R56 Officially presenting my BRG MCS, with all the mods too!
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Officially presenting my BRG MCS, with all the mods too!
Its been a loooong time coming, but I finally got around to getting a new place to host my pics, photobucket and its great. So please enjoy the pics and feel free to PM or ask questions about anything, forget about the search feature...
First pics of the car in the showroom
Nice profile!
Hey, hey, eyes on me here!
My MA taking it to get filled up
MINI's everywhere!
2 days later at a dyno meet, 150 miles old
Proof that the R56 needs to be lowered, Ryan's ride sporting German-spec H&R's with an extra coil removed in the rear and those sweet 18" ASA AR1's
...and once again, the proof!
First mod I did to the car, walked about 15 feet to the car, unscrewed the "RC" antenna and added the Helix "stubby" antenna to it, perfect and No problems with reception.
Once I got the car home I installed some yellow Nokya H8 fogbulbs because with or w/o HIDs those things are just dim and boring compared to these. You'll also notice the 194 NA bulbs for the parking lights, a must do IMO.
One of the first things I wanted for my MCS was a cueball shiftknob and was directed to Doug Whalen, thanks to everyone who helped me out here because this mod is unbelievable! Note the clear Dragon that lights up green when pushed in in place of the cig lighter and that cubby organizer. I got the organizer from Mini Madness, but its available through the dealers too.
Ok, enough of my **** (LOL!) Lets move onto the exhaust system!
Overview
Pypes tip in polished SS looks right at home with the stock cut-out in the center of the bumper.
Polished SS Magnaflow muffler that produces a perfect sound IMO!
Mandrel bend, T304 SS piping that measures 2.5", not the 2.4" into 2.2" from the factory.
Ok, now lets move all the way to the front and check out the intake.
The intake mod is GREAT! Gives the car a nice sound, not real loud w/ the BOV, but you CAN hear it! Its nothing like an HKS SSQV, that I can assure you! You can also hear the spooling up of the turbo and rush of air too, again, NICE!
Up next are the rims and honestly I changed my mind MANY times, but in the end I got it right!
17" x 7" PIAA Sport Mesh in Hyper Black
This is a nice overview of the rims on the car as well a nice pic of the 35% metallic window tint.
Close-up of the turbo badge. I originally bought this from Autozone for $5.00 just to see what it would look like, then go to the Porsche/VW dealer and buy one from them. Then I just decided to use it because its triple chrome plated and looks perfect!
My one daughter and wife bought this for me with the $25.00 gift certificate the MA gave me, you can never be too safe, LOL!
Like I said earlier if you have ANY questions feel free to ask here or PM me, I wanna help in any way I can. Future plans for the car are springs, either the H&R's or H-Sport. I wanna have the "raked" look the H&R's give, but will see what comes out in the next year. I plan on doing this in the spring of next year, no doubt about it. I'd like to do it now, but I've got a budget like everyone else and mine is used up for the year, not to mention my wife and I are going on a cruize in the fall. Another thing I hope to address in the spring is the ECU, i.e. MORE power! Not that the car is lacking in that department but I'm old school in my thinking there because "there is no such thing as too much power!".....ok, maybe in a FWD car there is, but another 20-35 hp isn't going to hurt In closing I'm glad to have this car and glad to be an active member of NAM!
First pics of the car in the showroom
Nice profile!
Hey, hey, eyes on me here!
My MA taking it to get filled up
MINI's everywhere!
2 days later at a dyno meet, 150 miles old
Proof that the R56 needs to be lowered, Ryan's ride sporting German-spec H&R's with an extra coil removed in the rear and those sweet 18" ASA AR1's
...and once again, the proof!
First mod I did to the car, walked about 15 feet to the car, unscrewed the "RC" antenna and added the Helix "stubby" antenna to it, perfect and No problems with reception.
Once I got the car home I installed some yellow Nokya H8 fogbulbs because with or w/o HIDs those things are just dim and boring compared to these. You'll also notice the 194 NA bulbs for the parking lights, a must do IMO.
