R56 Whad your R56 Get this christmas?!
I got a lot planned for my mini.
Waiting to be installed is:
turbo back exhaust Riss Racing-i know
craven short shift kit
In the mail system on its way to spain is:
v maxx coilovers
nm strut brace
nm shifter bushing
oh, almost forgot! I joey modded my headlights through the night between christmas eve and day. I love it!!
I have a lot of working to do in the next couple of weeks!!
Waiting to be installed is:
turbo back exhaust Riss Racing-i know
craven short shift kit
In the mail system on its way to spain is:
v maxx coilovers
nm strut brace
nm shifter bushing
oh, almost forgot! I joey modded my headlights through the night between christmas eve and day. I love it!!
I have a lot of working to do in the next couple of weeks!!
I have one from Defenders of Speed.
http://defendersofspeed.com/store/pr...p?id_product=7
From DoS:
http://defendersofspeed.com/store/pr...p?id_product=7
From DoS:
The R56 MINI Cooper S has a factory installed noisemaker to add some engine noise to the passenger compartment.
This adds an inefficiency to the intake system that can drop the amount of available boost by 0.25-0.5 psi on stock MINIs (or greater in heavily modded cars).
DoS has created a kit to remove the factory noisemaker and cap the former attachment location of this automotive appendix.
This adds an inefficiency to the intake system that can drop the amount of available boost by 0.25-0.5 psi on stock MINIs (or greater in heavily modded cars).
DoS has created a kit to remove the factory noisemaker and cap the former attachment location of this automotive appendix.
Have a Scangauge II, NM engine torque bushing, and magnetic drain plug coming from Way Motorsports, and got a new pair of Jimmy Clark driving gloves (the best ever --been using them since the early 70s and very hard to find) to put away ffor when I wear my current pair out, from Griots.
The only issue you run into is the passenger side. It has no weight sensor which has to be installed into it in order for the airbag for the passenger to work properly. Seems easy enough....I hope
Well I picked it up a bit before Christmas but I just installed an Alta Cat back but it is connected with the stock DP with a custom adapter from FugitiveAI here on the board. So, the Mini recieved a 3" downipe back exhaust and secondary cat delete. So much for staying stock... 
Next on the list is a Helix IC and Alta CAI (just payed for the intake)

Next on the list is a Helix IC and Alta CAI (just payed for the intake)
Well I picked it up a bit before Christmas but I just installed an Alta Cat back but it is connected with the stock DP with a custom adapter from FugitiveAI here on the board. So, the Mini recieved a 3" downipe back exhaust and secondary cat delete. So much for staying stock... 
Next on the list is a Helix IC and Alta CAI (just payed for the intake)

Next on the list is a Helix IC and Alta CAI (just payed for the intake)
So you have a custom made 3" Downpipe? Or did you end up getting the full ALTA system?
Did deleting the 2nd cat note any reasonable gains in power/sound?
I got the custom connection from FugitiveAI as mentioned above. The DP is stock but the connection between the DP (DP is about 2.5" as it looks) connects to a custom built piece that goes back to the Alta exhaust (it is 3"). Gains over stock? H3LL yes! Turbo seems to spool about 2x faster than stock and stays in boost longer than I could expect. I refuse to get the full Alta as I do not want the CEL.
I think if someone would start producing a "test pipe" from the stock DP to the Alta even if it was 2.5" they would make a killing! Alta probbaly won't do it because it is illegal to replace a good working cat. Since we already have the cat in the DP we are good to go and since the O2 sensor is AFTER the primary cat there is no CEL!
I think if someone would start producing a "test pipe" from the stock DP to the Alta even if it was 2.5" they would make a killing! Alta probbaly won't do it because it is illegal to replace a good working cat. Since we already have the cat in the DP we are good to go and since the O2 sensor is AFTER the primary cat there is no CEL!
Does that allow you to drain the oil without unscrewing anything? If so, would it fit a 2007 and later S? I am jealous of the 02-06 Mini owners that can use the Fumoto Quick Drain Valve!
Originally Posted by rrcaniglia
A spring-loaded oil drain valve.
A spring-loaded oil drain valve.




