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ALD0 · Apr 15th, 2005, 04:56 PM

Well it is always interesting to read any Power tunes done on the MINI Diesel I thought I would give quick write up on mine.
Yesterday I drove down to Hampshire and visited West Tuning (from previously booking it in) at first I was unsure to what sort of set up there was going to be-the address sounds very Tasty “Unit 2 Thruxton Race circuit” and the Website is very nicely set out but anyone can or pay to have a Excellent Website set up. On arriving my doubts were not confirmed right thankfully. West tuning is set out next to the Racetrack with a number of other different units.
On arrival Ray came out and greeted myself, he explained what he does and how many cars he tunes there.
Next my car was put on a rolling road, from there it was tested to see what the Standard Bhp was. Bearing in mind every car is different-at time my car had 2450 odd miles on the clock and is running with 17inch Bullet wheels/Runflats-The result came back as 72bhp. Ray then explained in more detailed about what he was going to do and showed me various programmes on his Laptop, each car has it’s own specific programme-It all looked very complicating but he explained what it was and does to the car.
From there I was dropped off into town courtesy of West Tuning where I did bit of shopping-4 hours later was picked up and taken back to the garage to see what had been done.
Ray explained that he managed to tweak the car to 105bhp, but advised that the engine is still very tight and probably in another 10k will be much more improved. I took it for a test drive along the straight road leading onto the Units and straight away could notice the difference!!
The car pulls a lot better from 2k revs straight through up until just over 4k this is nice as when changing up a gear you will be in that powerband again and again!
It is also especially more noticeable whilst driving on dual carriage/motorways-it has a lot more omph to comfortably overtake now and find you can quite happily leave it in 6th as will pull just right. I found that I was looking at the Speedo and was doing 90 without even realising it.
Economy I think has been effected a little-I will confirm this after next re fill it’s not that much as I still did 167 miles on Quarter of a Tank. I have also noticed aswell that if you floor the pedal it does create a little bit of smoke, Ray said this was due to the Live by Wire accelerator but flooring the pedal does not make that much difference and the key is to accelerate smoothly and swiftly and use the Torque efficiently. Once getting back home onto familiar roads it is here I really noticed the difference as I could compare Speeds, Gears and Revs on my local roads-Within the limits of course

For anyone wanting to improve the MINI Diesel and give the car what it deserves for power rise and Cheaper running costs without going to a Cooper I would recommend most certainly

http://www.west-tuning.com/

captain · Apr 15th, 2005, 05:04 PM

How much did it cost

ALD0 · Apr 15th, 2005, 05:11 PM

It is £581 including VAT-So not the cheapest of availble Tunes but don't forget though each car has it's own programme and Tuned and put on the rolling road for optimum efficiency

tribalmini · Apr 15th, 2005, 09:54 PM

What happens if it need to go in for service/warranty work? Does this mean a return trip to have the car "detuned"?

ALD0 · Apr 15th, 2005, 10:02 PM

I was waiting for someone to ask this!
I did ask aswell and was told it is not traceable-If the worst came to the worse it would have to be as you say de tuned but I presume he would still have the file of my programme for my car.

ASTON · Apr 16th, 2005, 08:52 AM

did you get a rolling road print out??

ALD0 · Apr 16th, 2005, 10:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ASTON

did you get a rolling road print out??

No-He is sending that in the post-I also going on a met next month to get it done so will be interesting to compare the 2

ASTON · Apr 16th, 2005, 10:58 AM

keep us posted on performance and fuel figures

Pepper'D · Apr 16th, 2005, 09:22 PM

seriously considering this on my next one ? but want to get the new one rolling roaded with the milltek tunit and viper. would it be worth selling the tunit box and putting a bit more money towards the westtuning one.

wonder what the bhp with the milltek and west tunning would be .

does anybody elses kick black smoke out when you boot it?

ALD0 · Apr 16th, 2005, 10:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Max

So, this is just like a standard Superchips upgrade for any DTurbo then?

More info required about what was actually done for the money is required please

It is slightly different-Any car can be chipped, but every car is different which is why the car has it's own unique programme and tested on the rolling road to get it to optimum effiency-it's not just simply a plug and play system like many others out there.

robegee · Apr 17th, 2005, 08:34 AM

i got my diesel remapped by Shires Tuning for £340 - they send the diagnostics off to germany and you wait about 1-2hrs for them to optimize your settings then they email it back to Jamie who uploads it. same power out as the West conversion - and Jamie says it too is invisible - only problem is if a technician drives it during service - they will tell the difference!!! Shires will reset and re-apply for free - aslong as you give him a bit of warning before you want it serviced!!!

ALD0 · Apr 17th, 2005, 09:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Pepper'D

seriously considering this on my next one ? but want to get the new one rolling roaded with the milltek tunit and viper. would it be worth selling the tunit box and putting a bit more money towards the westtuning one.

wonder what the bhp with the milltek and west tunning would be .

does anybody elses kick black smoke out when you boot it?

