[W1 2OES]

Hi, can anyone suggest what can be done to make my mc s quicker off the mark, i have only fitted a 15% reduction pulley and had a remap, it goes well once in 3rd gear but it seems like your never gonna get out o first n second as the gears r very long, my mates ibiza cupra r is in third gear by the time am just gonna change into 2nd. does this seem right??????

[minioneandrew]

By the sounds of what you describe you have the earlier getrag gearbox, with the longer gear ratios, 40 in 1st, 70 in 2nd? The 06+ gearboxes have shorter ratios and are therfore quicker off the mark. If you where really annoyed about this, you could source a newer gearbox and have it put in. Another thing you could try, would be lightened flywheel, and better clutch setup.
Regards
Drew

[W1 2OES]

thats very true bud, my mate couldn't believe i could do 40 in first gear, but all in all am not too fussed about it to go changing the boxes as once it's in 3RD gear it flys, so is it common tho that they arent 2 quick off the mark????

[minioneandrew]

However i am quite surprised about you saying 3rd gear, Once mine is moving 1st and 2nd gears tend to be the quicker gears?

[ScottyBoy]

You gotta think that the Cupra R is a quicker car as standard and a Turbo in one of them is really tuneable to get more power easier than an MCS.

If you have an earlier gearbox how can you get 40 in 1st, what year is your car mate??

Im running around 230BHP and im sure ill be quicker than a Cupra R off the mark in good weather. In this weather i would'nt have a chance as id either spin or the traction control will kick in.

You just gotta get to about 2000 revs ticking over, get the clutch in bite, and on take off slip the clutch for a strong take off although doing this often will bugger your clutch.

Soon as i have taken off, mine flys in the dry.

Scott

[W1 2OES]

this could be true mate but as it has so much power when i put the foot down in these gears ,it just ends up wheel spinnin and we both knw .. u dont seem to go far when it's doing this..

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by W1 2OES (original)

this could be true mate but as it has so much power when i put the foot down in these gears ,it just ends up wheel spinnin and we both knw .. u dont seem to go far when it's doing this..

Nope you dont get anywere when its spinning,

What wheel and tyres are you running......

If you really want to put the power down then theres limits to other parts regardless of power, if you have got cheap tyres on then that wont help one little bit.

Im running Goodyear Eagle GSD3's and these are superb.

[W1 2OES]

it's the standard 17's mate , to be honest a dont knw what tyres r on it but i do knw one o them is pretty low on tread which doesnt help matters but im gonna b gettin new wheels anyway so hopefully this could help a little.

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by W1 2OES (original)

it's the standard 17's mate , to be honest a dont knw what tyres r on it but i do knw one o them is pretty low on tread which doesnt help matters but im gonna b gettin new wheels anyway so hopefully this could help a little.

If there Runflats and are low then id guess this is a mojor part of the problem, even if the tyres are still legal but low then they will be poor on performance.

[minioneandrew]

My cooper s is an 03 and will do 40 in 1st gear, before hitting the limiter.

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by minioneandrew (original)

My cooper s is an 03 and will do 40 in 1st gear, before hitting the limiter.

Mines a pre-facelift but im not sure ive even noticed that really.

ill have a check later hey

[MINI-Morgan]

If they are s-spokes with runflats then the weight of that package isnt going to help get you moving either. On the facelift models they shorten the gear ratios, increased the low rev timings and put a lighter crank pulley on to make it more lively