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> Any interest in group buy on 190hp chip for 'S'?
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May 28th, 2003, 05:09 PM
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| I went but now I'm back  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: manchester Local Time: 11:40 PM
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Offline  | Group buy on chip 190hp Ive been in touch with a company called RICA who specialise in chipping volvos and BMW's they have a chip for the mini cooper s which they say gives the car 190bhp. The car is programmed on a rolling road and the program is tailored to each car. They are sending me dyno charts which i will post as soon as i get them. Unfortuanately I can't get you the power plot until tomorrow. The ECU upgrade is £390 all inclusive, but if you bring 3 or more Mini-Ones, they'll knock off £40 per ECU and do them all at £350 all inclusive. Coopers S costs £590 all inclusive, but again, if you bring 3 or more, they'll knock off £60 and do them all at £530 all in. The ECU upgrade is done via the diagnostic port and is totally invisible. Anyone interested place a post or pm me. Cheers Anthony RICA TUNING<<<their website Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
 
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May 28th, 2003, 06:06 PM
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Offline  | I wud NEED this doing on my cooper S! id be very interested , u say that the upgrade is invisible but can it be put back to OEM settings easily in the case u wreck ur motor? Cheers, Paul GT3 RS Ariel Atom 300 E92 M3 |
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May 28th, 2003, 06:15 PM
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Offline | i'll check with rica to see if they do a flash card. the only way of checking the presence of the chip would be to put it on a rolling road!!! Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:05 PM
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| MINI2 Master  Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Swansea Local Time: 11:40 PM
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Offline | Can they seriously get 190bhp from a Cooper S with out any pulley change? Sounds a bit iffy to me but if they can i can book my car in very soon. Any proven figures from them? or just what they claim? Superchips only offer a 7bhp increase on a Cooper S and i cant think of anyone else who offers 27bhp from a chip on an S!!! Let me know... |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:09 PM
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Offline | Im currently waiting for them to email me their dyno results. As soon as i get them i will post them. Ive just realised i didnt say where rica is vased it is south of birmingham where the m42 splits from the m5 exact address is on thier website. Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:11 PM
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Offline | Me too. Know someone who had an Audi A3 1.8T. Had Similar 'chip' tuning and took the car from 150 bhp to +190 for less than £400. Nice!  Marksan Cooper S Indi blue/white, Union Jack roof, white s spoke wheels, clear lights.Chili pack. DSC. It ROCKS! |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:15 PM
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Offline | schnitzer are good i used to have a bmw compact late shape and they do good stuff the kit from birds is supposed to be pretty good also and alpina are currently developing their version as well. Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:25 PM
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Offline | Alpina to my knowledge arn't doing anything for the MCS, well thats according to the Ed of Total BMW mag  .My mate Mick (angrybeats?) on this forum has a Hartge tuned one. |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:30 PM
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Offline | its on the alpina website im sure i saw it yesterday. They have already made a wheel for the mini they dont usually do that unless they are going to be doing their own version. Do asearch tfrough google then you can have the page translated Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:34 PM
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Offline | The wheel was designed for the base 3 Series Compact allegedly, 4 stud hub, but apart from side decals they never went further, deciding it was too expensive to produce. But still maybe they have changed their minds! |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:36 PM
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Offline | Think we need to hear from mr mullet here cos he said on a forum somewhere alpina were going to do a mini. Wheres mr mullet Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
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May 28th, 2003, 09:56 PM
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Offline | They claim its serious and they are sending me the dyno charts which back it up we'll see when i get and post them Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
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May 28th, 2003, 10:40 PM
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Offline | Thats why i have asked to see the real dyno charts. ive been on a couple of other performance tuning forums to find out about them all the feedback from them suggest they are genuine. Ive also got a mate who is into all this tuning lark (u wanna see his toy) and i've got him to find out as much as he can about them. Im going ahead anyway as i have a mini one and their claim for my car is 127 which is more conservative than superchips why lie about one car and tell the truth about the other. Used to own a Mini One how I miss that car but once stolen was never the same. BMW 530i SE E60 BMW 116i SE |
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