Ok I am talking to that special tuner and trying to get him out here to Rochester now that snow SHOULD be gone for a while and the Miniacs are coming out of the garages! Usually the tunes are on Fridays and Saturdays.

Costs are

R53 TUNE $350.00 RETUNE $50.00
R56 TUNE $500.00 RETUNE $100.00
DYNO TIME FOR TUNE $150.00
9:00 to 4:30
base dyno 2 pulls $100

If people want to use my driveway for injectors or whatnot I am less than an 1/8th mile away and have some tools if you are lacking. I am hoping to get him out here in early May. I also plan to ask him about VIPEC kits, tuning and maybe doing some other BMW's unless we get enough Minis. Let me know your preferred time! Thanks!

 

Vipec kits?

 

VIPEC is a standalone option for R53s. It replaces the stock ECU in factory location and allows full control of engine and cooling systems and more. I think it costs about $2300 with base map

 

what are boxes called for the R56 that allow you to go back and forth between a tune and stock maps?

 

MINI R56 Flash Tool

Flash Tool for R56 (Turbo) MINI Cooper S.




$369.00Price:

 

link?

 

R53 retune. Saturday at 9am please.

 

hopefully we can get more interest or we may be caravaning to Connecticut

 

I'm in if it happens!
Friday am. would be great, I'll drive down on Thursday and stay over.
I've a 2003 MCS and it would be a retune.
Cheers Ed

 

P.S. I'll post this info. on Southern Ontario Mini Club site to see
if the Canadian contingent can make this happen!

 

I hope this happens. My tune is running rich and throwing a code. Will I pass inspection.

 

Your allowed one code . Your car will pass inspection.

 

Well, with the lack of interest in this thread, looks like options to a tune
in Rochester are needed. I posted info. on the local Toronto Mini site but no interest there either.
At least my car in running strong on the original Jan tune but I did want to upgrade after a 2% Ati pulley upgrade. Looks like I'll have to be satisfied with what I've got and keep an eye on future possibilities. I'm not interested at this point driving too far afield!
Cheers, Ed

 

If still happening, I would like to get retune on my 06 R53

 

I would be interested in a trip back to Ekstens.

 

mango I always loved your car, even after all the excitement of it flooding a cyl after an anjector shorted and stuck open

 

Yes, an exciting day. All turned out OK though...
Would really like to have Jan fine tune my car again.

 

well I have tried to contact him to find out how many people he needs and he is online but not replying. So I guess I will just drive to a tuning party somewhere...sigh