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RedUn · Sep 18th, 2003, 05:59 PM

It was going to happen sooner or later, then this month I got some back pay!!!

So I went down had speaks with MInisport

see this thread

came home saying nooo i'll never do that!!!!

<clears throat> So tonight(5 days later

) I broke and I just couldn't resist, went for the 30bhp upgrade

WOW, it feels like a different engine extremely smooth, pulls from lower down and none of that fuel cut off after 4500rpm, it comes on strong

Makes the car a LOT nicer to drive, well worth the money, go out and get one you won't regret it!!!!!

Piccys to follow!!

RedUn · Sep 18th, 2003, 10:06 PM

I gained 32.5 bhp and 9 nm of torque!!

I blanked my customer key number out just in case it could be used for owt

KJ_daGreenMini · Sep 18th, 2003, 10:23 PM

so its more powerfull than a standard cooper? technically speaking.

Paul · Sep 18th, 2003, 10:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by KJ_daGreenMini

so its more powerfull than a standard cooper? technically speaking.

Yes, about 8bhp at max power (10 bhp max increase) if I recall correctly.

KJ_daGreenMini · Sep 18th, 2003, 10:41 PM

*cries*

actually, thats pretty impressive.

jre7star · Sep 19th, 2003, 11:02 AM

Yep - its a worthwhile imrpovement but the problem is trying to work out what to do next?

RedUn · Sep 19th, 2003, 06:43 PM

Ok been up to the lakes init today and the improvement just gets better.

On the motorway the car pulls lots better in 5th, no more changing down for hills or quick overtakes. The engine is also quieter yet nicer sounding.

The car pulls strong in 3rd now all the way to say 90 and when u go into 4th it carrys on!!!

The power delivery is now alot smoother and the throttle lag has been minimised.

I think my fuel consumption is ruffly the same.

All in all very good, from one extremely happy chappy

KJ, my mate has a Cooper and indeed mine is now quicker

he's chipping his now to keep up!!

MarkW19 · Sep 19th, 2003, 08:04 PM

RedUn: is 5th strong enough now to overtake comforatably at 70mph on the motorway, without having to change down? I usually change down (in my Cooper) to 3rd for VERY fast overtakes. 4 usually cuts it, just about.

RedUn · Sep 19th, 2003, 08:52 PM

5th is quite a bit stronger and enuff unless your below 70 (not enough revs) but 3rd and 4th you get to a ton very quickly

handy when pi**in the guy in the golf off on ure rear bumper cus he can't keep up

I'm not mean really

MarkW19 · Sep 19th, 2003, 10:16 PM

RedUn: my Cooper takes off at 4k and above. Below that, there's hardly any power at all.

Does the chip bring this down, so there's a lot more power at, say, 2.5 - 3k? Is there a noticeable "jump" from having little power to loads at (say) 3k (as stock), or has the chip evened things out a lot and made it pull much better all through the revrange?

Paul · Sep 19th, 2003, 10:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MarkW19

RedUn: my Cooper takes off at 4k and above. Below that, there's hardly any power at all.

Does the chip bring this down, so there's a lot more power at, say, 2.5 - 3k? Is there a noticeable "jump" from having little power to loads at (say) 3k (as stock), or has the chip evened things out a lot and made it pull much better all through the revrange?

A little, but not really, the character change is not so marked as with the One, but it's an improvement none the less. Take a look here for a visual representation of the Cooper chip: http://www.superchips.co.uk/curves/minicooper.pdf

d.griffiths · Sep 19th, 2003, 10:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by RedUn

I gained 32.5 bhp and 9 nm of torque!!

I blanked my customer key number out just in case it could be used for owt

How much? How long does it take? Whats involved? Is it "franchised" to any garages in the South Wales area??

MarkW19 · Sep 19th, 2003, 10:26 PM

Paul: thanks

Had a ride in a chipped One (the big chip) the other day and it did seem to pull quite a bit better and rev freer. Also accelerated with more urgency.

Paul: have you driven a chipped Coop, and if so, do you think it's worth it (£295)?

Manx Bean · Sep 19th, 2003, 10:34 PM

Firstly RedUn can I say that I am extremely jealous. Have just been away in Wales and was gonna get mine done at Superchips franchise in Wrexham but the 500 notes put me off in the end. Think I might have to sort it out when I'm away next though. So a few questions

How long does it take, and did you get a rolling road set up? If not how did you get the performance improvement figures?

PS. d.griffiths, the superchips website is www.superchips.co.uk which has an outlet finder on it, I'm fairly sure there will be one in South Wales, and it also has the power curves and other stuff on.

RedUn · Sep 20th, 2003, 12:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MarkW19

RedUn: my Cooper takes off at 4k and above. Below that, there's hardly any power at all.

Does the chip bring this down, so there's a lot more power at, say, 2.5 - 3k? Is there a noticeable "jump" from having little power to loads at (say) 3k (as stock), or has the chip evened things out a lot and made it pull much better all through the revrange?

