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Hyper Active · Oct 10th, 2006, 05:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by futureal33 (original)

That was another question I was going ask actually, the salesman told me that it was 170bhp rather than the 163, I actually asked him the question. After reading through on here it seems a 'facelift' occured between the 03 and 03 plates? Can anyone confirm what the differences are, and also what bhp my 53 plate is, bearing in mind I have been told its a 170?

Thanks again

The salesman was wrong about a 53 plate cooper S having 170bhp, it has 163bhp.

I have a Bluefin on my MCS and it has made the the engine so much smoother. I don't know if it has an extra 8bhp, but it does feel more powerful than before. It's also more economical as well.

When i first uploaded the new Bluefin map onto the ECU, it didn't feel any different to start with, as the ECU has to learn how to use the new settings. But after 50 - 100 miles it felt way better than before.

Once the bluefin is loaded it stays there until you reload the stock map back again.

Oct 10th, 2006, 05:00 PM	#6
Hyper Active MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Watford, Herts. UK Local Time: 10:06 PM Posts: 2,199 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by futureal33 (original) That was another question I was going ask actually, the salesman told me that it was 170bhp rather than the 163, I actually asked him the question. After reading through on here it seems a 'facelift' occured between the 03 and 03 plates? Can anyone confirm what the differences are, and also what bhp my 53 plate is, bearing in mind I have been told its a 170? Thanks again The salesman was wrong about a 53 plate cooper S having 170bhp, it has 163bhp. I have a Bluefin on my MCS and it has made the the engine so much smoother. I don't know if it has an extra 8bhp, but it does feel more powerful than before. It's also more economical as well. When i first uploaded the new Bluefin map onto the ECU, it didn't feel any different to start with, as the ECU has to learn how to use the new settings. But after 50 - 100 miles it felt way better than before. Once the bluefin is loaded it stays there until you reload the stock map back again.