One of the first things I wanted for my MCS was a cueball shiftknob and was directed to Doug Whalen, thanks to everyone who helped me out here because this mod is unbelievable! Note the clear Dragon that lights up green when pushed in in place of the cig lighter and that cubby organizer. I got the organizer from Mini Madness, but its available through the dealers too.
Ok, enough of my **** (LOL!) Lets move onto the exhaust system!
Overview
Pypes tip in polished SS looks right at home with the stock cut-out in the center of the bumper.
Polished SS Magnaflow muffler that produces a perfect sound IMO!
Mandrel bend, T304 SS piping that measures 2.5", not the 2.4" into 2.2" from the factory.
Ok, now lets move all the way to the front and check out the intake.
The intake mod is GREAT! Gives the car a nice sound, not real loud w/ the BOV, but you CAN hear it! Its nothing like an HKS SSQV, that I can assure you! You can also hear the spooling up of the turbo and rush of air too, again, NICE!
Up next are the rims and honestly I changed my mind MANY times, but in the end I got it right!
17" x 7" PIAA Sport Mesh in Hyper Black
This is a nice overview of the rims on the car as well a nice pic of the 35% metallic window tint.
Close-up of the turbo badge. I originally bought this from Autozone for $5.00 just to see what it would look like, then go to the Porsche/VW dealer and buy one from them. Then I just decided to use it because its triple chrome plated and looks perfect!
My one daughter and wife bought this for me with the $25.00 gift certificate the MA gave me, you can never be too safe, LOL!
Like I said earlier if you have ANY questions feel free to ask here or PM me, I wanna help in any way I can. Future plans for the car are springs, either the H&R's or H-Sport. I wanna have the "raked" look the H&R's give, but will see what comes out in the next year. I plan on doing this in the spring of next year, no doubt about it. I'd like to do it now, but I've got a budget like everyone else and mine is used up for the year, not to mention my wife and I are going on a cruize in the fall. Another thing I hope to address in the spring is the ECU, i.e. MORE power! Not that the car is lacking in that department but I'm old school in my thinking there because "there is no such thing as too much power!".....ok, maybe in a FWD car there is, but another 20-35 hp isn't going to hurt In closing I'm glad to have this car and glad to be an active member of NAM!
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Yes I did and here's why. After driving the car for the better part of 2 days I couldn't justify getting rid of them. Sure the ride is firm, but not firm enough to make me so upset that I'd give away the tires for $200.00, no way Once the tires are on their way out, probably close to the end of summer driving season next year, I'll be replacing them with eithe rBFG KDW N/T's or Falken 615's. I did alot of late night research here and on tirerack about the runflats and it got real taxing after awhile so I told myself I'd wait to drive the car for a couple days to make the final decision and for me it was simple, keep em'
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All the info you need, including pics can be had here. Several of us have this mod done w/ GREAT results
#16
Looks great! I think it is awesome that you've put so much "you-ificiation" into your MINI already!
I noticed that you have the chrome-line exterior and white mirror caps. I thought I read that if you got the chrome-line exterior, you had to get chrome mirror caps. Has this changed or did you get the white mirror caps added? I would like to get the chrome line exterior, but I don't want white mirror caps at all.
I noticed that you have the chrome-line exterior and white mirror caps. I thought I read that if you got the chrome-line exterior, you had to get chrome mirror caps. Has this changed or did you get the white mirror caps added? I would like to get the chrome line exterior, but I don't want white mirror caps at all.
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Looks great! I think it is awesome that you've put so much "you-ificiation" into your MINI already!
I noticed that you have the chrome-line exterior and white mirror caps. I thought I read that if you got the chrome-line exterior, you had to get chrome mirror caps. Has this changed or did you get the white mirror caps added? I would like to get the chrome line exterior, but I don't want white mirror caps at all.
I noticed that you have the chrome-line exterior and white mirror caps. I thought I read that if you got the chrome-line exterior, you had to get chrome mirror caps. Has this changed or did you get the white mirror caps added? I would like to get the chrome line exterior, but I don't want white mirror caps at all.