The car will pull from 1500rpm smoothly now, there is definatly and increse there, I've driven a Coop and the power does come in sooner and smoother.

Mark a Chipped Coop will drive ruffly the same as a Chipped One.

as said the throttle lag is gone now, the engine feels totally different and revs much quicker.

It's defo worth the cash, you wont be dissapointed.

I have some vids of my standard car i'll have to make some superchips vids so u can see the difference and hear it too

RedUn · Sep 20th, 2003, 12:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by d.griffiths

How much? How long does it take? Whats involved? Is it "franchised" to any garages in the South Wales area??

costs 470quid very good value!!!

takes about an1hr max including rollng road.

and check superchips.co.uk for franchised dealerships.

read above, you'll love it expecially if your coming from a One it's like fitting a turbo

The gain is massive!!!!

RedUn · Sep 20th, 2003, 01:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Manx Bean

Firstly RedUn can I say that I am extremely jealous. Have just been away in Wales and was gonna get mine done at Superchips franchise in Wrexham but the 500 notes put me off in the end. Think I might have to sort it out when I'm away next though. So a few questions

How long does it take, and did you get a rolling road set up? If not how did you get the performance improvement figures?

PS. d.griffiths, the superchips website is www.superchips.co.uk which has an outlet finder on it, I'm fairly sure there will be one in South Wales, and it also has the power curves and other stuff on.

I takes 5 mines to read your stock data

5 mins to upload the modified data.

15mins for superchip to map the data if needed like mine cus it's a newer software that wasn't already stored on the laptop.

the roplling road came with the superchip, i didn't ask for it, just got done!!

any more questions??

i'll try put some little vids up,one revving it stoodstill and the other one through 1st and 2nd

MarkW19 · Sep 20th, 2003, 06:59 PM

RedUn: a superchipped Cooper (stage 2) will be exactly the same as a superchipped One (stage 2), since the only difference (engine-wise) between a stock Cooper and One anyway is just the ECU :-)

RedUn · Sep 20th, 2003, 08:13 PM

Mark don't forget the Cooper has shorter gear ratios (10% shorter i think) so it's will accelerate slightly faster, tho the One will cruise better on the motorway due to the longer ratios

MarkW19 · Sep 20th, 2003, 08:32 PM

True!

Sep 18th, 2003, 05:59 PM	#1
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Superchipped One!!! It was going to happen sooner or later, then this month I got some back pay!!! So I went down had speaks with MInisport see this thread came home saying nooo i'll never do that!!!! <clears throat> So tonight(5 days later ) I broke and I just couldn't resist, went for the 30bhp upgrade WOW, it feels like a different engine extremely smooth, pulls from lower down and none of that fuel cut off after 4500rpm, it comes on strong Makes the car a LOT nicer to drive, well worth the money, go out and get one you won't regret it!!!!! Piccys to follow!! Last edited by RedUn : Sep 18th, 2003 at 08:33 PM.

Sep 18th, 2003, 10:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Piccys I gained 32.5 bhp and 9 nm of torque!! I blanked my customer key number out just in case it could be used for owt Attached Thumbnails

Sep 19th, 2003, 11:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
jre7star Mini2 junkie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 239 Offline	Yep - its a worthwhile imrpovement but the problem is trying to work out what to do next? A Black One to a VX220 .. onto a 250bhp Focus RS . . . and now an 05 MCS

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d.griffiths MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Newport, Gwent. Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 163 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by RedUn I gained 32.5 bhp and 9 nm of torque!! I blanked my customer key number out just in case it could be used for owt How much? How long does it take? Whats involved? Is it "franchised" to any garages in the South Wales area?? Dave

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Sep 18th, 2003, 10:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
KJ_daGreenMini what happened to that boy Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 1,687 Offline	so its more powerfull than a standard cooper? technically speaking.

Sep 18th, 2003, 10:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 40,709 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by KJ_daGreenMini so its more powerfull than a standard cooper? technically speaking. Yes, about 8bhp at max power (10 bhp max increase) if I recall correctly.

Sep 18th, 2003, 10:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
KJ_daGreenMini what happened to that boy Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 1,687 Offline	cries actually, thats pretty impressive.

Sep 19th, 2003, 06:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Ok been up to the lakes init today and the improvement just gets better. On the motorway the car pulls lots better in 5th, no more changing down for hills or quick overtakes. The engine is also quieter yet nicer sounding. The car pulls strong in 3rd now all the way to say 90 and when u go into 4th it carrys on!!! The power delivery is now alot smoother and the throttle lag has been minimised. I think my fuel consumption is ruffly the same. All in all very good, from one extremely happy chappy KJ, my mate has a Cooper and indeed mine is now quicker he's chipping his now to keep up!!

Sep 19th, 2003, 08:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
MarkW19 Grinning Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 3,831 Offline	RedUn: is 5th strong enough now to overtake comforatably at 70mph on the motorway, without having to change down? I usually change down (in my Cooper) to 3rd for VERY fast overtakes. 4 usually cuts it, just about.

