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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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What are your thoughts?

I have a 2005 MCS and Im having trouble deciding on what to do to it. So im looking in to either doing the Dinan S2 kit or piecing all the parts from other manufactures...As far as the intake i was thinking about the AlTA Cold air intake. not to sure if any one has had any luck with this, i was also looking at the supercharger pulley from ALTA as well. For the exhaust i was looking at the BORLA exhaust. Im not to sure what ECU to get, any ideas? Last...what else can my car really benefit from? i'm not quite sure what else to do to the car. Please if you have any advice let me know!!
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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window tints always look good.
maybe new rims if you dont like the ones you got now.
dunno anything about adding those other stuff you mentioned. i like to leave my car stock. for now that is.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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tommy I know nothing about mechanical mods but there was a thread awhile back where an installer was talking about how mixing & matching mods can work against each other. I would def talk to an expert before you do it
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tommy_zito
I have a 2005 MCS and Im having trouble deciding on what to do to it. So im looking in to either doing the Dinan S2 kit or piecing all the parts from other manufactures...As far as the intake i was thinking about the AlTA Cold air intake. not to sure if any one has had any luck with this, i was also looking at the supercharger pulley from ALTA as well. For the exhaust i was looking at the BORLA exhaust. Im not to sure what ECU to get, any ideas? Last...what else can my car really benefit from? i'm not quite sure what else to do to the car. Please if you have any advice let me know!!
Randy Webb at Webb Motorsports is highly regarded as a MINI tuner. He'll probably be happy to consult with you.

Rawhyde
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Tommy - good advice on checking with a reputable tuner expert. One item to consider, especially since you live in Colorado, is a set of good snow tires and rims. Granted you won't need them over the next few months but they'll come in handy this winter.
 
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