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Old Aug 13th, 2002, 10:44 AM   #3
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Re: Can the S/Charger bolt onto Cooper?

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Originally posted by bigahead
The engine is the same apart from things like the pistons, ecu, so is it possible to bolt on the supercharger from the S, onto the cooper, as well as changing the other parts?

Is the 5 speed box up to the job?

Obviously they're original parts, but they're not going on the cooper S, would it technicaly effect the warrenty? Me thinks very likely!?

Wonder if the parts department at the BMW dealership has one in stock?

I think the parts will successfully mate up, but it'll be toast after the first rev - the normal Cooper has something like 10:1 compression, and the Cooper S uses much lower compression (8:1??).

Chip H.

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