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Hey there Klasse! Your R56 is looking great! Congrats on the successful cat-back exhaust, the tip looks very nice, and I look forward to hearing it! I can't wait to dig into the intake filter myself [just ordered one!]. The wheels look very nice too, gives the car a polished quartz sort of look, very sexy.
Thanks for plugging my Astro, the springs really are a no-compromise setup. I gave Trinity07 a ride in my MINI at Dragon meet this past weekend and she'll agree the ride is very similar to stock while giving the R56 "proper" stance.
Cheers,
Ryan
Thanks for plugging my Astro, the springs really are a no-compromise setup. I gave Trinity07 a ride in my MINI at Dragon meet this past weekend and she'll agree the ride is very similar to stock while giving the R56 "proper" stance.
Cheers,
Ryan
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Seal, the badge is from Autozone and was only $4.99 plus tax and is probably the best mod I've done for the money
#24
Congrats,
You have done some nice things to your car. The first, and only mod so far, that I done is the stubby antenna. I got mine from outmotoring for $25.00. It looks to be the same as yours, but it's difficult to tell from the photographs. In any event it looks good and does a good job.
I also got a MINI umbrella from them. It's black and has some MINI cuteness that is fun. It's it also well made and waterproof, a good feature in an umbrella. It cost $38, I think.
Oh, I also got a set of magnetic autocross numbers from SoloTime. I had a very good experience with the company. I made an error in placing the order and they were great about redoing it for me at a low price.
A question: Has the cold air intake been dyno tested? I ask because it looks as if it would be picking up hot air in the location where the filter is. Do you have any info about that? The stock system is rather Byzantine, but it does take cool hair from ahead of the engine bay.
Happy cruising,
Joe
You have done some nice things to your car. The first, and only mod so far, that I done is the stubby antenna. I got mine from outmotoring for $25.00. It looks to be the same as yours, but it's difficult to tell from the photographs. In any event it looks good and does a good job.
I also got a MINI umbrella from them. It's black and has some MINI cuteness that is fun. It's it also well made and waterproof, a good feature in an umbrella. It cost $38, I think.
Oh, I also got a set of magnetic autocross numbers from SoloTime. I had a very good experience with the company. I made an error in placing the order and they were great about redoing it for me at a low price.
A question: Has the cold air intake been dyno tested? I ask because it looks as if it would be picking up hot air in the location where the filter is. Do you have any info about that? The stock system is rather Byzantine, but it does take cool hair from ahead of the engine bay.
Happy cruising,
Joe
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Congrats,
You have done some nice things to your car. The first, and only mod so far, that I done is the stubby antenna. I got mine from outmotoring for $25.00. It looks to be the same as yours, but it's difficult to tell from the photographs. In any event it looks good and does a good job.
I also got a MINI umbrella from them. It's black and has some MINI cuteness that is fun. It's it also well made and waterproof, a good feature in an umbrella. It cost $38, I think.
Oh, I also got a set of magnetic autocross numbers from SoloTime. I had a very good experience with the company. I made an error in placing the order and they were great about redoing it for me at a low price.
A question: Has the cold air intake been dyno tested? I ask because it looks as if it would be picking up hot air in the location where the filter is. Do you have any info about that? The stock system is rather Byzantine, but it does take cool hair from ahead of the engine bay.
Happy cruising,
Joe
You have done some nice things to your car. The first, and only mod so far, that I done is the stubby antenna. I got mine from outmotoring for $25.00. It looks to be the same as yours, but it's difficult to tell from the photographs. In any event it looks good and does a good job.
I also got a MINI umbrella from them. It's black and has some MINI cuteness that is fun. It's it also well made and waterproof, a good feature in an umbrella. It cost $38, I think.
Oh, I also got a set of magnetic autocross numbers from SoloTime. I had a very good experience with the company. I made an error in placing the order and they were great about redoing it for me at a low price.
A question: Has the cold air intake been dyno tested? I ask because it looks as if it would be picking up hot air in the location where the filter is. Do you have any info about that? The stock system is rather Byzantine, but it does take cool hair from ahead of the engine bay.
Happy cruising,
Joe
Klasse, great looking car! I've got my eye on a BRG MCS as well... but I'm going with black instead of white.