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Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
I too am looking to hear something about them. I found a really great deal used. And I’m thinking about taking the plunge.
But want to know more about it before i buy jt.
From the facts. Even just the oil service party seems easier.
Do you know if this is gen 1 or gen 2 Sprintex
Best guess, since they photographed it upside down, it's a Gen I and you don't want it. (The units themselves look very much alike, visually the quantifier is oil filler bolt on the gen I and dipstick type bolt on the gen II )
Bout to mention there's no W/P according to your pic's, while the W/P itself is generic, the housings that attach ou are Mini Kit specific.
Last edited by BlwnAway; Jan 15, 2019 at 08:02 PM.
Best guess, since they photographed it upside down, it's a Gen I and you don't want it. (The units themselves look very much alike, visually the quantifier is oil filler bolt on the gen I and dipstick type bolt on the gen II )
Bout to mention there's no W/P according to your pic's, while the W/P itself is generic, the housings that attach ou are Mini Kit specific.
its a complete set. He wants $350 for them. Says everything works came fromhis mini. Thoughts? Such a good deal. What about do a complete rebuild with this? Worth t? Looks clean
here are the rest of the pic. One thing it’s issing he mentione was the bolt to mount the water pump. Guess one of the bolts stripped.
so the claims are wrong with less heat. I have a bigger IC for it also.
Just want to see if the price is worth it or the head ache
Correct, heat isn't an issue for a DD with spirited driving, heat is only an issue for track or extended high RPM driving, or if reducing pulley size.
That appears to be a gen II unit, so that would be the one to have (didn't want to make the assumption from the pulley color alone)
That's a pretty good price, it really depends on how much you're willing to spend total and how much of a hurry you'd be in, some of the other parts may be difficult to source, mostly just the associated parts for the W/P (the pump itself is easy, $150 from Summit, Jegs or Amazon) everything else is readily available in a few places.
If you do decide to try this, PM me, I have some stuff left over from mine or at least let you know what you'll need.
I saw this a couple of weeks back. I ran the numbers cast into the unit and I thought it was a 1st generation unit but I could be wrong. What type of larger intercooler you have?
i sent the photos to Sprintex too and hey said it’s the stage 1 not the stage 2
not sure of the brand of rhe IC it comes with the SC
heres the photo. Looks like an eBay one but i might be wrong
Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
which one do you have? Stage 1 or 2 and how’s it hanging so far?
Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
What kind of boost numbers were you getting with the stock Eaton SC, and what are you getting with the sprintex? Any estimate on what kind of power you think it added? Did you have to get it tuned after the Sprintex, or did you just bolt it on and go? Final price when it was all said and done? Thanks for the info!
Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
Are you using the GPR performance tensioner from Bytetronik?
