THIS IS MY FIRST POST HOWEVER IVE BEEN HANGING AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE READING INTO MINI'S LOVE THE LOOK OF THESE CARS, AND REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM AFTER I GOT TO DRIVE ONE

BUT HERE IS MY QUESTION , WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP NON-MINI THEY HANDED ME A CERTIVICATE THAT SAID JCW TUNING PACKAGE, WICH MAKES ME THINK IT WAY HAVE THE JCW PACKAGE, BUT I DONT HAVE ANY EMBLEMS SAYING WORKS, I HAVE A R53 EMBLEM ON THE BACK WICH MAY JUST BE A MCS BADGE I JUST NEVER NOTICED BEFORE ON ANOTHER ONE. SO IS THERE SOME OTHER WAY OF KNOWING FOR SURE WHEATHER OR NOT IT HAS THE JCW PACKAGE?

OTHER STUFF I KNOW IS, HEATED LEATHER, DCS, FOG LIGHTS, SUN ROOF, MILLTEK EXHAUST, M7 INTAKE, LOWEREING SPRINGS NOT SURE ON BRAND BUT ARE SILVER, AFTER MARKET ANTI SWAY. ILL POST PICS WHEN ITS NICE ENOUGH OUTSIDE TO BRING OUT THE CAMERA


THANKS
CHRIS

 

Caps off?

What year is this?

My '04 has Works spelled out down the right side of the intercooler, and also has a JCW Serial number attached to the valve cover. And of course a Works exhaust has distinctive tips, which resemble open barrel ends as opposed to the stock tips that narrow in a cone.

Sounds a nice set of wheels...

 

it is an 04, and i didnt see anything for works on the intercooler, but the exhaust is aftermarket so i cant tell on that one, supercharger whines alot more then it did on an 05 that i drove not to long ago, that i know for a fact wasnt jcw

 

On the left end (pulley end) of the valve cover, is there a badge (about 2x3") that says john Cooper Works, and lists the serial number of the install? Should be in plain site, right on the top.

 

Take your VIN and call a MINI Dealer or MINI USA and have them tell you the original specs.

 

Some one might have added JCW parts later on. Then debadged it, or it never had the badging.

 

WELL LIKE I SAID THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME WONDER IS I GOT A JCW TUNING PACKAGE CERTTIFICATE AND AT THE BOTTOM SAYS PLEASE BE SURE TO ONLY USE JCW SPARKPLUGS WITH YOUR KIT PART# YADA YADA, CALLED JACKIE COOPER MINI AND THEY SAID THAT IF IT DID THEY DIDNT PUT IT ON, BUT I GUESS WORSE CASE OPTION I JUST GO AND HAVE IT DYNOED AND SEE WHAT I GOT AT THE WHEELS

 

you said it whines more than the 05 you drove with is due to the M7 intake you said it has. i would agree that you should take the vin to the dealer and ask them about it. they would know the best. unless somewhere on the car it said jcw or if you find that serial number plate on the valve cover. i dont think putting it on the dyno will tell you anything because the car has aftermarket parts on it right now. if it was all stock then you could do that cause if it puts down a # that is consistant with the stock jcw cars then it is for sure a jcw car.

hope that kinda helps. i think your best bet is calling the dealer with the vin and asking about it through them. or finding something on the car that shows its a JCW car.

 

dude, really, CAPS off

 

MY CAPS LOCK BUTTONS WORKS TOO! just messin with ya

 

He has 3 posts, let the caps thing go, he will figure it out

But do ask a MINI dealer what was built from the VIN#

Oh, and welcome to NAM

Mark

 

sorry about the caps i was at work when i was posting and the program i use i have to be in caps, so sometimes when i switch over i forget to remove caps

 

We forgive you.

 

When you say M7 intake is the AGS or is it the M7/DDM intake?

 

i believe its a ddm i looks just like this minus the red hose it appears to still have the stock hose

 

even if it isnt JCW its sweet, milltek exhaust, m7 parts here and there (the silver springs sound like m7) sweet ride man!