I jumped to the S 55 plate in September 2010, 26k miles 1 owner after owning a cooper and Since then have done the following :


First of all was of course the dave.f :


Followed by the GP intercooler and if you look closeley you can see how i cut and modified the standard s cover to fit the larger intercooler :


Followed by the Fletcher cat back, which just got me through the mot even with a stock cat :


Followed by Alacantra steering wheel:


Then time to get rid of the **** Spokes With some matt black TD 1.2s wrapped in some parada spec 2s:


Then it was of to 1320 to instal the full set of jcw brembro calipers discs and pads with braided hoses:






Now to Sort out the handling, well I would luv coilovers but with so many speed humps around i went a diffrent direction, I decided to Buy some second hand 37k mile jcw springs in very good condition and put them on my 28k mile dampers. They felt great and quite a noticeable difference in handling. But! I wanted more control when cornering at high speeds So decided on some Anti roll Bars. I went for KWs as i wanted KW coilovers and knew they were good. Anway here is the rear fitted with the front to go on with new wish bone bushes:

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Anway back to the engine I had a 16% kmt pulley fitted along with new belt and plugs, below is the before and after dyno with the above mods:

Attachment 9927

173.9whp / 150.7wtq
to
194.0whp / 168.1wtq

Very happy with the results

Update 11/09/11

Dechromed the rear lights.





Items used

Dremel+ gogles
Masking tape
Primer
Matt black spray
silicone sealant
Steady hand

So Today I picked up my new scoop from the sprayers and am very pleased,The voltage scoop is a tidy fit, but you do need to butcher the standard bonnet diverter to make it fit right. Anyway here is a comparison and a finished picture comments welcome. oh Aside from the price of the scoop you need to pay $20 delivery and £20 to get it through UK customs,soall in all quite expensive but i think its worth it.









After that I installed The Aux Cable for My ipod, Initially it wouldnt work, so i made some adjustments to the cable by adding a 3k ohm capacitor to help the stereo recognize the cable and all works fine

Next Toy was The Oil catch can, I also did some reaserch into Instaling this and found out that your should not copy the instructions included for a few reason, anway this is it put together tomorrow I will finish the Instal and add some photos.



I hope you Likey

Another small new Mod Samco induction hose made to order takes 25 to 30 days and would recommend trimming it or you will get a fat bulge at the front and pinching at the back :





Then came the plast dip petrol cap and colour coded light rings





Santapod 17/02/2012 ( Video / sounds like gear crunch but its wheel spin screech )



14.505 1/4 mile at 98 mph

all questions and comments welcome

 

Looks nice

 

thanks my favorite pic

 

Looks great! Do you have any pictures of the full front with the painted headlight rings?

 

So what are all of your engine mods to date? Who did you get tuned by? Thanks!

 

tasteful, clean ... perfect!