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Goodwood is still there for you! Highly recommend it as a track with excellent staff, but the prices these days are a bit crazy. It’s my local. My interior is 100% stock because I’d rather spend the time and money on tyres and brakes 😉 My e46 has a racier steering wheel though.

Mines a John cooper works 210, so yes it’d be a smaller pulley than standard. Most of the noise difference though is in the intake manifold and cabin ‘noise generator’ tube. Worth a Google!

The turbo cars have a reputation, but I think that these cars were made in such high numbers that you’d always find issues if you search for them! Regular oil changes and filters and you’ll be fine.

Just remove the foam wadding from the pipe connecting the air filter box to the cabin/bulkhead. That’s on my JCW anyway, but assume it’s the same for any r53

Sounds like he has removed his cabin filter, but you guy tons of shit in your eyes doing that and dust and debris flying around the car.

@@WalshEBoY nope, the cabin filter and the inlet sound pipe are different. BMW actually designed a special duct to pipe inlet noise into the cabin, which has some foam in it to muffle it slightly

That’s absolute pressure (above vacuum). Relative is 14psi, so pretty normal for a cooper S

It’s the daily driver!

Thought so mate ....I hope to Hill- Climb mine once its all mechanically sound. ....its 147 k and Its never had the Supercharger Serviced .... I tried to trade it in for a Type R Last month...it would have put me 5k out if they offered me £3000 Based on the spends I've had in the last 4 years on the car ....they offered me £900 and its near to mint and mostly original .... Fuck That ..its a keeper.. Cheers Mate , 200Kid.

Yes, I’d definately recommend. They’re like a slightly firmer version of the GP2 suspension (also bilstein)

@@Trackdayist you used only bilstein b14,good tyres?? Brakes???original ecu and pulley???

It had nankang ns2r tyres, 316mm Porsche Brembo front brakes (Boxster). The engine is all standard factory JCW 210 kit. All suspension bushes and engine mounts are hard polyurethane. Single mass clutch.

@@Trackdayist top nice,have instagram???

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I found a really sturdy aluminium mountain bike mount and modified the bracket a bit so that it bolts into the dashboard. Way better than anything else available for cars.

Mines a John Cooper Works edition, but the sound mostly comes from the air box through the cabin by removing the sound dampeners. It’s a quick a free modification, I wouldn’t bother with pulleys until everything else like brakes and suspension are upgraded because that’s where the fun and lap times are.

@@Trackdayist mine is fully upgraded with pulley reduction, Borla header back exhaust, JCW suspension and quite a few other bits. But I’d really like to do the mod you mentioned, I hadn’t heard about it until now. Very nice R53 btw.

@@Trackdayist are you talking about removing the insulation on the underside of the hood?

@@exec2968 it’s at the back of the air box on a JCW, like a plastic tube that contains a sponge leading into the cabin

1.2g is more fun! But these slicks were knackered and probably no better than a good track-day semi slick tyre. I picked up a whole set for £120. I use Michelin PS4 tyres on the road and in the wet, but they wear out far too quickly on the track in dry weather, and cost about £150/wheel. In the middle I use nankang NS2R, which are cheap and last well on track in the dry.

Absolute boost not relative. (14psi relative) it’s a standard JCW 210 kit

@@Trackdayist ☹️ relative would have been phenomenal

I don’t think any copies still exist?!

Absolute not relative! So only about 14psi of ‘boost’

RaceChrono iPhone app, combined with Bluetooth OBD2 reader and an external Bluetooth gps. It’s a great setup for the money, the external gps was definately worth adding.

Which Bluetooth obd2 do you use please?

It's a Supercharger (all the R53 Minis have them)

Not sure, but its probably absolute pressure not relative. So about 14psi boost above atmospheric?

That can't right. PSI with 17% should be 17-19 max...

They’re a bit of a compromise between being a bit too firm for the road and too soft for track to be honest. But they do ride well and aren’t crashy like cheaper shocks. If buying new I’d be tempted by HSD monopro for a similar price. I picked up my Bilsteins cheap used on eBay. Best upgrade by far is the brake conversion :)

@@Trackdayist Interesting. You get the same monotube technology with the HSD’s and also damper adjustment, but do you get the build quality of Bilstein I wonder. Yes those brackets you sell look the nuts. I’ve just bought an R53S and the brakes are rubbish!

@@miniduds The HSDs on my e46 track car (with the stiffer spring option) are a much better ride than the Bilsteins, but then again my Bilsteins are some unknown origin used ones and I haven't yet had 'premium dampers on any cars to compare them too. One day I'll get some triple adjustable KW Clubsports but perhaps not when they cost more than another car.. Fitted an LSD recently so we'll see what difference that makes too.

Darren Lucas boxster/cayman brakes from the non-s version. Discs are 316mm r56 jcw. Adapter bracket required for the calipers

@@Trackdayist excellent. Did you purchase the bracket or get it fabricated?

Darren Lucas I actually had a batch of them made - I’ll be selling them soon

@@Trackdayist fabulous. I will need your details then. Are they epic in there power?

@@darrenlucas2768 follow/message me on instagram @e46_335d - I'll send you the info!

benjamin leach Porsche front brakes, slick tyres. Stock engine and stock suspension. You?

@@Trackdayist man, nice mini. i lost my r56 cooper s a few weeks back, but yours looks real good (and fast)