Now you got me wondering, I thought mine had a cover...my 330 has one. I keep my scangauge plugged in , guess I could lock that in the port...lol or go to the junk yard and pull a cover off another car.....

 

Blocking or disabling it would the same as asking them to please void my warranty.

We tell our local customers to not disclose any information that may void your warranty. Our local dealers are always looking for a reason to void and charge you for everything they can. Granted a stage 2 car would visually throw a red flag but it's their job to prove your FMIC or DP caused what ever problem they claim you caused.

We actually have customers who swap dp's just for dealer visits to keep off the dealers list of modified cars.

 

Guess it varies from dealer to dealer. I befriended my SA and they never gave me trouble. They thought the DDM Works intake was awesome and the FMIC a great idea in the Florida heat. Techs would argue over who got to test drive it and they loved the sound of the exhaust. Steering wheel controls, HPFP, window motor and MAF sensor all replaced under warranty.

 

I was approached by two techs when I was showing them my coolant wasn't holding enough pressure do to a bad reservoir cap and they saw my Forge DV and all they asked me was it a BOV, I told them no it was a re-circulation valve just like the factory DV and they were pretty cool about it once they found out it wasn't the BOV venting to atmosphere type. I would re-install the factory DV anyhow.

They didn't like my AEM CAI when I had it installed however, that was the time I was having misfiring and had my intake valves media blasted. They know the kind of person I am now and know they must show me what's wrong with my Mini before anything is done and to think twice before pulling the wool over my eyes.

Like EuroTechsAZ stated it's in you best interests to re-install factory cats, I believe my dealer would freak out over that, lets just say I won't ever go there. I fully expect that if my turbo ever failed my 3rd party warranty would not cover a turbo with an aftermarket DV even though the dealer doesn't care. My dealer tends to stay neutral since they aren't paying for anything, if they were who knows what they would do.

 

I just had my wife's R60 flashed with a Stage 1 Manic Motorsports tune. OMG! On Level 3 settings the car is a rocketship. The car has only one mod, a M7 Turbo charge pipe. It is so quick the better half said to take it off or I would have to get her out of jail someday. I used the SPS switch and knocked it down to Level 1 while she drives the car. When I drive it I will kick it back up to level 3 . I had the tune done at M7 Tuning in Mooresville, NC while I was visiting family over Thanksgiving weekend. Great guys. Awesome service and they were very knowledgeable of this product and all MINI performance in general. I could not ask for a better product or better service from M7. If you have a Turbo car-you need to get this done! When I find a 4WD dyno that I can afford time on I want to get some numbers to see what the tune really did.

 

Should spark plugs or an upgraded DV be my next purchase?

 

Also, I don't know if it's the tune or my clutch, but I've noticed taking off from a start is a little boggy/sluggish. It's worse in map C and seems to get better on way down to stock...is it Added fuel at lower rpm or something? It goes along with something I stated before about map B and C being great for hard pulls but map A being better for daily driving, it's more responsive and smoother

 

Just realized my redline is almost 7 grand now instead of 6500, I've always just shifted at redline, but I decided to scare my wife tonight and realized I had more room to go lol

 

I think it is 6800 now.

 

Do you have a bigger turbo?

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I've noticed this as well. With the sport button off (I rarely have it off) it's even worse. My car has also developed a slight idle fluctuation occasionally when coming to a stop at a red light etc. the rpm's drop low and it bobs up and down slowly till it comes back to normal idle. Im curious to know if there have been any fairly catastrophic malfunctions with any of the Manic tunes yet. I haven't heard of ANY which is almost unheard of in a "canned" tune. Especially tunes this aggressive. I hope not but it seems inevitable.

 

There was a post on Facebook where a CM All4 just broke. Don't know what exactly happened. But the car had to be towed away with a puddle of oil on the ground. IIRC, it was a stage 3 manic tune with an up-rated turbo.

Based on previous posts the car was driven hard but the owner had fun!

 

My stock diverter valve failed. It caused slow boost and boost leaking. I've heard it could affect idle on Audi forums but I didn't have that symptom.

 

The post you mention is what brought it to mind. I know that car has been driven hard often and I'm not so sure there weren't some other underlying issues that may have contributed to the issue but it makes me curious. Are these stage 3 tunes to extreme for the S model MINIs? There are tales of high boost N14 cars popping Pistons etc up and down these forums and none of them that I know of have ever run boost levels as high as Manic. Just curious.

 

I'm still having a hard time getting off from a stop, I don't think it's the clutch, but it really feels so boggy, like its super rich? Once it's past 1500 rpm it's fine, also today when I shifted from 3rd to 4th once I came back into throttle in 4th I heard the "hiss" of the DV...so in thinking that maybe be shot as it stuck open. I haven't reproduced this event but could they cause the rough take off from a stop?

 

The tune is static, so if it worked then it pretty much remains the same. The tune may cause premature wear of hardware, like vacuum pump, plugs, DV ...ETC because the car is producing more HP, boost and pressure. The most common parts I have seen fail on the N18 stock or tuned are , DV tearing, wrong spring in Forge DV, spark plugs gapped wrong for increased boost or not having colder plugs, vacuum hose cracks, vacuum pump and HPFP. mQubed Motorsport, Manic Tuning Dealer

 

Hey guys. I am due for plugs. Running stage 1 manic on my n14. Are the ILKR8E6 plugs a good idea or are these specific to n18 motors stage 2 and above? Car runs great as is although my exhaust tips do stay very soot ridden (black).

 

I cleaned my exhaust tips about 2 months ago, look good a new, but now there covered in soot again. It's something we'll have to deal with, what map are you running and what psi you seeing for boost? I'm looking to get a stage 1 Manic tune in Spring, I'll probably settle for map A.

 

ILKR8E6 is solid. I had misfiring problems with other NGK Plugs even problems with the one's 1320 suggested. ILK Plugs are from an EVO so they are made to handle lots of boost. Great Plugs for Manic Software.

 

I appreciate the response. I'm running map B with 93 octane. No boost gauge. My magnaflow tips become black in a matter of a few days. I wipe them down constantly because of this. I can live with that. It runs great!
I was really only wondering if these plugs would work for my N14 application as I want to replace plugs anyway and would rather upgrade while doing it. If they help the soot issue, even better!

 

Asked Nick over at Manic. He said Coil Packs and Spark Plugs are interchangeable N14/N18.
So yes you can use the ILK safely on N14!
Replace the stock Beru plugs. They are crap!

 

Thanks man! They should be here tomorrow!

 

I just bought a set of 4 NGK ILKR8E6 for a customers car, I did a Manic stage 3 on. They come gapped .024, but I will adjust them to .022.
I have had great success with them in my GP

mQubed Motorsport, Manic Tuning Dealer

 

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He was pushing close to 30psi on a stock motor with 70,000 miles. He was able to drive 10,000 miles on the extreme side.
The Manic tune does much more that just increase boost, any many aspects my GP runs safer than stock. The stock tune ran lean and has seized many stock Mini motors

mQubed Motorsport, Manic Tuning Dealer