I clipped this from a discussion on MiniTalk about Pulleys affecting warranties. Jsun wrote this interesting comment. Not wanting to go to far afield I brought it with my follow up questions over here.

>>Good question. I asked my service dealer (MINI of Peabody in MA) about this since THEY do a pulley upgrade themselves. I asked what would happen if a car that they did pulley work on ended up needing engine work.
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>>I did ask how MINI could rationalize the pulley part of the JCW package (that's obviously still warrantied) vs. the Randy/Helix/MINI of Peabody etc. pulley upgrade and I was told (sorry if this is repetitive) that the JCW component is a smaller pulley and an otherwise modified supercharger...so MINI feels that it's somehow safer than the other upgrades. But the service mgr also noted that at $5000 for the JCW, you could save money by simply buying a whole new MINI engine in the unlikely event that your "unauthorized" pulley damaged something engine-wise.
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Is it me or does it seem like some dealerships are taking either a very soft sell approach to the Works package or actually try to move other products in places of it?

Another question? Peabody is offering their own performance packages and I know Mni of Sterling offers a package of their own. How many other dealers across MiniLand are offering these types of packages?

 

Schomp MINI here in Denver is selling the MINI Mania "Stage 2" upgrade which includes the ECU, but not the pulley mod.

 

From Christal @ MINI of Sterling:

"We will warranty any of the performance items we install on the "SX" package.
These items are: CAI, EVOtech ECU, Pulley, Your choice of Borla Super Sport
Exhaust or Sport Exhaust. The price of these items installed as a package is
$3500."