Hey guys, can't believe it has almost been 6 years since I bought my 2003 MINI Cooper. That 134,000 mile mark just passed too! I have been through good and bad with the car but it still means a lot to me. I have decided to take some before and after photos of my car and some recent photos. Let me know what you guys think!!



When stock:

Base model cooper with only sport seats!!!
Sport suspension
15x5.5 8 spoke wheels
175/65/15 contis tires

Suspension:

H-sport springs
Koni Yellows
22mm Alta rear sway
H-sport rear control arms
Powerflex front control arm bushings
OMP lower front strut brace
Ireland Engineering fixed camber plates
Colbolt carbon fiber rear strut brace

Brakes:

Powerslot front rotors in front
Mintex pads in rear
Hawn HPS pads in fro
Brake Calipers painted red
Goodrich steel braided brake lines
Wheels and tires:

Black with red lip (Rota Group N's) (12lbs) (15x6.5)
205/50/15 Bfgoodrich G-Force Sports

Engine:

Intake filter
Magnaflow car-back
Powerflex upper and lower motor mounts
Spec stage 1 clutch

Exterior:

MINI Cooper S front bumper
Aero kit front upper grill
Tinted windows (35% on front) (15% on rear)
Stock tow hook painted red
Racing strips on bonnet and boot
Debaged rear
Yellow tint on front turn signals and reverse light
Shorty antenna
DIY front and rear lips
DIY red tailights

Blacked out:

1. Head light rings
2. MINI Cooper S gas cap
3. Lower front grill
4. Side grill markers
5. beltline
6. side fender markers




Interior:
Red shift boot
After market shift ****
Red tape around tac
Rear seat delete

Audio:
Pioneer deck
Pioneer 6 1/2 front speakers
stock tweeters and rear 6X9 speakers

 

its a great looking car.... worth all the work

 

love the wheels, very nice Cooper. If you can get a Jan Tune, do it and the next pic will be you looking like this

 

Thanks guys! Hey AutoX how do I do about doing the Jan tune? What kinda ecu upgrade is it? Do I have to ship my stock ecu out to have it tuned or do I have to take the ecu to a shop to have it tuned? How did the car feel after the upgrade? How much did all of this cost?

 

+1 on a bangin' car. And as far as a Jan tune, he comes to your local shop and does the work there. Here's some reading material on it: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=148582

 

Great looking (and performing?) MINI. Seems like tru love to have stuck by it (and improved it) over all those years!

 

200,000 miles here I come!

 

I know Jan is working on his remote tune program. I know he is working with shops coast to coast. Once he rolls out the program we will all know the new pricing. You might want to contact him about sending your ecu out to CA, but I think your best bet would be the remote tune.

How does it feel, https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=148582

 

Really nice car.. you need bigger rims though.. 17"/18" imo..

 

Love the car! I would do a more aggressive tire rather than bigger rims though Get yourself a set of Azenis RT-615 autoX tires and the car would look vicious.

 

Too heavy within a budget.
+1 on that!

 

Wowza, nice looking MC. Id say a Joey Mod is in order

 

He comes to you. Your car goes up on a dyno and he works his magic. And you help out as well I presume

 

Thanks guys for all of the replies!

 

U guys think I should black out my door handles?

 

NICE Updates! I'd love to hear what that Magnaflow exhaust sounds like. It looks meaty.

 

here are three clips of my car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBB7ffCKExQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZlRb5nIIA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFOesmWi_yw

 

well its ok...if you like damn nice cars and all

 

Sounds great!

 

Thanks!

 

it looks niiice : ) thats cool you did the s gas cap!

 

Sweet ride...I really like the red stripe on the outside of the wheels

 

Thanks, I love the wheels I have! They are 15x6.5 (12lbs) a peice! Only $430 dollors for all four rims shipped! Can't beat that!

 

Great looking car man!

 

Very nice work men. i like it