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Leccy_Blue · Aug 18th, 2004, 04:14 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by paul evans

This sounds COOL !!

Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this is a bettor option than the tuning package offered by AMD - remap/pulley/pulley belt?? If think it's approx 200bhp for around the same money as the offer here.

My MCS has covered 28k miles - would either of these mods have a detrimental effect upon my cars reliability (which to date has been faultless).

Welcome to Mini2 mate

IMO it is the better option due to the price. With the AMD conversion it gives you 195-200bhp for the same price, they quote £1650 to get 212bhp - which is still less bhp than the West Tuning conversion and almost double the price

I don't mean this in a bad way towards AMD - they are highly respected tuners but with this conversion you will get more BHP per £

Esentially the AMD and West Tuning packages change the same components but due to some clever ECU re-mapping a further 15bhp is acheived with the West conversion

I don't think this conversion will have any detrimental effect on your cars reliability. I have never heard of an engine failure caused by ECU re-mapping and pulley change - and this goes for any tuning company.

Cheers, LB.

Aug 18th, 2004, 04:14 PM	#25
Leccy_Blue MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Essex Local Time: 07:20 AM Posts: 860 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by paul evans This sounds COOL !! Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this is a bettor option than the tuning package offered by AMD - remap/pulley/pulley belt?? If think it's approx 200bhp for around the same money as the offer here. My MCS has covered 28k miles - would either of these mods have a detrimental effect upon my cars reliability (which to date has been faultless). Welcome to Mini2 mate IMO it is the better option due to the price. With the AMD conversion it gives you 195-200bhp for the same price, they quote £1650 to get 212bhp - which is still less bhp than the West Tuning conversion and almost double the price I don't mean this in a bad way towards AMD - they are highly respected tuners but with this conversion you will get more BHP per £ Esentially the AMD and West Tuning packages change the same components but due to some clever ECU re-mapping a further 15bhp is acheived with the West conversion I don't think this conversion will have any detrimental effect on your cars reliability. I have never heard of an engine failure caused by ECU re-mapping and pulley change - and this goes for any tuning company. Cheers, LB.