Hi Everyone I am from SouthEast Florida and have just bought my first Mini ! Love it ! R57 MCS Cab, Pepper White, Black Roof, Automatic and Hot Chocolate Interior.What should be the first mods to put into the car, intake ? which one ? how much ? exhaust ? chip ? Love sound and seat hp !
Thank you in advance for the responses

 

What year?

 

Your first mod should be a Sunshine MINI's badge!
http://www.sunshineminis.org/

Congrats on your new MINI!

 

My car is a 2010 Mini Cab S :0 it is really great, it is my first mini. It is really fun to drive. BTW i joined the Sunshine Mini club, but the boards are nowhere as busy as these.

 

What do you want to change about the car? Appearance? Handling? Power?

 

Me thinks the appearance is fine, but would like to improve the power and handling. but would like to go slow in the expense

 

I leave other people to talk about power. It is pretty much put whatever you want but the more power, the more fragile the engine. There is some information coming up now that the risks are there.

The stuff that seems to add power that is really marginal are: boost tubes of any variety, CAIs, BOVs etc...

For handling, in a convertible, I think you would want to tighen down the chassis a little with the TSW x-brace, improve turn in with a camber plate (and more negative front camber) and put in a 19 mm rear sway bar to reduce understeer. And perhaps consider getting rid of the run flats.

 

the restriction is $$$$

 

What Slinger says...the sway bar and camber plate (Ireland Eng. fixed plate) are both modest price and either is a good starting point...I would start with the camber plate. Also, both are a DIY project if you know the difference between a screwdriver and a torque wench.

Next - find a set of really light weight wheels (if you don't have a lot of pot holes to deal with). You can find them on NAM here used and a good price. Handling and ride will improve. Also, lighter wheels is equivalant to adding HP and the car will accelerate faster.

 

I suggest you drive the car for a little while and decide what you want it to do better. We can all make suggestions to build a total race machine, but that may not be what YOU want. Also meet up with other MINI owners check out their cars and listen to them, see if you like the sounds their cars make, or even take a ride and see what you think.

Otherwise my first mod I would suggest for ANY Turbo MINI is the NM torque are bushing, it's a cheap mod that you will actually see a difference with.

 

Best advice yet.... even if coming from Way.




Mark

 

How about something like this?

http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=2457

 

I'm trying to decide on my first MOD as well...... I'm thinking the 15% pully will be my first mod.

 

For you a 15% pulley would be the best mod to start with,

FYI this is the R57 forum for 09+newer cabrios, you have an R53 Cooper S.

 

Oops. I've been called out by a vendor. Sorry I saw the first mod title an
d jumped in because I was unsure of my first mod. Sorry R57 owners I will take my R53 butt elsewhere.

 

It's ok, we forgive you.

Anyone with an R56 have any suggestions on clutches and flywheels for a MCS with stage 1 JCW?

 

Best 1st Mod would be new ultra-performance tires: get rid of the run-flats!

 

IMO, best "mod" for a cabrio, the wind deflector!!