Sep 19th, 2003, 08:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	5th is quite a bit stronger and enuff unless your below 70 (not enough revs) but 3rd and 4th you get to a ton very quickly handy when pi**in the guy in the golf off on ure rear bumper cus he can't keep up I'm not mean really

Sep 19th, 2003, 10:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
MarkW19 Grinning Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 3,831 Offline	RedUn: my Cooper takes off at 4k and above. Below that, there's hardly any power at all. Does the chip bring this down, so there's a lot more power at, say, 2.5 - 3k? Is there a noticeable "jump" from having little power to loads at (say) 3k (as stock), or has the chip evened things out a lot and made it pull much better all through the revrange?

Sep 19th, 2003, 10:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 40,709 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MarkW19 RedUn: my Cooper takes off at 4k and above. Below that, there's hardly any power at all. Does the chip bring this down, so there's a lot more power at, say, 2.5 - 3k? Is there a noticeable "jump" from having little power to loads at (say) 3k (as stock), or has the chip evened things out a lot and made it pull much better all through the revrange? A little, but not really, the character change is not so marked as with the One, but it's an improvement none the less. Take a look here for a visual representation of the Cooper chip: http://www.superchips.co.uk/curves/minicooper.pdf

Sep 19th, 2003, 10:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
MarkW19 Grinning Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 3,831 Offline	Paul: thanks Had a ride in a chipped One (the big chip) the other day and it did seem to pull quite a bit better and rev freer. Also accelerated with more urgency. Paul: have you driven a chipped Coop, and if so, do you think it's worth it (£295)?

Sep 19th, 2003, 10:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
Manx Bean MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 58 Offline	Firstly RedUn can I say that I am extremely jealous. Have just been away in Wales and was gonna get mine done at Superchips franchise in Wrexham but the 500 notes put me off in the end. Think I might have to sort it out when I'm away next though. So a few questions How long does it take, and did you get a rolling road set up? If not how did you get the performance improvement figures? PS. d.griffiths, the superchips website is www.superchips.co.uk which has an outlet finder on it, I'm fairly sure there will be one in South Wales, and it also has the power curves and other stuff on.

Sep 20th, 2003, 12:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MarkW19 RedUn: my Cooper takes off at 4k and above. Below that, there's hardly any power at all. Does the chip bring this down, so there's a lot more power at, say, 2.5 - 3k? Is there a noticeable "jump" from having little power to loads at (say) 3k (as stock), or has the chip evened things out a lot and made it pull much better all through the revrange? The car will pull from 1500rpm smoothly now, there is definatly and increse there, I've driven a Coop and the power does come in sooner and smoother. Mark a Chipped Coop will drive ruffly the same as a Chipped One. as said the throttle lag is gone now, the engine feels totally different and revs much quicker. It's defo worth the cash, you wont be dissapointed. I have some vids of my standard car i'll have to make some superchips vids so u can see the difference and hear it too

Sep 20th, 2003, 12:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by d.griffiths How much? How long does it take? Whats involved? Is it "franchised" to any garages in the South Wales area?? costs 470quid very good value!!! takes about an1hr max including rollng road. and check superchips.co.uk for franchised dealerships. read above, you'll love it expecially if your coming from a One it's like fitting a turbo The gain is massive!!!!

Sep 20th, 2003, 01:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Manx Bean Firstly RedUn can I say that I am extremely jealous. Have just been away in Wales and was gonna get mine done at Superchips franchise in Wrexham but the 500 notes put me off in the end. Think I might have to sort it out when I'm away next though. So a few questions How long does it take, and did you get a rolling road set up? If not how did you get the performance improvement figures? PS. d.griffiths, the superchips website is www.superchips.co.uk which has an outlet finder on it, I'm fairly sure there will be one in South Wales, and it also has the power curves and other stuff on. I takes 5 mines to read your stock data 5 mins to upload the modified data. 15mins for superchip to map the data if needed like mine cus it's a newer software that wasn't already stored on the laptop. the roplling road came with the superchip, i didn't ask for it, just got done!! any more questions?? i'll try put some little vids up,one revving it stoodstill and the other one through 1st and 2nd

Sep 20th, 2003, 06:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
MarkW19 Grinning Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 3,831 Offline	RedUn: a superchipped Cooper (stage 2) will be exactly the same as a superchipped One (stage 2), since the only difference (engine-wise) between a stock Cooper and One anyway is just the ECU :-)

Sep 20th, 2003, 08:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Mark don't forget the Cooper has shorter gear ratios (10% shorter i think) so it's will accelerate slightly faster, tho the One will cruise better on the motorway due to the longer ratios

Sep 20th, 2003, 08:32 PM	#20 (permalink)
MarkW19 Grinning Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds Local Time: 10:40 PM Posts: 3,831 Offline	True!

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