Description:

Heavily modified and optimized R53 which has been very well kept. Best car I’ve ever had, move is forcing sale.

Wheels/Brakes/Suspension

JCW 17” wheels with nearly new tires
JCW brakes
JCW rear control arms
Megan Euro 2 Street coilovers w/front & remote rear compression damping adjusters and 5x microcellular bump stops
Powerflex roll center correction kit (corrects front control arm angles on lowered cars)
Front ball joints replaced in 2019
Alta adjustable rear swaybar
M7 strut tower brace
Polyurethane sway bar and control arm bushings
Front wheel bearings replaced in 2018
Passenger side inner CV boot and carrier bearing replaced in 2019

Engine/Transmission

JCW exhaust w/stainless 4-2-1 headers
Alta cold air intake w/new filter in 2025
DDMworks intercooler boots
Alta intercooler airflow kit
16% overdrive supercharger pulley
2% ATI crank overdive pulley w/new seal & boot
Detroit Tuned bypass valve (helps with surging)
Coolant tank replaced in 2019
Right engine mount and belt tensioner shock replaced in 2024
Supercharger replaced in 2025
6-speed manual transmission
Valeo SMF clutch installed in 2019
Rare limited-slip differential
Polyurethane engine & transmission mount inserts (firms the rubber mounts up without going too stiff)

Interior

Rare chronos gauge cluster (tach AND speedo in front of driver w/fuel, voltage, temp, & oil pressure in middle)
Black leather seats (no rips or other damage)
Boost gauge
Built-in Uniden R1 radar detecter (mounted at top of windshield next to rear-view mirror - longest I have ever gone without a speeding ticket)
Color-matched speaker grills & other interior door trim
RAAMat BXTII sound deadening mats through floors, wheel wells, panels, and doors (so much quieter and SUPER solid feeling)
Ensolite sound deadening foam behind front speakers, Rr quarter panels, hatch, and door inners
Poly fill behind rear woofers (SO MUCH more bass – no sub needed)
Head liner replaced in 2019
3D printed phone holder (so hard finding a place to mount your phone in these cars)
Bluetooth hands-free kit
New hatch struts in 2014

Issues

Left-rear brake caliper stuck after recent pad change (took me a bit to realize this was even a problem - may be able to free by twisitng the piston with the tool, I haven’t tried)
AC just started running intermittantly (cold, warm, cold again – have not diagnosed)
Car stopped playing nice with bluetooth kit (google says it needs a ground loop isolator – should be cheap/easy fix)
Small oil leak from oil filter mount (typical issue, have o-rings but not installed)
Small exhaust leak from fiber donut gasket between headers and cat (can barely hear it, cheap/easy fix)
Small crease at bottom of front bumper and paint wear at hatch lift point (see images)