Drivetrain (Cooper S) MINI Cooper S (R53) intakes, exhausts, pulleys, headers, throttle bodies, and any other modifications to the Cooper S drivetrain.

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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 05:50 AM
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El-Diab...

I would very much like to see more photos of your MCS. Just what all are you running with now as far as mods go would be great to know.
15% pulley
M7 lightweight flywheel/ pressure plate
cylinder head port /polish with bigger exhaust valves
schrick cam
Custom 3" exhaust
Phantom grip LSD
M7 thermostat
M7 oil catch can
M7 front tubular control arms w/delrin bushings
M7 drop links
H sport sway bar
H sport control arms (rear)
H sport camber plates
Wilwood big brake kit
62mm throttle body
SPI turbo kit
sparco seats
Pioneer AVIC-n1 navigation system
Rockford fosgate speakers and amp
PLX wideband air/fuel gauge
Boost gauge
SPI gauge holder
lightweight gel battery
custom battery box by "Steve"
Venom nitrous (won't be used again until pistons come) worked great!
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 05:53 AM
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Wow! Please post some pictures of the mods.... love to see the gel-battery and custom battery box.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MyPocketRocket
Wow! Please post some pictures of the mods.... love to see the gel-battery and custom battery box.
I'll 2nd that! If feasible, a shot of the entire exhaust system from below, looking upward...
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 09:12 AM
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...... what? No aftermarket cupholder? Geeeshhh.

On the M7 front tubular control arms . I briefly was in contact with someone who has these. They also used H-sport spring. They are undecided on if they would recommend them yet and felt that they made his H-Sports feel like stock did.

What'ja think about this mod?

By the way, I know it's hard to keep track of all your mods, but you did not mention springs/shocks.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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You might want to check with John Petrich (I hope I spelled his name correctly). He has those arms, and has done much in way of compliance on his MCS.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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here is the latest on it.....


car is running too good.... wants to boost 30lbs and on these pistons that is a no-no.... it boils the tires in 3rd if you stand on it.... going on vacation tomorrow so no pics or dyno's til Dec .

With the 3" exhaust and the single muffler.... loud is an understatement when at WOT ...... low end torque is abundant at any RPM.... I think the 300whp barrier has been breached
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by onasled
...... what? No aftermarket cupholder? Geeeshhh.

On the M7 front tubular control arms . I briefly was in contact with someone who has these. They also used H-sport spring. They are undecided on if they would recommend them yet and felt that they made his H-Sports feel like stock did.

What'ja think about this mod?

By the way, I know it's hard to keep track of all your mods, but you did not mention springs/shocks.
OOPS forgot the LEDA's coilovers
and the cupholder... factory of course
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 10:39 PM
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Your car should be in a magazine.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by moonman9j9
Your car should be in a magazine.
I have heard the factory cupholder disqualifies you

GO MINI talked to me about a week and a half ago. Told them about the turbo being put in. We were going to shoot it yesterday but the car wasn't done and now I am leaving on vacation til end of month. bummer
 
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 09:22 AM
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We're still looking at $4800 as the target price. It's not final yet. As discussed at helix13.com forums, we'll be at the shop tomorrow (Saturday) from about 10 'til 4 pm goofing off with MINIs. The TurboKompressor car will be here if anyone is interested in checking it out. We'll be installing a very trick bit courtesy of JLM, and doing some road tuning. If you're nice maybe Mark will give you a ride in the TKMINI. Being nice includes, but is not limited to, bringing donuts, goodies, bon bon, edibles, etc.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 09:42 AM
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hmmmm Donuts









And Crabs?????

 
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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here is the latest on it.....
car is running too good.... wants to boost 30lbs and on these pistons that is a no-no.... it boils the tires in 3rd if you stand on it.... going on vacation tomorrow so no pics or dyno's til Dec .

With the 3" exhaust and the single muffler.... loud is an understatement when at WOT ...... low end torque is abundant at any RPM.... I think the 300whp barrier has been breached
Whats is the latest on it.....??
 
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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Thanks to Anthony and Mark for the wild ride in their turbochargedsupercharged roller coaster ride.

