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

Drivetrain 03 Mini Cooper S mod suggestions.

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Old Mar 17, 2016 | 08:50 PM
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03 Mini Cooper S mod suggestions.

I currently DD a 2011 R56 MCS with an N18 100% Stock and recently purchase a 2003 R53 to use as a track car with 89k on the engine and 163k on the body. My track car before was 2014 Genesis Coupe 2.0 R-Spec making 308whp and 327wtq, had 3" Turbo back exhaust (no Cats), AEM WMI, SRI, IC Pipe, Synapses DV and a Custom tune. Great Track car but unfortunately it got totaled by insurance company.

This R53 came with the following.

Engine
Cometic Headgasket (done at 80k)
Ported Head (done at 80k)
Bigger Exhaust Valve 2mm (done at 80k)
Schrick Camshalf (done at 80k)
Alta Intake
Alta Supercharger Pulley 17% (done at 80k)
Alta lightened Crank Pulley 2% (done at 80k)
Megan Racing Headers (wrapped) and full exhaust (don't think i have a Cat there is a spacer on o2 sensor #2 AKA after cat)

Suspension
15" OZ Racing Crono HT With some tire (soon to change to 17")
Megan rear lower control arm (also gave me the top rear control arm need to put them in)
M7 Tower defender
Rear Strut Tower Bar
BC Coilover (WAY WAY TOO LOW need to bring up 1.5" or 2")
New Brake pads (unknown brand F&R)
CUT FRONT SWAY BAR First owners had Air Suspension, so they cut the front sway bar. Need front Sway bar and endlinks Used are real Cheap on eBay.

I would like some suggestion on BBKs, currently looking to get R56 JCW or Wilwood. Prefer JCW since i would have options when it comes to pads, but have been hearing they are not great for track use Don't know if the comments are based on experience or just pure speculation.

Looking to replace the stock Intercooler. I have seen two different designed One that looks like stock and one by M7 (http://www.gmpperformance.com/index....ail&PID=308216) that looks like this. the M7 Designed seem more effective to me, since there really isnt any need to Divert anything and the air just flows thru it. I have been monitoring the intake air temp and it been in the 130f and that is with ambient temp at 45-50f don't want to image how how it would get in the summer.

Also thinking of upgrading my radiator to an aluminum one (Mishimoto). Any thoughts.

Looking for an Oil Catch Can

Looking to put WMI (this would be later and primarily for cooling and to keep the Intake manifold clean and to spray the IC).

Where is a good source to get a boost signal from? Want to get 2 gauges AFR and Boost gauge.

Also where can i get a custom tune. I'm not a fan of the can tunes and how much power is there to be expected.

Also will be getting some injector i guess for a tune.

Currently doing maintenance (any other suggesting besides the one i have here)

Need the heat shield that is by the gas tank

Oil/Filter Change (15w40 is what the Bentley manual calls for Correct me if I'm wrong)
Transmission Fluid Change (redline MTL)
Coolant flush replacement (Zerex G-05 Is what I currently use on my R56)
Brake flush (RBF 600)
Fluid Filter change (Bosc)
Power Steering Fluid change (Pentosin CHF 11S)
Spark Plug (NGK)
Spark Plug Wires (NGK)
Ignition Coil (OEM)
Valve cover gasket (Cylinder 3 spark plug whole is not sealing, so replacing the hole this)
PVC Valve
Brake ware sensor
Driver side ABS need replacing
Need to TS P2096 and i read so much about this code it made my head hurt lol. .
 
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