Hi everyone,
I own a cooper s from 2003 last week, very nice sound and perfect condiction with 35.000miles, but after have seen hundred of videos on youtube, i see that the cooper S and JCW get very very easy into 6 and 7.000rpm, but my car it revolutionize very soon and is very very hard to get into 5 and 6.000rpm, why happen this? is this normall? should i change or check something? let me know please, because i want an express solution
thanks

 

I'm not sure ...but I think the answer may be that the later cars have taller gears than yours. More knowledgeable folks will chime in soon.

 

hi, yes i though that also, will see more answers, maybe is because many videos from youtube comes with extra boost and extras,mine is stock and standar

 

Have you seen any of my youtube videos? Mine is a stock '04 Cooper S, with the taller gears. The newer cars have shorter (lower) gears - so they may accelerate a bit harder than the 02-04 models.

 

yes i saw the video now, but yours gets very easy to the 6 and 7-000rpm, and is from 2004, don't know...thanks anyway, i hope next week with my new engine kit will be better

 

Can you post a video of yours?

All the 02-04 Cooper S that I've driven accelerate about like mine does.

My sister's 06 Cooper S accelerates a bit faster than mine because of the shorter gears.

 

i will post tomorrow a video if i can and show you here, maybe is normally
thanks

 

is your mini an S or is an R50 with CVT (CVT wont allow over 5800 I believe, something about the input shaft of the transmission breaking if it is spinning to fast or some such thing)

 

is a cooper S from 2003