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North American Motoring
and now:
Motoring Alliance
ID = drPhilGandini
My MINI ramblings
To read what the press had to say about
the R53 MINI,
click here
My alignment settings:
F(L/R): camber -2.0/-2.0, toe -.1
R(L/R): camber -1.4/-1.4, toe 0
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2005 MINI Cooper S
Click to see a photo of the exterior mods
Click to see a photo of the engine bay mods
Factory options:
Dark Silver with black roof and mirrors
Factory limited slip differential
Joey Mod Xenon headlights
After-market options:
15% reduction supercharger pulley
Alta cold air intake modified and double wall insulated
M7 Direct Flow Intercooler (DFIC) and RBH-FAD scoop
(photo)
(Read
my Air Intake efficiency notes)
M7
Oil catch can
CMC header (ceramic) race
cat and no check engine lights
CMC Hushpower midpipe, CMC custom straight exhaust,
muffler and tips
Battery relocate to allow for straight exhaust
550cc injectors and
Mynes dyno tune
Ryephix bypass valve (VGS mod removed)
VIP engine damper
Ireland Engineering lower engine mount
M7 Strut Tower plates (not brace!)
TSW X-Brace under strut
Ireland Engineering adjustable front camber plates
M7 Coilovers
H-sport adjustable rear sway bar
SRP adjustable rear control links (upper and lower)
WayMotorWorks Brake Ducts (photo)
TCE/Wilwood 13" Brake Kit. Front and rear (See installation notes)
Custom concentric spacers, 8mm F/R
Konig Again 4 wheels (18", 45et - 21lbs) (photo)
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 tires 215/35/18
(alt.)
Kosie K1 Racing wheels (17", 45mm offset - 16lbs)
(alt.)
Falken Azenis RT-615 tires 215/40/17
Aero grilles, modified to fit stock bumper, M7 lower
grille
De-chromed, shaved rear badging, Halo headlamps (were:
CF headlight rings,)
CF door handles, black gas cap, tinted lenses, black
beltline
Alta short-shifter, with
custom Whalen shift machine,
Tiburon shift boot
Sparco Evo2 racing seats with working passenger
weight sensor
Euro shelves driver and passenger side (photo)
Auto-up windows,
XM Direct radio, antenna inside OEM base (See installation notes)
Click here for a gallery of the MINI with interesting
real backgrounds
Click here to see a MINI gallery of MINI photos
Click here to see a gallery of MINI tattoo photos
Note: My installation notes are not How-Tos, but add detail and experience to all those other sources such as manufacturer's
installation notes, posts on NAM, and your own intuition.
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