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  9. Spring Cleaning Sale

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    So, the Black rims, are they just painted? (you mentioned the paint chipping off)

     

    I am to the point were I am tempted to just paint my existing rims (the stock heavys).

     

    If they are good rims I will buy them right now ($200 is too good to pass up). Tell me where to meet you etc.

     

    I am planning on hitting up the Meet and greet on Saturday, and the happy hour (no hunt for me tho).

     

    Although, if I am buying rims from you I may need my truck (:

     

    The guy I bought them from had the stock silvers sanded down and repainted. Im not sure what method he used but ive had them as my winter wheels for the last 3 years and they look just the same as when I bought them. I have no way to transport these so the best way is to pick them up from my house.

  12. Spring Cleaning Sale

    in MINI Related

    Posted · Edited by Edge
    Cleaned up prices with zeros (as requested)

    I have some stuff for sale that has been sitting in my garage collecting dust for some time now. I promise I will clean these up before actually turning them over to their new owners. All prices are OBO. My zero key is broken so im substituting it for a 1

     

    First Up:

    1st Gen chrome Mirror Caps. Minor pitting, mostly bug splatters and water spots $50

     

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    Factory front bumper in hyper blue. only blemishes are the two holes the previous owner drilled for license plates best offer

     

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    M7 Oil catch can. $50

     

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    Four Flat Black S Lites. $200 Near perfect condition. Tires need to be replaced.

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    Last up. Four ASA AR2's. Three in perfect condition. One has a bent lip and flat tire $100. I was told by a wheel repair company that it is an easy fix.

     

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  21. Intercooler improvement

    in Maintenance & Modifications

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    I don't believe in the butt o meter either :motor: What I can tell you is that I did not buy the larger ic for a performance improvement but more of a cya because after the rmw tune higher boost means higher temps so for an extra added safety factor and piece of mind for me. As for boost..no idea no gage yet..thats next on my list. I do not detect any noticable turbo lag probably due to the fact that smaller turbos spool faster than larger ones.The ic claims less than 1/2 psi boost loss across it so thats quite good. What I can say is under moderate acceleration in 2nd gear 60 mph comes quickly it feels and pulls strong,under hard acceleration it smokes the tires. You catch me at another dcmm event we can go for a ride and see how it makes your butt feel. :biggrin:

     

    1/2 psi boost loss, is 1/2 psi too much IMO. If you are smoking tires in 2nd gear under hard acceleration, you should invest in some stickier tires. Just sayin

  24. Intercooler improvement

    in Maintenance & Modifications

    Posted · Edited by that7guy
    i failed spelling class

    First off, I’m not that familiar with the MINI turbo systems or a Jan tune but I do know a thing or two or five about building my own forced induction systems and tuning them myself. One of the first things I learned is to never trust a butt dyno. I cant tell you how many times I thought my tune was running perfect until I got on the dyno and was disappointed.

     

    In response to your post I was specifically commenting on Garts situation. Obviously if you are running a heavily modified system with 20 PSI then yes, you would see a huge benefit with a larger IC for all the reasons you mentioned. Since Im not familiar with Garts car, I assumed that the IC was the only mod he had while running stock boost. Hence why I asked if he had seen a drop in boost, or turbo lag.

     

    In my own personal situation I upgraded my intercooler around 6PSI and saw my boost pressure drop down to about 5.5. Max boost was also reached around 3.5K instead of they usual 3. It wasn’t until I started running 12+ PSI that I saw a increase in power. Now at over 22PSI I’ve maxed the efficiency of the largest intercooler that I can get to fit. Personally I prefered the instant boost and low heat soak of the smaller intercooler.

     

    Remember, the air being pushed out of your turbo cant get through your throttle body until the intercooler is entirely filled with air. The larger the intercooler, the longer it takes for the air to get through.

     

    Granted this is all under the assumption that the stock MINI intercooler is 100% efficient at stock boost. If its horribly undersized (which it may be), then you may see a very slight difference on a very hot day. But you would be surprised how efficient small intercoolers can be.

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