Also, there was a greater variety of donuts than I have ever seen in my life.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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Sorry i missed it. I was dress shopping


 
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by andy@ross-tech.com
Thanks to Anthony and Mark for the wild ride in their turbochargedsupercharged roller coaster ride.

Also, there was a greater variety of donuts than I have ever seen in my life.
Andy, you damn well better have a video!


...and I don't mean a video of the donuts.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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Video? No.

Datalogs? Yes. :smile:
 
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Not even a sound clip??? Whats with not letting the public hear the twincharged cars!! GRRRRRR Come on guys, I mean come... on!(In my best jimmy voice)
 
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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Helix today

I called from Atco and was going to come over on my way home but you guys must have wrapped up early.. Anything interesting going on with the TK MINI?

I wanted to meet some of the folks I see on here and hopefully score another spin. At least I beat my best time by a whopping half second!

Andy, you have mail!

Craig
 
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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Good times were had at Helix as usual. "Daddy's car is fast." pretty much sums up the PSI-FI car.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 09:15 AM
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Update!

Heres a revised final list of components in the kit.

-Garrett GT28rs disco potato turbo 360hp potential
-cast exhaust manifold w / 5 year warranty
-Helix increased diameter pulley to lower S/C boost and parasitic drag and increase turbo charger boost.
-stainless steel 2.5 inch downpipe with integral 300 cell metal matrix cat.** this DP can be flanged at a full 2.5 inch or tapered to 2.25 to match the factory exhaust.
-custom silicone charge pipe
-cowl induction cold air intake system
-Turbosmart eboost boost contoller/boost gauge and pod
-Turbosmart BOV
-Psi-Fi Powerpaq engine management (fuel/timing/aquamist controller) w/ street and race maps
-500 cc direct drop in injectors
-Porsche quality fastening hardware
-all lines and fittings
-Aquamist water/alcohol injection ***Optional(lowers charge air temps approx 30 degrees F and allows 2 more psi boost on pump gas)***
-2.5 inch high flow exhaust system ***optional in testing, will have before and after dyno data vs stock exhaust***
-Depends diaper for the initial test drive

Anyone interested in purchasing the kit please contact Helix Minisports. we are going to try and get updated dyno(for the pulley change, and a few exhaust options) as well as track data in the very near future. The car runs clean as a whistle with very good longterm fuel trims and no CE lights/codes or driveability issues.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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Video?

Guys.. let me know when you are going over for your new test runs.. I want to capture some video clips for everyone.. If I do it with my digital camera I can host it right away. I think everyone is anxious to see and HEAR this monster..

I can even just capture some general drive by clips etc instead of the "test" runs if you like. Just let me know when and where..

Craig
 
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Pocket_Rocket
Guys.. let me know when you are going over for your new test runs.. I want to capture some video clips for everyone.. If I do it with my digital camera I can host it right away. I think everyone is anxious to see and HEAR this monster..

I can even just capture some general drive by clips etc instead of the "test" runs if you like. Just let me know when and where..

Craig
thanks alot craig,

there was a guy videotaping the runs the last time at the track and he never posted the vids, kinda strange... You have to take another ride in the car its a little bit faster than it was before... I hope to be able to get the bigger exhaust on the car this week as well.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:59 AM
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I kind of liked the sleeper effect of the stock (well, one-ball) exhaust. Especially impressive was the absence of fault codes.

On the way to get cheese steaks "Wiz wit" I was showing off my MCS to a Helix pulley customer (he hadn't got his car done yet) and macncheese was sitting in the back. I floored it and my MCS pulled pretty nicely through 1st, through 2nd, into 3rd. Then I looked in front of me and saw the TK car disappear into the distance like I was standing still. Mind you, this was on a closed course with parental supervision.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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Pm

Mark,

You have a PM..
"You have to take another ride in the car its a little bit faster " Hard to imagine!

Craig

Originally Posted by Psi-Fi
thanks alot craig,

there was a guy videotaping the runs the last time at the track and he never posted the vids, kinda strange... You have to take another ride in the car its a little bit faster than it was before... I hope to be able to get the bigger exhaust on the car this week as well.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 05:10 PM
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this video of the car was done by cityhunter in my car today on a camera....

we will get another video done with a camcorder.... I think you are getting the 3rd to 4th gear part of it

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...cat=500&page=1

download it from here
 
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