.com/home.aspx

All the answers you could possibly want.

 

Er?

There's tons of posts about avoiding crank pulley upgrades. Stick with the 15%.

I agree with the others though. The performance on your car with those mods is definitely quite good already. The best bang for the buck to make that mini go around corners better is the rear anti-sway bar. Couple hundred bucks, and couple hours install time.

If you want it to go faster in a straight line, go for the ECU tune. Stay away from the unichips.

 

i'm not anti-SCCA, but there are a lot of other ways to get on the track. i used to drive with SCCA in a formula ford. my MINI is a daily driven street car (though highly modded and track prepared). i personally don't like auto-cross and i'm not quite ready to turn my MINI into a dedicated track car. SCCA doesn't offer the "tweener". i currently run HPDE's with PBOC (and occasionally with PCA, BMWCCA). NASA, SAFE and Chin all offer HPDE's in my area. plenty of opportunity to get to the track in a manner that i enjoy.

 

i have had my crank pulley on for about 10,000 miles now and i know atleast 3 others withone. i see them everyday since i work at a dealership. im not saying that they dont cause problems but is it possible that its not as common as some of the threads will have you believe. try one...if you get a vibration take it off. ebay my friend. people will buy anyhting used.

 

Another thing you might want to look into is some sticky tires. Also a rear sway bar. Once you start taking onramps you will forget all about that straight line power. Ask the Blown Saleen that was behind me today


Jack