Good to hear you want to get the car back to where she should be. The last bit of any project is always the hardest.

It’s great fun around where I live although there are potholes that would rip the front splitter of the car so have to be really careful.

It is a lot better , very enjoyable. Few more bits to do

@@DamoDrives looking forward to the next uploads

248whp as mine is 58bhp behind yours , must have more goodies on yours as that seems a massive increase for a bigger injector and ph2 cam

Long term is some changes to performance but not looking for big gains, LSD and lighten flywheel, would like to have either the entire Car wrapped or possibly just the roof, seriously thinking about changing the wheels. It’s going to be gradual changes , certainly creating more videos as well if 1320 have the time

I like the 2 extras you had on your car and I don’t think I have seen the chrono gauges in the flesh. Glad you enjoyed the video as well and was nice just having a blast and having a bit of a chat 😊

Really depends on the condition , age , spec are there any mods. I’m not an expert in this but it seems £2k would be a basic quite high mileage car, £3-£4K cooper S , quite good condition , 100,000 miles £4-£6k a good example (JCW or Cooper s), mods , nice spec car and after that special editions , lower mileage , Well looked after (cooper S, JCW, maybe the checkmate model at the upper end of the price) , a latter generation. GP1 are expensive. Join a few of the R53 mini forums as well as people are often selling them know the market. I would allows some money for maintenance , servicing as they are slightly older cars and petrol (they love petrol) try a few to get an idea of what they are like. Not saying what I paid but but it would be in the £6k bracket but I have a lot of mods and the wheels are expensive. Not sure where you are but finding a R53 specialist is a very good thing. 1320 in the south are 1 of the very best. Good luck

17% and 0% ATI Crank Pulley, other mods as well

My wife won’t get in the car (but that’s due to arthritis) so you can only imagine a very firm mini and potholes lol. I do like the supercharger and once the top mounts are fixed I will be very happy and not sure about the entire wheel thing at the minute. Want wise new suspension , LSD, seats (reclining corbeau would be nice) and would like to get power to 240 whp

The next 50hp are the expensive ones! At least you've got brakes and suspension (mostly) sorted

Thanks for the info , not sure how the in built lsd compares to a Quaif lsd ! I would assume you could have an entire new gearbox with built in for the same price as just the quaif

Pretty new and learning about the car but Is the diff built into the gearbox or do you just get a diff ? , lightened flywheel would be nice as the throttle feels a little lazy although I am Guessing that reduces torque ?

I know I'm a bit late but the diff is built into the gearbox on transverse mount 4 bangers. Lightened flywheel will make your car rev up and down faster, which can make taking off a bit more difficult in certain situations, but no you won't lose any torque, just think of it as a lighter wheel to spin up and down but attached to the crank instead of the suspension.

It certainly is , it likes to slip 😂

Not 100% but I think the 168 is at the crank and the 120 on mine was at the wheels (I think you can add on an extra 15-20) but even so it was terrible, obviously the exhaust made it feel quicker 😂

As I found out in my latest video with 1320 on mapping and mods found this out an in fact will damage the engine burning out exhaust valves

They used to rub slightly on certain roads but Arkham performance change the setup and it’s a lot better

A fellow uckfield mini person 🤜About 2.5 hours but cannot recommend them enough and if it’s great as you can watch them doing there thing and chat as well. You might end up with a list of other things but they don’t push it on you.

@@DamoDrives Awesome! Can I ask what springs your currently rocking with? Like the look of your ride height.

Currently got Tein Street Advance Coil overs And Comp-brake Adjustable top mounts, they are average although from what I have been told better options out there. If you watch my previous video with Tom and myself having a drive he talks about suspension as he has a lot of knowledge about it. Either email 1320 , give them a call or have a chat if you go up there about recommendations

No spacers on the car as they are an 8J. Get some rub but got a geo setup to increase the ride height and make a few other changes.

I had not even notice it and was not until I get to the other end lol

Love the idea of a project car and doing it myself but only the idea of it as I am not a hands on mechanic type and don’t have the time either. I wanted an civic EP3 when they came out so maybe in the future or a turbo integra

@@DamoDrives you’ll have more fun in the mini being able to use the power. Ian mcutheon at the Worxs performance specialist has done all the work on mine. The Hayward re map has been spot on so far with nice smooth power all the way through to top end. If you ever come to the island I highly recommend seeing Ian. He even built a supercharged ep3 for a friend and that thing was stupidly quick but very stable.

I have been speaking with Haywood and he is going to tweak the map I currently have to change the slightly lumpy power band. Be good to see the difference on a dyno again before and after

I have a cobra manifold, cobra sports cat and a cobra none res exhaust

@@DamoDrives Oh nice, I've just got one but not released the info one my channel yet ;) But your videos will help with the build for sure!

@@dominichills that’s cool 👌

The car is so much better just running rich at high revs so keeping it below 5.5k but still feels plenty quick enough. The traction control is terrible , not sure if it’s because I am used to new TCS systems which are a lot more intelligent as it feels like you get any slip it cuts all power and is really unpredictable what the powers coming back lol. Have got some dull maintenance bits still to be done (maybe put a stock cat back in due to emissions and the MoT) it’s a fun little car although so different to every other mini I have driven which are all the turbo charged generations . Only mini I have not driven is a GP1

@@DamoDrives they're cool man, I was even unsure about mine when I got it but the more I lived with it the more I ended up falling in love. When you say rich, what sort of numbers are you seeing? Admittedly since the cars fueling was calibrated when not making as much airflow as it is now

If you watch the video where 1320 did there work there is a dyno graph and Tom is talking about it How my Modified Mini R53 Surprised Me: Eye opening discoveries by 1320 Mini kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtmKi7uSsuDNgJ8.html

@@DamoDrives 9.7, yeah it's still safe to thrash on, I hit 9.5 at 7200rpm it's more that curve that could do with tidying up but yeah man that makes sense as the car wouldn't hit the boost pressures expected and so I had to safely forecast the higher airflow columns. An easy tidy up to complete either way, wouldn't take long. Just a quick single tidy up on fueling and then an ignition advance check. Nice to see some attention on the 461 for a change

Yeah agree with him only reason people go 550cc is mainly due to lots of dodgey 440cc fakes out there and Bosch 550cc is a popular choice but you have Porsche 440cc injectors they will be ok for the bolts on you have on a tune duty cycle will be ok yours are also plug and play and don’t need pigtails like the 550cc ones.

It is very firm with a GTT Front Strut Brace , Vibratechnics mid and lower engine mounts, comp adjustable top mounts, Tein coilovers, everything is pollybushed. Top mounts need replacing

Completely agree when you are pushing on 🤜

Welcome to the channel 🤜. I don’t have a read out for that so not tested it as such but think it’s around 28-30. Luckily it’s a weekend car so put petrol in as and when 🫣 it seems to be quite a lot

👍I'm having that with my 2002mini one 🤣 mini cooper s for me then 😃