I was reading the manual to see if I should turn on the sport button during my break in period, but all it said was 160 top speed and nothing over 4500rpm. I really want to turn on that thrill button

 

It's fine to turn it on. Just mind the 4500rpm and I think top speed is 90 or 95 (of course there are some laws, too....)

 

Using the sport button is not going to effect your break in.

 

If you drive an automatic you might watch your revs in sport mode as they will be somewhat higher....otherwise enjoy!!!

 

I've been using the sport button every time I drive, from day one, of course that was only a week ago The only problem is when I forget to push it, then I come close to killing the engine. I'm planning on doing the sport button always on mod that coffeman details in the electrical mods.

 

As gokartride said, if you have an automatic you'll need to be carefull of the sport button in full automatic mode. You'll easily go over the 4500 RPM limit in full automatic with it on. However, you can drive it in manual mode with the sport mode engaged to keep it below the recommended RPM limit.

If you have a manual, no worries , just have fun!

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one. It's strange what a huge difference it makes in the lower RPMs.

 

What does the sport button actually do??

 

opens up the 4 other cylinders turning your car into a 3.2 v8.

 

From the online owners manual:
Those MINI Marketers must've had a hand in writing the manual.

Then it says:

 

I hate it when I forget to turn it on when I am in a parking lot. The car just doesn't want to drive smoothly at low rpm's without the sport button on!!!!!!
IMO, it is a designing flaw that needs to be fixed with a software upgrade. I feel a huge difference with the button on and off in terms of throttle and steering. I always leave it on. My MINI has about 950miles.

 

I will be doing the sport button always on mod as soon as I have all the necessary parts. when I do I will take pics to add to what coffeeman has already laid out in electrical mods. For those that need things simplified the pics could be helpful.

 

For a given press on the go peddle, the throttle body opens more.
The variable ratio steering is more aggressive.
The shifts are at higher RPMs (But I was totally unaware that there's any delta in shift times, and I really doubt that this is the case, but who knows!)

Matt