Drivetrain Sprintex Supercharger Upgrade or was it?
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Sprintex Supercharger Upgrade or was it?
Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
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I too am looking to hear something about them. I found a really great deal used. And I’m thinking about taking the plunge.
But want to know more about it before i buy jt.
From the facts. Even just the oil service party seems easier.
Do you know if this is gen 1 or gen 2 Sprintex
But want to know more about it before i buy jt.
From the facts. Even just the oil service party seems easier.
Do you know if this is gen 1 or gen 2 Sprintex
Bout to mention there's no W/P according to your pic's, while the W/P itself is generic, the housings that attach ou are Mini Kit specific.
Last edited by BlwnAway; 01-15-2019 at 08:02 PM.
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Best guess, since they photographed it upside down, it's a Gen I and you don't want it. (The units themselves look very much alike, visually the quantifier is oil filler bolt on the gen I and dipstick type bolt on the gen II )
Bout to mention there's no W/P according to your pic's, while the W/P itself is generic, the housings that attach ou are Mini Kit specific.
Bout to mention there's no W/P according to your pic's, while the W/P itself is generic, the housings that attach ou are Mini Kit specific.
here are the rest of the pic. One thing it’s issing he mentione was the bolt to mount the water pump. Guess one of the bolts stripped.
Last edited by Serafin; 01-16-2019 at 05:22 AM.
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That appears to be a gen II unit, so that would be the one to have (didn't want to make the assumption from the pulley color alone)
That's a pretty good price, it really depends on how much you're willing to spend total and how much of a hurry you'd be in, some of the other parts may be difficult to source, mostly just the associated parts for the W/P (the pump itself is easy, $150 from Summit, Jegs or Amazon) everything else is readily available in a few places.
If you do decide to try this, PM me, I have some stuff left over from mine or at least let you know what you'll need.
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not sure of the brand of rhe IC it comes with the SC
heres the photo. Looks like an eBay one but i might be wrong
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Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
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Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
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Hey fellow motorists, so over the weekend I installed the Sprintex SC on my 2005 R53, now I'm getting heat saying I should've gone with the EATON?? So obviously its only been a few days and so far this things rips... The stock SC is a much higher pitch whine, while the Sprintex is a deeper whine, like "I am Legend" Will Smith in the Mustang whine. I think it looks awesome and pulls way harder. I did however leave the stock pulley on the SC it came with and left the 15% reduced one on the stock SC. I didn't want to mess with the Warranty or anything by downsizing it, plus it's been designed around that pulley so I'd rather not risk over rotating the new SC. Has anyone else installed the Sprintex and has had it for a long time and had any issues with it? I know the customer service sucks at Sprintex, I messaged them like 3 times and no replies about anything... I feel like the last Sprintex thread I read was more heated convos between ***** Garage and RMW. Why can't we all just get along... Anyways, loved to hear some thoughts and opinions and see some facts. And talk MINI, I love my MINI!
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