I reckon with the exhaust and filter already fitted before it gets done it will be at least 115

ALD0 · Apr 17th, 2005, 09:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by robegee

i got my diesel remapped by Shires Tuning for £340 - they send the diagnostics off to germany and you wait about 1-2hrs for them to optimize your settings then they email it back to Jamie who uploads it. same power out as the West conversion - and Jamie says it too is invisible - only problem is if a technician drives it during service - they will tell the difference!!! Shires will reset and re-apply for free - aslong as you give him a bit of warning before you want it serviced!!!

Yeah I must admit I was thinking about going for them as I have seen them on Ebay a few times with various auctions, in the end opted for West Tuning as liked the idea of the car being put on a Rolling Road and I have also been reckomended by a few others to go here

robegee · Apr 17th, 2005, 10:27 AM

yeo - definately a good idea with the rolling road! - may 7th been cancelled (free rolling road day) - are any of you guys going to BMC British Mini Day - Himley, Dudley, West Midlands on may 8th?

oh by the way - yes black smoke billows when me or my learners dog my mini hard!!! its quite funny to see peoples faces when you pull away from them

ALD0 · Apr 17th, 2005, 10:30 AM

Having a Meet in Dudley I think on May 7th and going on another Rolling Road with some peeps on the www.miniaddiction.co.uk forums so will be interesting to see the results on that day

robegee · Apr 17th, 2005, 10:33 AM

i've just checked the site and it looks like its been cancelled D-oh - any ideas where else i could get it done?

ALD0 · Apr 17th, 2005, 11:06 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by robegee

i've just checked the site and it looks like its been cancelled D-oh - any ideas where else i could get it done?

No it's still good to go

http://miniaddiction.co.uk/viewtopic...=asc&start =0

ASTON · Apr 17th, 2005, 05:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Pepper'D

seriously considering this on my next one ? but want to get the new one rolling roaded with the milltek tunit and viper. would it be worth selling the tunit box and putting a bit more money towards the westtuning one.

wonder what the bhp with the milltek and west tunning would be .

does anybody elses kick black smoke out when you boot it?

i will take your tunit box of your hands,if the price is right

ASTON · Apr 20th, 2005, 10:33 AM

update please Si????

Yellow/Black OneD · Apr 20th, 2005, 11:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ASTON

update please Si????

Should be collecting from Dealers at 4:30pm today!! Oh you mean the other Si, sorry!!

Apr 15th, 2005, 04:56 PM	#1
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	Ray West Tuning MINI Diesel Well it is always interesting to read any Power tunes done on the MINI Diesel I thought I would give quick write up on mine. Yesterday I drove down to Hampshire and visited West Tuning (from previously booking it in) at first I was unsure to what sort of set up there was going to be-the address sounds very Tasty “Unit 2 Thruxton Race circuit” and the Website is very nicely set out but anyone can or pay to have a Excellent Website set up. On arriving my doubts were not confirmed right thankfully. West tuning is set out next to the Racetrack with a number of other different units. On arrival Ray came out and greeted myself, he explained what he does and how many cars he tunes there. Next my car was put on a rolling road, from there it was tested to see what the Standard Bhp was. Bearing in mind every car is different-at time my car had 2450 odd miles on the clock and is running with 17inch Bullet wheels/Runflats-The result came back as 72bhp. Ray then explained in more detailed about what he was going to do and showed me various programmes on his Laptop, each car has it’s own specific programme-It all looked very complicating but he explained what it was and does to the car. From there I was dropped off into town courtesy of West Tuning where I did bit of shopping-4 hours later was picked up and taken back to the garage to see what had been done. Ray explained that he managed to tweak the car to 105bhp, but advised that the engine is still very tight and probably in another 10k will be much more improved. I took it for a test drive along the straight road leading onto the Units and straight away could notice the difference!! The car pulls a lot better from 2k revs straight through up until just over 4k this is nice as when changing up a gear you will be in that powerband again and again! It is also especially more noticeable whilst driving on dual carriage/motorways-it has a lot more omph to comfortably overtake now and find you can quite happily leave it in 6th as will pull just right. I found that I was looking at the Speedo and was doing 90 without even realising it. Economy I think has been effected a little-I will confirm this after next re fill it’s not that much as I still did 167 miles on Quarter of a Tank. I have also noticed aswell that if you floor the pedal it does create a little bit of smoke, Ray said this was due to the Live by Wire accelerator but flooring the pedal does not make that much difference and the key is to accelerate smoothly and swiftly and use the Torque efficiently. Once getting back home onto familiar roads it is here I really noticed the difference as I could compare Speeds, Gears and Revs on my local roads-Within the limits of course For anyone wanting to improve the MINI Diesel and give the car what it deserves for power rise and Cheaper running costs without going to a Cooper I would recommend most certainly http://www.west-tuning.com/

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tribalmini Its a MINI thing..... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Langbank Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 130 Offline	What happens if it need to go in for service/warranty work? Does this mean a return trip to have the car "detuned"? www.newminiscotland.com

Apr 17th, 2005, 08:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
robegee DUAL CONTROLLED UNIONJACK Join Date: May 2004 Location: shrewsbury Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 27 Offline	diesel remapping i got my diesel remapped by Shires Tuning for £340 - they send the diagnostics off to germany and you wait about 1-2hrs for them to optimize your settings then they email it back to Jamie who uploads it. same power out as the West conversion - and Jamie says it too is invisible - only problem is if a technician drives it during service - they will tell the difference!!! Shires will reset and re-apply for free - aslong as you give him a bit of warning before you want it serviced!!!

