These are sweet! Thanks goes to gabe for the info! Can't wait to see these in person!

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My Favorites are, pretty much everything except the CF trim Kit!

Mikey

 

Too much bling, not enough new performance stuff. I am just hoping that they update the JCW tuning kit again... say to 235 hp? :smile:

As I posted in the MF comments, the reason I am holding out hope for this is due to the rumors about the new "lightweight" special edition MCS, and that it will apparently come with a JCW-tuned 235 hp engine. I'm hoping that after that, JCW will release a 210hp -> 235hp upgrade retrofit!

 

it might, but its doubtful it will come to america

 

That Alcantara steering wheel is hot, I hope they bring it to the US. I bet it'd be pretty pricey though.

 

yea I agree with the Alcantara wheel. I went to order the chrome line interior retrofit today and I have to get an entirely new tach, to the tune of $280, and that doesn't include the rest of the kit! I agree with Edge in that I will wait and hope that I won't have to do anything aftermarket to my car to get the 235hp that they thought would be in the "CSL" Cooper S.

Can't Wait!

Mikey

 

Officially shifting into 5th gear!
Vroom...Vroom

Edge what does SC stand for in the JCW Components part of your sig?

 

IF, there is a higher output JCW, 235 was mentioned as far back as 2003. Question is, how will they get it? Last time they added an intake. What will they do this time? Ideas?

1. Bigger IC?
2. Lighter crank pulley? 2%?
3. Cam?
4. Headers?
5. Software

Randy told me to get more power, go bigger IC and crank pulley, forget about the SW. Headers will add more too.

Will they retrofit. I think so because:

1. If history serves, MINI retrofits
2. If the 2007 JCW Turbo comes in at 240 or more, they most likely will want the first gen MINI JCWs to be less HP but close to the next gen since the JCW is their premier car.

Just a thought

 

Just have MTH do a remap that will get you up to about 230 or 235wouldn't it

 

I'm not against carbon fiber per say but most of that stuff is just tacky imo...

 

Do you believe everything you read? Especially on the Internet never mind the paper? Do you really think some sw change is going to get 25 HP over the JCW sw? Where's the emperical proof? I'm still looking for it.

 

Tacky? You mean it ain't CRAP? Man, and I thought it was all CRAP Wow, Tacky I can handle but not CRAP

 

for me to call it CRAP I would have to see it in person first - feel it, etc.

For now I'll just stick to Tacky...



seriously, those seats look nice but we probably won't get them, and if they did the steering wheel full Alcantara and minus the carbon fiber

 

More carbonfiber, more alcantara, beautiful....loving JCW

 

Actually like the leather dash (with gray stitching). Think it will look properly "retro" with the anthracite interior and English Leather seats. Very, very British in a 60's Bentley kind of way.

Cheers

 

Oh, and the chrome interior bits of course.

Cheers

 

Where is the Carbon-Fiber ash tray the most important speed accessory of all time.

 

Love the leather dash.

 

No you missed the point, me and others on here started a club. View this thread and you'll get what I mean!


Mikey


BTW That with the leather dash with english leather seats sounds pretty neat, I wish they would put this dash option on MINIUSA so we could all drool!

 

Yeah, what a bunch of CRAP!

 

Word on mini2 is that JCW hopes to have these bits out before XMAS:smile:

 

Ditto that. I'm on the waiting list for the carbon fiber and alcantara emergency brake lever. Screeeeeech. Much improved response for those handbrake turns.