02 Mini S

[Rabidfox]

Been here a while but never post I guess I should post up my new toy







2002 MINI S
17% Alta pulley
Edge Header
Alta catback
GP intercooler
MSD coil
Magnecore 8.5mm wires
Brisk cold plugs
Turner MS CAI
Alta silicone intake hose
Detroit Tuned divertor valve
Alta catch can
RMW tune
M7 strut tower brace
VMaxx coilovers
Fidanza LTW flywheel
Spec stg3+ clutch
Helix ssk
Polyurethane engine, trans, and control arm bushings
H-Sport 27mm front swaybar
JCW aero bumper/grills
20hp worth of stickers for giggles
220whp 185tq

Some mods done by PO such as the coilovers. Theyll be replaced soon. Doing misc maint shit currently since it has 102k on the clock. Bought it so I had a decent DD while I worked on my merc. Couple boxes worth of shit waiting to go on. Nothing notable other than the HSF-3 kit

[Topher]

Glad to see another r53 on this forum

[Rabidfox]

Should be back on the road in a couple hours with fresh fluids and some custom driveshaftshop axles

[Rabidfox]

Wow I havent been on here in a good bit...


Few updates:

17x7et42 OZ Superleggeras courtesy of a TR member
came with 215/45 Yoko's...not bad but wont last long
Driveshaftshop axles are in and workin great
Blew a spark plug out of cyl 3
Swapped head with JCW head/cam (and all new gaskets/bolts etc)
Put in a ported and polished intake manifold (while i had it apart)
550cc Bosch Injectors (while i was in there)
Ditched my custom tune for a unichip (so i could custom tune it myself...been workin on that as well)
Innovate MTX-L wideband
Craven-Speed x-bracket and 52mm gauge cup (gotta order a couple more)
Got bored while it was all tore down and painted a buncha shit
3M Carbon Fiber DiNoc vinyl on downtube/auxiliary gauge pod (dash and a couple other pieces due as well as some interior painting)
Blacked out a buncha shit (door handles, gas door, belt line, headlight rings)
new plugs/wires since the blow out kinda hosed the old ones
put in some stuff i had shelved like polyurethane engine bushings and a catch can also wired up portion of the HSF-3 Kit




And a custom W/A IC


dropped 130lbs unsprung weight over stock setup (stock rims = 30lbs/ea stock runflats = 40lbs/ea)








Picking up 5gal of M1 this weekend as well as getting the bung welded in for my o2 sensor. Probably do a buncha little shit and hopefully get all my gauges wired up mounted and working properly along with the water/meth