asinn said:
No idea if it is any good! I do not believe you need the SW upgrade, the stock should be fine! It will not damage the engine in anyway! Besides, Dinan's warranty will be in place!
If you get it, let us know!
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Not much bang for the buck ...
No, but other than improved throttle response there's not much upside eitherasinn said:
An increase in runner cross section will slow intake charge velocity. Also roots blower are dependent on resistance to generate boost. A larger volume will take longer to develop boost.CooperSAZ said:
BUt honestly I don't know how much of a volume change it would take to make a difference. It would almost certainly move your power increase farther up the rev band.
Randy Webb is offfering Extrude Honed intake and IC runner pieces.
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I'll be doing that before I get a TB, if I even get a TB.
This very much depends on if the polished parts give anything below 3K rpm.
High rpm driving is not something I do.
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My 2¢....CooperSAZ said:
That really depends on what you want.
Me personally. I'd like to see the increase between 2K and 5.5K rpms since that's where 98% of my driving is done. I've probably hit the rev limiter a dozen times in 2 1/2 years of ownership. A lot of this is because I have a good feel for shift points and I don't bang the limiter. The rest is because I don't do a lot of track time and I don't street race.
Improving the high end is pretty easy. Doing so without sacrificing low end is much less so.
From what I remember Extrude Hone can use different levels of abrasion. I need to check with Randy on how much material is removed during the process he has specified.
Surprising that you feel that your car tails off at high rpms. Most seem to feel it pulls well right up to the rev limiter.
Time for a high flow header/cat combo for you
Good point! Perhaps this is what I need! I am 'patiently' waiting for Milltek on this! I am waiting to hear back when their exhaust system for the '05 MY is ready. Perhaps this is it, I am sucking in a lot more now with no additional ability to get "it" out.obehave said:Time for a high flow header/cat combo for you
Then again, this may be 'my' problem! I come from DOHC VTEC motors where you build and build and build! Just need to get use to a new way of achieving the same speed!
What cat comes with that and what's the cell density?CooperSAZ said:Good point! Perhaps this is what I need! I am 'patiently' waiting for Milltek on this! I am waiting to hear back when their exhaust system for the '05 MY is ready. Perhaps this is it, I am sucking in a lot more now with no additional ability to get "it" out.
Then again, this may be 'my' problem! I come from DOHC VTEC motors where you build and build and build! Just need to get use to a new way of achieving the same speed!
From what eveyone has posted the headers are a high rpm improvement and that's about it.
Those are great questions! I have written Milltek twice, both of which have fallen on deaf ears!obehave said:
I will be curious though to see how much/if anything they change in their design for the '05 MY. With MINI "altering" the '05 exhaust a tad, how much will Milltek alter their exhaust to get the same results as the '02-'04 MY.
This is just my impression, but the pull that the MINI has from 3000 rpms to 5000-6000 rpms is greater that the pull the MINI has from 5000-6000 rpms and up! Just wondering if I'm nuts or if there is a way to 'continue' that pulling power up to redline to get the most from each gear.
You MCS looks beautiful CooperSAZ! With speed on your mind, you might want to consider a lighter wheel, and tire combo (if still the stock runflats). Don't get me wrong, I think the 17 OEM wheels are simply gorgeous, but they are quite heavy, and with the ideal selection, you should be able to save about 50 pounds! I lost a little over 40 lbs from my stock 16 set-up, the feeling was VERY noticeable But, I feel it most from the get-go, where like obe, I want the most improvement. Up top, i have zero complaints. If you were a VTEC guy before, that might explain the need you have...
But, I feel it most from the get-go, where like obe, I want the most improvement. Up top, i have zero complaints. If you were a VTEC guy before, that might explain the need you have...
Thank you for the kind words! In the 3.5 months I was waiting for my MINI to arrive, I was able to wear my wife (the finance committee) down! To date, I have the green light for the following: CAI (already have), the Milltek exhaust and the Dinan pulley (if/when it arrives). I attempted to throw in the wheels but was promptly told to go and jump in a lake!TonyB said:You MCS looks beautiful CooperSAZ! With speed on your mind, you might want to consider a lighter wheel, and tire combo (if still the stock runflats). Don't get me wrong, I think the 17 OEM wheels are simply gorgeous, but they are quite heavy, and with the ideal selection, you should be able to save about 50 pounds! I lost a little over 40 lbs from my stock 16 set-up, the feeling was VERY noticeable
In the summer of '05, I plan to renew my campaign to get wheels for the MINI! Too nervous about dropping the runflats tho as I have to lug my 1.5 yr old around! So you say that you can notice a difference with losing the R85s (or stock wheels)? I thought I remembered that someone wrote (within the forums) that you could notice a difference, but that it was not significant! Sounds like hogwash then....Yeah, unfortunately, I think that is my problem! With the VTEC as a foundation, I have to be open minded in realizing that there are many different ways to get from Pt A to Pt B and in the same amount of time!
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