remove old cover.
remove IC boots
Remove front IC support brackets.
Remove IC.
Remove rear IC supports
Install new IC rear support.
Install IC& Boots
Install front supports
Install cover

DONE! If you're good with yanking the IC. It's less than 1/2 hour.

Also, since the GP covers the plug access a bit, take the time to make sure your plugs are torqued.

Also, the rear passenger side support can wear thicker, less flexy aftermarket plug wires. Make sure they aren't rubbing too much.

Matt

 

Any photos?

 

Thanks Doc !

 

mount a radiator from an automatic and instead of tranny cooler it's now a i.c. cooler!!!

 

my bad . the auto's used external cooler . still though it looks like a good spot and made to fit .

 

My GP IC is inroute

 

You also need to r&r the bonnet mounted baffle (diverter) with the one specific to the GP IC.

 

that's pretty much the same part.

Matt

 

I'll try to get side by side photos. The diverter for the GP IC extends the scoop back further (just a bit) to expose the back two fins that would otherwise be blocked by the standard diverter. It also fits properly around the new cover. It looks to me like the standard diverter would require some trimming or cutting to fit down on the larger IC cover.

 

Do tell Jim, Do tell pics please

 

Has anybody looked into taking two stock IC's, cutting off the end tanks, welding the cores together to make a thicker IC then making new end tanks.

This should keep thermal efficiency low, but improve cross sectional area. This is of course if it could fit.

 

I'm pretty sure that Helix made something similar to this, and it didnt work to good

 

Interesting idea, but the problem is fitting it in the top mount area and getting good flow across it.

 

It's ordered and payed for, now just have to sit and wait Ordered it through a dealer, no questions asked


Charge-air cooler 17517565302
Sealing plate, charge-air cooler 17517565345

 

Did you order the different brkts needed?

 

you know partsman can get fired for that.... right?

 

Hmm....since I haven't talked to Partsman about it....what are you talking about?

 

The front brackets are the same, i'll see if the rears are needed. If needed, most likely just make some.

 

Not really...but I appreciate your concern.

To be honest, I didn't order that one for Jim...but his experience sounds exactly like what I have heard concerning GP parts. They are just shipping the stuff no questions asked.

 

You don't need the rear brackets - I ran one for several months without them

 

Thanks D-MAN

 

no rear brkt = cut plug wires at times.

 

MINI has a ton a GP parts in storage, especially crash parts. They need to make room and move some of thier stock.

What they didn't plan for back in 06', was for the many GP owners to either never put very much mileage on their cars, or to see them mothballed in a garages. And never figured on having this many parts in still in stock. I get a sense you will see more of these parts being freed up and bolted to many 1st Gen MINI's.

 

If only the GP wing wasn't so expensive.....

 

The front brackets will eventually fatigue fail if the back of the IC is not properly secured with brackets.