Boosted_Mini's Bored At Work Build Thread:
 

So today i bought my car exactly 60 days or 2 months ago. This is my thread to show my build progress of the mini and how it is transforming slowly but surely to a little speed demon / track slut.

Well I bought the car at 50k miles, 100% stock, has all the packages and ipod connection, etc. She is a blast. Lets begin:

Stock:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...4-21_135-1.jpg

Then came tint: 20% Front, 5% Rear

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...0-10-01_81.jpg

Next was the Alta Hot Side Boost Tube:

Removed:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-56-44_241.jpg

Added:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-53-42_363.jpg

Then I removed the retarded stock antenna and went with the Alta Shorty

After I wanted a little more go fast so I did the Alta CAI:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-53-30_665.jpg

Cai was nice, but I wanted to get more done, so I came across a nice Alta FMIC for sale. Also the "IHASTURBO" europlate was ready for retirement after being on my MKV GTi so we got something that fits MINI's perfect "CHIKMAGNT".

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-58-36_441.jpg

That was fun and loved the sounds of the CAI but now I wanted to add some grunt to the MINIs exhaust tone, I found a Riss Racing Catless DP and installed it:

Look at that gnarly stocker and the weak stock FMIC:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-03-20_568.jpg

The nice new Riss Racing DP:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-02-59_744.jpg

Then I noticed some more useless charge piping under the hood:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-51-05_347.jpg

Like lolwut? So that had to go next with the NM Air Charge Pipe:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-56-29_453.jpg

Here is my car as it sits today:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...-36-33_446.jpg

Now I have the Alta Turbo Inlet in the mail. Next will be a tune and catback. Then I will move to suspension and tires and wheels. I must say in the two months I have owned this car I have fallen in love with it. Car will be getting a JCW turbo or ALTAs turbo or the stock turbo is getting larger wheels. Still up in the air on who i want to tune my car.

Sounds clips:

Stock + CAI:



CAI + DP + everything else:

Hope you secured that license plate on your dash. I've seen some pretty nasty injuries resulting from objects placed on the dash after an accident. :sad:

Other than that, looks good! :thumbsup:

Nice! :thumbsup:

IMO you should put the grille back on over the FMIC, that just doesn't look good on a MINI. Not to mention the rocks that are going to destroy it.

The grill was actually cut/sanded to allow that opening. I would have to disagree on looking good, if you have a big FMIC showing it off is half the fun of owning it. A lot of kids in the car community are confused when they see a mini with a front mount.

But I am looking at the M7 grille sets for my car instead. The honeycomb stock ones are kinda gay.