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Apr 15th, 2005, 05:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
captain MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: up north Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 1,001 Offline	How much did it cost

Apr 15th, 2005, 05:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	It is £581 including VAT-So not the cheapest of availble Tunes but don't forget though each car has it's own programme and Tuned and put on the rolling road for optimum efficiency

Apr 15th, 2005, 10:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	I was waiting for someone to ask this! I did ask aswell and was told it is not traceable-If the worst came to the worse it would have to be as you say de tuned but I presume he would still have the file of my programme for my car.

Apr 16th, 2005, 08:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
ASTON A mini is a way of life. My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Wales Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 2,554 Offline	did you get a rolling road print out??

Apr 16th, 2005, 10:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by ASTON did you get a rolling road print out?? No-He is sending that in the post-I also going on a met next month to get it done so will be interesting to compare the 2

Apr 16th, 2005, 10:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
ASTON A mini is a way of life. My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Wales Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 2,554 Offline	keep us posted on performance and fuel figures

Apr 16th, 2005, 09:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pepper'D TUNIT DX Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: midlands,uk Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 1,805 Offline	seriously considering this on my next one ? but want to get the new one rolling roaded with the milltek tunit and viper. would it be worth selling the tunit box and putting a bit more money towards the westtuning one. wonder what the bhp with the milltek and west tunning would be . does anybody elses kick black smoke out when you boot it?

Apr 16th, 2005, 10:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by Max So, this is just like a standard Superchips upgrade for any DTurbo then? More info required about what was actually done for the money is required please It is slightly different-Any car can be chipped, but every car is different which is why the car has it's own unique programme and tested on the rolling road to get it to optimum effiency-it's not just simply a plug and play system like many others out there.

Apr 17th, 2005, 09:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by Pepper'D seriously considering this on my next one ? but want to get the new one rolling roaded with the milltek tunit and viper. would it be worth selling the tunit box and putting a bit more money towards the westtuning one. wonder what the bhp with the milltek and west tunning would be . does anybody elses kick black smoke out when you boot it? I reckon with the exhaust and filter already fitted before it gets done it will be at least 115

Apr 17th, 2005, 09:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by robegee i got my diesel remapped by Shires Tuning for £340 - they send the diagnostics off to germany and you wait about 1-2hrs for them to optimize your settings then they email it back to Jamie who uploads it. same power out as the West conversion - and Jamie says it too is invisible - only problem is if a technician drives it during service - they will tell the difference!!! Shires will reset and re-apply for free - aslong as you give him a bit of warning before you want it serviced!!! Yeah I must admit I was thinking about going for them as I have seen them on Ebay a few times with various auctions, in the end opted for West Tuning as liked the idea of the car being put on a Rolling Road and I have also been reckomended by a few others to go here

Apr 17th, 2005, 10:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
robegee DUAL CONTROLLED UNIONJACK Join Date: May 2004 Location: shrewsbury Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 27 Offline	yeo - definately a good idea with the rolling road! - may 7th been cancelled (free rolling road day) - are any of you guys going to BMC British Mini Day - Himley, Dudley, West Midlands on may 8th? oh by the way - yes black smoke billows when me or my learners dog my mini hard!!! its quite funny to see peoples faces when you pull away from them

Apr 17th, 2005, 10:30 AM	#15 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	Having a Meet in Dudley I think on May 7th and going on another Rolling Road with some peeps on the www.miniaddiction.co.uk forums so will be interesting to see the results on that day

Apr 17th, 2005, 10:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
robegee DUAL CONTROLLED UNIONJACK Join Date: May 2004 Location: shrewsbury Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 27 Offline	i've just checked the site and it looks like its been cancelled D-oh - any ideas where else i could get it done?

Apr 17th, 2005, 11:06 AM	#17 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 8,968 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by robegee i've just checked the site and it looks like its been cancelled D-oh - any ideas where else i could get it done? No it's still good to go http://miniaddiction.co.uk/viewtopic...=asc&start =0

Apr 17th, 2005, 05:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
ASTON A mini is a way of life. My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Wales Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 2,554 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Pepper'D seriously considering this on my next one ? but want to get the new one rolling roaded with the milltek tunit and viper. would it be worth selling the tunit box and putting a bit more money towards the westtuning one. wonder what the bhp with the milltek and west tunning would be . does anybody elses kick black smoke out when you boot it? i will take your tunit box of your hands,if the price is right

Apr 20th, 2005, 10:33 AM	#19 (permalink)
ASTON A mini is a way of life. My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Wales Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 2,554 Offline	update please Si????

Apr 20th, 2005, 11:01 AM	#20 (permalink)
Yellow/Black OneD Clubman D Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Staffordshire Local Time: 09:14 PM Posts: 1,282 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ASTON update please Si???? Should be collecting from Dealers at 4:30pm today!! Oh you mean the other Si, sorry!!

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