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Originally Posted by GothingNC
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Thanks, I think mine is good in that regard. It has had the fan replaced, the power steering pump replaced, the harness recall done, and a fan guard installed.
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Originally Posted by vash
nice!!
my wife is one of "those" she wants a Prius. i am trying to distract her with the new four door mini.
good get matt. any idea how much you're gonna sell it for?  |
LOL, I'll let you know. Maybe she wants an S8?
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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese
Get rid of the underdrive crank pulley and put one of these on. ATI - Super Dampers® for Mini Cooper Engines
You need dampening on the crank pulley. I'd also inspect the belt tensioner and put a safety stop on it.
Also, if you're going to track it, change the suspension bushings to polyurethane and reinforce the upper strut mounts.
They respond very nicely when you upgrade the intercooler, do a little smoothing out of the intakes and custom software.
PM me if you have any questions. I know these cars too well. I work on at least 2 a week. |
It currently has an M7 2% crank pulley. What's the reasoning to get rid of it?
I already ordered an Alta adjustable tensioner, the stock tensioner is chattering at idle. Per the records it has already been replaced at about 40k, so they obviously don't live long lives. Also ordered Alta silicone intercooler couplings as mine have visible cracking in the stock rubber, along with a new serpentine belt.
I was eying the Alta air diverter as the intercooler to hood seals are shot, along with one of the silicone smooth intake hoses from the intake to supercharger as I suspect my original piece is getting crusty. Software was also on my list. It's had at least some of the bushings replaced with OEM so I'll probably leave it alone for the moment. Does exhaust work buy you much? Any other words of wisdom are appreciated.
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