Bahnstormer_vRS wrote:Did I miss mention of a new timing chain?

Guy

Thanks Guy

It got a new timing chain and tensioner less than 4,000 kms ago so that's fine thankfully.

Sounds great Ferg, no engine performance mods whiles its in pieces??

Glad you're getting sorted.

james80 wrote:Sounds great Ferg, no engine performance mods whiles its in pieces??

Glad you're getting sorted.

No mods, I want it to stay going lol
I should have my full 210bhp back after its done and that will be perfect for me
They are 175bhp as standard but I have a custom remap to bring it to 210bhp.

A Corolla! Wot fun! I bet you won't want the Cooper S back.....

Nice ferg, the turbo is better for a remap, especially on fuel!

My r53 cooper s had the loewen pulley reduction giving my wee supercharged chariot 210bhp too... I would have another, it's much more robust than the turbo and sounds the dogs danglies!


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The Corolla is alive with power Steve..................................!

I agree James, the R53 has a more reliable engine no doubt but you have other things that go wrong, superchargers letting go, alternators exploding, timing chain tensioners giving grief etc etc but a sound base engine if you look after it with regular oil changes.
The R56 is a much more accomplished car though all round.

I agree loved the way my r56 drove...but I did love the whine of the supercharger!

As you know our r56 was a remapped sd great when it worked....spent too much time broken down though

And FYI I had one of those problems...the amazing exploding alternator!


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One year ago after owning "Winnie Bloo" for 9 years (from new), she moved on to pastures new
Boy did it carry some stuff!!...Palm trees, loadsa water and of course Mrs "Winnie".
Oh well ..........we have to move on.....

Very sad to see it go Dave
Gorgeous looking R53 mate.
I love the Hyper Blue colour, had it on my brother's first new MINI.

So a bit of an update on my MINI.
Its back and absolutely fabulous

New valves, New piston rings, New later type rocker cover with better breathers, New water pump pulley as it had started to self destruct. Engine is so smooth now and idles spot on.
You can feel the power waiting to be unleashed
Fair bit of running in to go yet as I only have about 200 kms on it so far and I want 1000 kms on it before I can let her fly !

I also got the gearbox oil changed, MINI say this is a 'lifetime product' which it isn't.
New brake discs and pads all round, drilled and grooved on the front and new brake fluid too.
I also got the heater rad replaced as it was leaking.

So a comprehensive amount of work and lots of Euros......roughly €2000 all in which was very reasonable as I know the guys well and they charged a miniscule amount of labour in fairness.

I was replacing the bonnet stripes with new ones yesterday and after removing the old ones I decided against fitting any, I think it looks much better without them.

Very very happy Ferg

All set now for our Miniclub Wild Atlantic Way event tomorrow.
Car is all cleaned and ready to go.

Very smart Ferg!!

Is it leaking or sweating ??

I had magnetic bonnet stripes for mine.....black with red piping from the states. Mrs "Winnie" didn't like
em, but I did......mostly...

Enjoy the event, and I hope it doesn't rain !!

So glad that all is well. Looks super. Enjoy the weekend.

Thanks Dave & Steve !

Some Fantastic photos from our Mini's on the Wild Atlantic Way 2015 event are here :
http://miniclub.ie/forum/viewtopic.php? ... 940#p50940