Mine is the Checkmate less the "checks." I asked them not to put the checks on.... The proof is in the pudding though... have the JCW certificate of authenticity! (and the rear brake calipers are now red to match the front)

 

The Tuning Kit for the MC (non-S) was available in the US from the end of April until June 30, 2004. It was discontinued when the 2005 model year started production on July 1, 2004. The correct years are:

2001-2004 Cooper (Non-S) - JCW Tuning Kit: Filter, ECU Tune, Head, Exhaust, Badging
2005-2006 Cooper (Non-S) - JCW Sound Kit: Exhaust, Filter, Badging.

 

I recently complained to the dealer about poor mpg. When the car was returned, it seemed the have lost some cajones. How can I check whether my MCS-JCW is operating on JWC Software or the less robust MCS software?

 

Hello all i am new here. i just bought my wife a 06 mini cooper S for a 2nd car. come to find out its a JCW. how can i tell what jcw up grades on my car i know it has the brakes, pulley, jcw airbox, and the intercooler its a big silver one, and the jcw exhaust, also has all the bagging and a JCW tunning kit tag on the motor with a serial # on it. how can i tell of any other tunning options. also how do i tell what hp model i have? is there like some sort of JCW registry kinda like carol shelby does for all shelbys. thanks for your time. by the way i truly love this car. thanks Brent

 

Your Cooper S is just R53 with a over the counter Jcw parts pakage without a special vin #

A R53 cooper Gp is a limited # special edition

 

it has a tag on the motor that say JCW tunning kit # S10905... I am not 2nd guessing any one but how you know it a "over the counter" rather a factory install?

thanks Brent

 

I would think that is a part number or a warranty number, does the number match your vin?

 

sorry for the dumb questions i just trying to get my info right... so do i have this right all JCW except the GP was not a factory install.... not sure in that # matches my VIN i would say it does not but tomorrow dring the day i will check

 

All are dealer installed after the point of sale (epa regulations)except GP

No collectablity like a shelby ,shelby did conversion on fords 1965 thru 1969 and dodges 1986 thru 1990 before delivery to dealer

 

i have a 65 mustang shelby 350 hertz the rent a car back in the day and signed and documented my carol shelby and its nicehow that document the car and all the owners in the shelby registry and min is in the registry. i also have a numbersmatching 69 camaro Z/28 with the 302 motor i know its all original my dad bought in 2nd hand in 1972 and i have it now but there is not registry for this cars it makes it nice to have a registry. kinda off the subject lol from what i read in the past post onthis topic there where 06 factory install tuning kits was i just reading wrong? can i contact mini and thay run the tunning kit ser.# and the vin to tell me if it was? i have a famly member that works for the dmv maybe she can get me the original owner.

 

The DMV has strict privacey laws .

The Z/28 will have a DZ coded block.

dont you hate seeing 67 thru 69 camaro automatics with Z/28 badges

THE 2006 MINI Jcw package is a GP .

 

rofl yea i know. i lmpw z/28s like the back of my hand and i love when peaple try to pass a regular camaro as a z/28 and i just sit back lol. yea must be a DZ stamped on the pad of the motor. but there are so many little details that you can tell from. thanks bro for your help.

 

I have some chevy triva for you. do you know who came up with the concept for ss 396 chevelle ,the z/28,the heavy chevy , zl-1 camaro , 427 tri power corvette with a/c and the ls-6 chevelle?

 

lol ok i am not 100% sure on the chevelle ls-6 and the corvette.. ok i not saying i am right but i do know that fred gibb's the owner of gibbs chevrolet he was big into racing and vince piggins thay both had a lot to do with the birth of the ZL-1 and the z/28. i have one of the 1969 427 435 hp block out of a corvette all i need is the matching # car LOL....

 

It was Bob Dance who came up with all of those cars.Bob was the number 1 retailer of high performance chevys in the world.Bob worked out of Indian River Chevrolet ,as a salesman Bob sold on average 160 highperformance chevys a month starting in 1962 and ending in 1971 when he bought a Dodge Dealership.

Bob campaigned many cars under the professor fate name ,had the first street car in the world to run 11s back in 1957, the first 7 inch tire stock eliminator car to run a 11 sec 1/4 mile,the first 8 inch tire stock eliminator car in the 10s and the first corvette to run in the 9s.Bob was the only 3 time winner of the nhra grand nationals.Bob was the only person that could shift a four speed better than ronnie sox of sox and martin fame.

Bob was also a world class golfer who won the chrysler cup pro-am back in the 90s

Bob passed away sept 11 2008.

Rest in peace Bullet we miss you.

