that7guy

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.

Adding a larger intercooler won't increase power. Did you notice any turbo lag or loss in psi?

My tint prevents people from seeing my wave.

I'm surprised too. My car is pretty recognizable and nobody seems to ever see it

Red Robin......Yum.

It's just a blow off valve...

Oh poo, I missed this by 2 hrs. Who wants to do a MD version?

Hey, I have tattoos all over, am sometimes unshaded and have a bike as well, and I get pretty good responses. Maybe it's the hair?

Fwd is no fun in the snow. I miss my Rwd :boring:

I have second gen JCW wheels on my first gen. :rock:

I think I followed behind you on 495 just the other day

Aaaaand...dun

Yea, I think I see you every once in a while. Your friend has the white evo? I didn't know you had an NB! I drive my NA to work every one in a while when the weather is nice.

I like my 20%'s

Nice! I was running flat black S-lites on my winter tires before I got my R105's. Now all you need is moar low

http://www.mossmini.com

I'm off gallows across from the dunloring metro stop. It's possible I've seen you before

I would be interested in taking pictures or judging them if need be.

I'm right there as well :wavey:.

Do it!

Your Mini may be one of the very few I've seen that is cleaner than mine! :rock:

Any red coopers in court house square in Towson?

I saw a ton of Mini's today but I was on my bike. I did get a lot of waves from other bikers though!

Nice! :rock:

Yea, i have an Invidia. I work in the building that has the cafe, in suite directly across from it.