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Old Feb 25, 2018 | 06:31 PM
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I have a 2008 Mini S. It has an intercooler and does 0-60 in less than 6. A dealer drove it and told me it had been chipped. How will I find out?
 
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If it does 0-60 in less than 6 seconds it's definitely not stock. All 2007 though current S Mini's have intercoolers.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 05:55 AM
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You let your dealer beat on your car?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by michaelarrants
I have a 2008 Mini S. It has an intercooler and does 0-60 in less than 6. A dealer drove it and told me it had been chipped. How will I find out?
It's 2018, the motor can identify as whatever it feels is right.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 08:08 AM
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Welcome, pictures will help see what mods it has and unless its a tuner piggyback box you would have to take it to a tuner shop and see what flash it has, some places will mark the ECU box with a sticker.
 
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It's 2018, the motor can identify as whatever it feels is right.
My "motor" identifies as working even though it's perpetually breaking. #minilife
 
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Originally Posted by R56BrgMcs
My "motor" identifies as working even though it's perpetually breaking. #minilife
You two get it.
I giggled. Thanks.
 
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