Driveabbility - 15%, 17% or 19% reduction

[Babes]

Ive had the JCW pulley and 17, prefer the 17. Crank pulleys are another option, some love em but not my cup of tea.

[Keano]

Quote: Originally Posted by Babes (original)

Ive had the JCW pulley and 17, prefer the 17. Crank pulleys are another option, some love em but not my cup of tea.

Did it make that much of a difference going from the JCW pulley to the 17?

[James@fomsport]

Quote: Originally Posted by Babes (original)

Ive had the JCW pulley and 17, prefer the 17. Crank pulleys are another option, some love em but not my cup of tea.

i refuse to sell crank pulleys as they dont have the harmonic damper that the stock one has far less hassle to change to a diff pulley size (alta have a universal hub and you can swap the reduction size, same with helix too i think)

[Richard Crofts]

My fuel use actually got better when i went to a 15% pulley, IC, air box and plugs. Since tuning more it has gone downhill again and I struggle to get 220 miles from a tank if I drive all week on the A and B roads that I know well everyday.... but thats more my driving than the car I recon

[MAFFA]

You know I think I can cope with a small reduction in fuel economy when i've come down from a BMW M5 where my combined MPG was around 17 .

I've been looking at alternative intercoolers in the states & came across the X02 intercooler which can be had for $300 delivered. Now things like this always seem to good to be true but i've been reading around on other forums (Impreza, Skyline etc...) & the feedback seems to be all positive.

What are your views? Any tried & tested? I'll do a search on here & see what I can find but for £150 delivered that's a hell of a saving over a £400 GRS intercooler

Cheers

MAFFA

[DaFlake]

Got a link? There are going to probably be some differences in the way that they handle airflow. Most of the IC's that I have seen for the MINI have been around what Graham charges. If it is cheaper, then you are probably getting what you pay for and the MINI is pretty picky about heat. Most cars wouldn't notice too much of a difference but you can feel it with the MINI.

[James@fomsport]

never heard of it we sell whats tried and tested - the GRS i doubt will bettered on mini, the price reflects the work that has gone into it this is no mass produced unit they are all hand made to order buy Graham and not in some factory

the fit finish and quality control are the best

[MAFFA]

Here's the website:

Xo2Racing Inc. - XO2 Racing, Inc.

But they only seem to be selling the intercooler on ebay at the moment:

eBay Motors: HIGH FLOW TOP MOUNT INTERCOOLER 02-06 MINI COOPER S (item 310072713697 end time Aug-07-08 13:58:20 PDT)

TBH I don't mind experimenting with new products & i've never been one to follow the norm. My Impreza was full of parts that "the majority of people" didn't have on their car but it made it different & still kept up with the rest

What do you think?

Cheers

MAFFA

[GARY GP]

Dont forget kids If your jcw mini has say 70,000 miles or higher don't go 19% pulley the gray Teflon coating will start to crumble off your supercharger rotors!!.. not good!

[MAFFA]

I'm only at 40k but I think i'm only going 15% anyway. Would like to track it & don't want any unecessary strain on the engine

[Hugo]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaFlake (original)

It does provided you keep your foot off the throttle.

that might be a problem!

[GARY GP]

Quote: Originally Posted by MAFFA (original)

Here's the website:

Xo2Racing Inc. - XO2 Racing, Inc.

But they only seem to be selling the intercooler on ebay at the moment:

eBay Motors: HIGH FLOW TOP MOUNT INTERCOOLER 02-06 MINI COOPER S (item 310072713697 end time Aug-07-08 13:58:20 PDT)

TBH I don't mind experimenting with new products & i've never been one to follow the norm. My Impreza was full of parts that "the majority of people" didn't have on their car but it made it different & still kept up with the rest

What do you think?
Cheers

MAFFA

£120 cant be too bad you will have £20 duty on that when it hits our expensive shores.. well some one has to keep our Pm's in second homes and 52 inch wide plasma televisions..

[MAFFA]

Might give it a go. Still contemplating

[cam213]

I've been eyeballing that X02 IC as well. To me though, it looks just like the stock IC w/ different end tanks. I'm not sure that it's any bigger or better or anything. Most of these more expensive coolers are much larger than the factory unit. Could be a wast of money.

[MAFFA]

This guy is selling one as well but gives a bit more info:

eBay Motors: 02-06 Top Mount MINI Cooper Intercooler SuperCharge S (item 180272540753 end time Aug-08-08 20:12:12 PDT)

Can't be sure if it's b*llocks though?

MAFFA