 

WOW thats good info to know.... i know back in 69 that chevrolet made only one as a suprise and a gift the the person that came up with the idea of the z/28 and it was a 69 z/28 camaro convertible its the only one in the world....was that bob that recived that car? i cant recall the persons name thats way i was asking. i am not sure who has it now i heard from here say that its is a museum some where.. mine is pritty rare i have all documents and it 10 10 pant code (black,black) with 727 interior (white standerd). it a X code car X77 thats a no chrome appearance package and non RS. but it does have the factory function cowl hood. no cross ram or JL8 brakes:( but i am the 3rd owner my dad the 2nd and its never been out of the state of louisiana and 12 years ago i meet the original owner and he gave me the pic of the car and him the day he bought it i thought that was really cool..

 

Vince drove the Z/28 ragtop car .The car was built for for vince to use in florida when Chevy enginering came down from detroit for winter testing.

Bob also came up with the first chevy muscle truck, the orange grove owners wanted something they could use for work and play so bob would copo c10 trucks with 327/365 hp and 396/375 hp motors just for them.Bob also took care of all of the nasa corvettes during the saturn and apollo space programs.

Bob had 3 special copo cars that gm gave him, one of 2 ZL-1 corvettes, a L88 caprice kingswood estate wagon with a 4 speed and a 65 ss 396 malibu with a/c.

I have the flywheel to the corvette hanging in my office

 

wow my friend thats some good info to know.... i thought it was vince that had r drove the cov. Z..... i did not know about the copo truck man that would be nice to have one of thim.... i had a yenco corvair several years ago it was a car that need to be restord but not many ppl know that thay had a yenco corvair but i sold it kinda wish i would not have sold it but o well. u must be big into 1st gen camaro ,chevelle ad so on. u have any old musle cars?

 

The only special yenko was a corvair the rest where just decals on a copo car.

Bob only ordered cars 2 ways,stripped without heaters ready for the track or loaded with every option and set up for the street. he sold more zL1 camaros than anyone else.

I kept a few of the cars from bob's dodge store until the peak of the muscle car market. sold my hemi 69 500 charger(car was a trade in for a 71 hemi superbee) a 440 a/c 71 charger r/t a 78 lil red express and a 1978 petty street kit aspen.

Now i have a 100 mile 1982 delorean(from bob's delorean dealership) , 2007 Gt3 rs, 1999 viper gts acr(from Bob's dodge store) , 2009mini jcw and a 2010 hyundai geniesis coupe with track pak(from bob's familys hyundai store).

 

I find it ironic that a thread about authenticity of JCW cars moved to Carrol Shelby as a point of reference. The appropriate point of comparison would be... oh, I don't know... John Cooper? The man who turned production Austin/Morris Minis into the Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper S at his own garage? He is the "Carroll Shelby" of the Mini.

It's a shame that MINI makes it so easy to convert a non-JCW car into one at any point in its lifespan. It undermines the cachet of those cars originally prepared that way.

If anyone is concerned about future collectability of their MINI, I expect that for '06 and later cars, the JCW package needs to be on the factory invoice. For the earlier cars, it would make sense that the cars with JCW upgrades installed by the dealer on delivery would be the "most authentic" (as opposed to some car that was upgraded to JCW at 60k miles).

 

I have an opinion question for you all. Last Thursday my day started out with my cylinder head blowing out. I know about RMW and any number of options, but for a myriad of reasons, the chief of them being the fact that I don't know what caused it, I opted to go with a JCW head for replacement, as it has a warranty. It's also worth noting that due to a substantially smaller amount of labor, the JCW head and ECU remap came out to be about $20 more than a new R53 head. Anyway, with the JCW cylinder head, and plans to add the airbox, and if the dealer can acquire one (and they seem to think they can) a JCW 11% reduction pulley, would it be a crime against the gods to add a JCW emblem to the car? Not claiming it's something it's not, but acknowledging the addition of said parts?

 

just bought a 2004 mcs jcw used, 45,000 miles on it. i tried to find out if the jcw was on the original sticker, it wasn't. anyone know how i can find out what was done to the car, what was included in the kit and by whom?
thanks.

 

The factory JCW package was not available until the 2006 model year. It would have had to be dealer installed on a 2004 model. You should have the Works cold air box, Works head, a reduced size pulley on the supercharger, 380cc injectors, JCW plugs, Works catback exhaust, and a Works tune. If your lucky you have the JCW brakes, and JCW suspension.

 

Oh I think you should have a slightly larger intercooler as well.

 

thanks
how would i know if i have the jcw brakes and suspension?