SharkWerks Picks Up a Mini Cooper S
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SharkWerks Picks Up a Mini Cooper S
Being a brit (ex) I've always liked the original Mini Cooper.... The new ones have also caught my eye and after a couple of weeks of dilly dallying I finally picked one up. I opted for the newer Turbo charged version... I actually found it right next door to our friends at EVOMS (more on this later) so I flew out and drove it back. I'm not usually keen on FWD cars but for some strange reason this little box of tricks doesn't feel much like an FWD car. It's pretty light and nifty in the turns too. The turbo itself is a cute little baby but as a result the power feels nice and linear. She's an 07 Pepper white with a few of the sport goodies...
Having looked around a bit as far as software/performance flashes I came back pretty empty handed. So what's a guy with a fetish for performance software and turbo charged cars to do? This is where Todd and EVOMSit comes in....
Open up the engine bay... the ECU is on the top right:
Seems as though the bosch ECU's in the R56 are a pia to tune so out came the ECU:
So here's my daily driver and with Todd@EVOMS' help we should have some EVOMSit software to bump the performance up shortly. I'll be testing it for a while first but for those of you interested we'll have a tune in the near future that doesn't require "piggyback" etc...
Yes there's a few other mods planned too
Having looked around a bit as far as software/performance flashes I came back pretty empty handed. So what's a guy with a fetish for performance software and turbo charged cars to do? This is where Todd and EVOMSit comes in....
Open up the engine bay... the ECU is on the top right:
Seems as though the bosch ECU's in the R56 are a pia to tune so out came the ECU:
So here's my daily driver and with Todd@EVOMS' help we should have some EVOMSit software to bump the performance up shortly. I'll be testing it for a while first but for those of you interested we'll have a tune in the near future that doesn't require "piggyback" etc...
Yes there's a few other mods planned too
#2
Very nice. One of the best colors on the Mini. One question, is the wheel/tire combo off or something? There seems to be a BIG gap in the wheel well. Nowhere near how my wife's '05 S looks.
#3
thanks man.. and yes they were a little higher from 07 with the new R56 models... But I'll fix that
#4
Nice find! I agree these are awsome daily drivers. My mother and sister both have them and love them.
I drove my sister's "S" back from the dealer when she got it and had a blast, handles like a 3 Series go-kart and has plenty of pull for such a light car.
How does the Turbo charged version compare to the Super charged version?
I drove my sister's "S" back from the dealer when she got it and had a blast, handles like a 3 Series go-kart and has plenty of pull for such a light car.
How does the Turbo charged version compare to the Super charged version?
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We will be doing some ECU tuning today Should be fun!
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EVOMSit - intelligent tuning |www.evomsit.com
P: 480.317.9911
F: 480.317.9901
E: info@evoms.com
Home of the Worlds Fastest 997TT Porsche(s)
997TT Standing Mile = 234.6 MPH
997TT Standing 1/2 Mile = 217.09 MPH
Fastest 1/4 Mile = 9.29 @ 172.7 MPH
60-130 MPH Time = 3.28 Seconds
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Thanks and yes they are
In between silver 1000hp 996TT's right Can't wait.... I've got a few Bay Area mini folks with the R56 2007+ cars waiting
Nice find! I agree these are awsome daily drivers. My mother and sister both have them and love them.
I drove my sister's "S" back from the dealer when she got it and had a blast, handles like a 3 Series go-kart and has plenty of pull for such a light car.
How does the Turbo charged version compare to the Super charged version?
I drove my sister's "S" back from the dealer when she got it and had a blast, handles like a 3 Series go-kart and has plenty of pull for such a light car.
How does the Turbo charged version compare to the Super charged version?
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Hey Teddy you bet... the ECU's in the front engine bay and comes out pretty easily and I know Todd's working on it this next few days so let's see what we get here
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Alex, please keep us posted
I have a 2007 S that I purchased new and I have been getting the itch to add some mods. To this point I have only added wheels and the JIC Cross suspension (the R56 is comically high in the standard suspension position). I will be eager to see what you and Todd are able to achieve.
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