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  1. 01-26-2010, 09:01 PM #1
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    Default The Mini growing a pair

    Well, since I wrote up about the GTO, I thought I'd write up the wife's 06 Mini Cooper S progress. Where to start? We picked it up about 8 months ago on a Friday used from the local BMW dealer. Since I was already going to a track day with the S2000 guys that Sunday, I decided to take the Mini as well to get a base line of how it performs in it's stock form. Here's what it looked like the day of track day.

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    Unfortunatly it was a VERY wet track day to say the least!

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    I quickly decided to get the stance down, firm up the spring rate a little and get the Rota's swapped out for a set of RH Evo C3's in black!

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    I chose a set of Alta/H&R springs for daily use and light track use.

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    Here she is at a local car show

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    Now after driving it around for a while with the springs in place, I dicided to do something about the rear camber issues that plague these cars once there dropped. I built a set of rear control arms to test with. These proved to be a welcomed item. Now I have a few other parts that will not be show(just like anything else I fab until there proven/tested, they will not be shown)

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    I finally made Julie get off her...... Well, I asked her to come help install her new rear control arms. LOL!

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    And Katelyn Helped too!

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    Final product installed!

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    Now since then a CAI has been installed with a box install(no pics for now, sorry). and I cut a 54lbs resonator out of the mix. The stock exhaust comes down mid of the car, curves to the pass. sideinto a massive resonator, then goes into a muffler on the driver side before exiting out the middle of the rear bumper area, well I dicided that it only needed to go into the muffler then out the back, so the res. got hacked out and 90 degree pipe went in place.( Refered to as a "One Ball system) LOL!

    Now up to about a few weeks ago the car has been untouched for a while. I decided to change this again. For gauges I used a Scan Gauge II unit to monitor water temp, air intake temp,ign. timing, and boost. It's really nice and compact and fits any where! I ordered a new set of 18X8 Motegi SP10's that are stacked awaiting the correct studs to install them(tomorrow they should be in) and I decided that 9.8 PSI just wasn't cutting it, so in goes a 17% reducer pulley, tensioner stop(for safety), new smaller belt, and colder staged plugs to equal... Ready.... 15.1 PSI!!!! It will get tuned in the next few weeks I hope, but from what I have reed, these cars are fine without the tune, but to be safe it will get tuned.

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    If you look just past me in those last pics, you can see the SP10's waiting their turn to get on the car! And now there on!
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  2. 01-26-2010, 09:05 PM #2
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    damn your a wheel whore lol...did you have slipstreams in the first photo?

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    jesus that blower pulley is tiny. how much power should it make at that boost level?
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    seems like minis are getting popular.. now that the price has came down! i always thought they were fun cars.
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    great progress! but can the wife keep control of 15psi?
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    Quote Originally Posted by slostang View Post
    jesus that blower pulley is tiny. how much power should it make at that boost level?
    ^Thats what i was thinking
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    Quote Originally Posted by bloodline View Post
    damn your a wheel whore lol...did you have slipstreams in the first photo?
    Yeah, I sold them to an IA member then picked up the RH C3's(that are now for sale on IA), now on to the SP10's. I have her the factory X lights w/ Advans for auto crossing as well.

    Quote Originally Posted by slostang View Post
    jesus that blower pulley is tiny. how much power should it make at that boost level?
    Around 185ish whp after the tune. 167 crank is what's stock.For a 1.6L SOHC with a tiny blower, it's quick!

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    seems like minis are getting popular.. now that the price has came down! i always thought they were fun cars.
    Yeah, I'd never buy one new due to the cost, but an 06 or below are getting reasonable to pick up. That'w what we waited for!
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    great progress! but can the wife keep control of 15psi?
    I've had her in built Civic SI's and SR power S13/14's, she's pretty good at handling herself. She will start tracking this thing soon!
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  8. 01-26-2010, 09:33 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by SANDERS1 View Post
    I've had her in built Civic SI's and SR power S13/14's, she's pretty good at handling herself. She will start tracking this thing soon!
    you sir, are:

    1. Brave for the first time you did this
    2. Smart for getting a lady that can learn to do this
    3. An idol in this respect to getting a lady like this.
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    thats the best looking mini i have seen yet.
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    cool, i bet its a fun car

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    its nice & your lady has some huge ovaries for playing with this.
    Peek-a-boo mofucka what now?!
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    Dude car is SICK! I've been working on mine non-stop. Hoping to get track time asap!





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    Quote Originally Posted by e30pwr View Post
    you sir, are:

    1. Brave for the first time you did this
    2. Smart for getting a lady that can learn to do this
    3. An idol in this respect to getting a lady like this.
    HAHA! Before we got married, I told her that I will give up drinking, going out partying all the time, hell I would give up bikes...er... for a while.... But NEVER ask me to give up building and playing with cars and she would not have to worry about a devorce. She said "Why would I let you give up cars? Then I would have to get with someone else to build me one." She was pretty hot into this stuff until we had our daughter, but that's when we rastionalized that we would have to sale our 350Z for a 4 door, so we got an STI as a family ride! And that's how we have managed to stay married for 7 years!
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    Quote Originally Posted by csmiths View Post
    cool, i bet its a fun car
    It reminds me of my old B16/JRSC CRX, with a back seat. Quick and rippy! The 6 spd and LSD work really well in these cars.... I was looking at a set of CCW's like in you SIG for it, but I got a really good deal on SP10's and it still pulls off the look we ere after on the car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by umairejaz View Post
    Dude car is SICK! I've been working on mine non-stop. Hoping to get track time asap!




    Looks good! I like the stance. I need your hood scoop!
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    i miss that 2.5rs


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    damn these things are amazing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marta Mike View Post
    i miss that 2.5rs
    You and me both! This is still my screen savor...
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    i personally was diggin' the slips....but its not my car!
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    nice car man





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    been to ur house a long time ago to buy sum parts, i love ur Subaru! nice mini!
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    Sanders what a great last name if i do say so my self! your mini is awesome bro
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    Quote Originally Posted by SANDERS1 View Post
    HAHA! Before we got married, I told her that I will give up drinking, going out partying all the time, hell I would give up bikes...er... for a while.... But NEVER ask me to give up building and playing with cars and she would not have to worry about a devorce. She said "Why would I let you give up cars? Then I would have to get with someone else to build me one." She was pretty hot into this stuff until we had our daughter, but that's when we rastionalized that we would have to sale our 350Z for a 4 door, so we got an STI as a family ride! And that's how we have managed to stay married for 7 years!
    thats so inspiring I shoulda held out for a chick like that.
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    Nice mini! it looks great. And i bet its pretty damn fast too. keep us updated on the progress.

    Nice garage btw, very neat and clean. Tooo clean... lol




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    Thanks guys! Trying to keep it clean and functional! I have a few small items i'm working on and if they work out, i'll post em up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RUFFIAN View Post
    thats so inspiring I shoulda held out for a chick like that.
    You just have to nurture and mold them into what you want them to be.LOL!
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    looks good man!

    like the garage as well
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    i love the build. Looks like a lot of fun.


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    Quote Originally Posted by slostang View Post
    jesus that blower pulley is tiny.
    Small parts for small cars. I like the look of the car. my in laws have two of them and they are fun to drive.
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    Thanks guys! She's enjoying it alot. I haven't been able to drive it since the install. Sucks, but I do like the payback!
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    Fresh, I have major plans for mine. Looking good.
    Got a MINI? Don't talk to me.

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    ^ A header, tune and rear sway bar are about were I plan to stop on this one. I would like to get her stance down about 1/2 more to get reed of the little bit of wheel well gap she has and that would be about it.
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