project mini
 

Ok so have had it for 2 weeks now and of course I have ordered parts for it to make it into a lil auto x beast.
pics of car http://dsmstyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19548

Mods-
front and rear tower bars
short shifter
msd coil
msd wires
ultrik cold air intake
new ngk iridium plugs
obx s.s. header
obx s.s. cat back
auto meter wide band
auto meter boost
ati gauge pod
ebc green front pads
ebc sloted/dimpled front rotors
red top batt.

ordered a shit load of parts last night-
bigger tmic
mini mania tmic water sprayer kit
mini mania new silicon couplers for tmic
15% reduction sc pulley
H&R 19mm rear sway bar
unichip tuning system (like dsm link)
JCW carbon fiber hood scoop




non performance wise put a Ipod interface in for the stock deck, because I hate the radio.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...tures005-2.jpg
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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...tures006-1.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...tures001-2.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...tures002-2.jpg
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nice, now lets get some pics of the install. Looking at getting some springs and shocks down the road?

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Craig you never post pictures when you make threads lol, damn you!

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once the parts come in I shall start posting up the pictars

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possibly we'll see how it goes w/ the stock stuff

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The aftermarket stuff rides like ass on a mini. I'd keep it stock for a while at least.

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also craig cant really lower the car sense it is low all ready and has 18's on it now. also spring for the mini s lowers it no more than 1/2in anyway

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got the intake and the ipod adapter today and put them in. hid the Ipod better this time so it will be harder to find and steal. the intake is really nice looking and was really easy to install. pics put on first post

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now just have to wait on all the other parts to show up

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wow took you 9 min to reply thats a long ass time for someone that lives on this site.

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Looks good!

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and yes I was doing this last night when it was raining, didn't want to wait till tues to do it.

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Very nice man. I need to do a proper intake design like that for my Laser. Heat is bad.

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got the short shifter today when i got home will take pics and put it in on tues

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Intake looks good man! I did SS on my evo this weekend, should be nice on zee mini!

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looks like it will be a pain in the ass to do. have to drop the resonator pipe to get the cables off of it.

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Hahaha! Stupid Germans!

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yeah well got my msd wires and coil today as well as the f & r tower bars so yay.

also got my boost and wideband gauge for it now just need the gauge holder I ordered.

picks will be up later on here

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Nice!

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more pics going to wait to put he shifter in until i get exhaust for it.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...tures001-3.jpg
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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...tures003-3.jpg
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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...tures005-3.jpg

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Why wait!?! Get'r done!

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because I'll be ordering exhaust for it in a few days anyway

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Your pics don't work.

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pics fixed

I also see some dsm parts on the mini (2g 420a parts) the wires and coil. Not a big surprise there sence the mini motor was made by bmw and mitsu.

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got he gauges in and wired just waiting on the header/exhaust to tap a hole for the wide band

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just got some new ebc green pads and rotors.will be going on tomorrow after paintball.

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Yeah, cuz you've got so much weight to be hauling down to a stop ;)

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yeah well the brakes they have on the car suck and make so much fucking noise i cant stand it

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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...ictures001.jpg
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exhaust should be here all by wed. and that will be going on then I can finish hooking up th wideband

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got the header cat back all here so that is all going in tonight with the short shifter. I have to go to the church for a wedding meeting so mark and my dad are going to do it for me.

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well my dad (ken) and I put the header,cat back,short shifter on the car. All I have to say it was the longest 6hour install ever. For the short shifter the cat back has to be taken out and the heat sheilds. for the header you have to take out all the upper heat sheilds to even see the dumb thing. then you have to take all the lowers ones out also. Then you have to drop the header down and turn it 90 to get it out around the sub frame.
I did take a lot of pics
OBX header
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04142.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04140.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04141.jpg
OBX cat back
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04137.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04139.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04138.jpg

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the oem cat cat back set up. the new stuff is about 40lbs less
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04143.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04144.jpg
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the oem 1300.00 header. that was cut apart to reuse the cat. Had to do it mini guys said the car will not even run with a test pipe in it.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04147.jpg
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the cat with the obx pipe welded to it. so it will bolt to the obx header
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04153.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04154.jpg
also put in the wideband bung right be for the cat
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04161.jpg
the header bolted back in before the 2 upper heat sheilds went back in
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04159.jpg
also had to reuse part of the mid pipe from the oem cat back used 47in's of it. the only cat backs for the mini are well over 1k. and the pipe that is on there is 2.5 to start whit and is manderal bent
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04160.jpg

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now on to the short shifter. it was also a pain in the ass to get out of the car and then to get the shifter out of the base and then new on in.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04152.jpg
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it out of the car
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC04156.jpg
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oem vs. ebay
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LOLerskates at the oem exhaust routing! And wtf is that bulge on the stock downpipe, in front of the cat but after the flex section?!?!

I can't believe you didn't just put a test pipe in and see what happened :) LAME guys, LAME! ;)

WTF on the short shifter too, how do you even get the stock one out? I see no removable retainer cup??

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it was a pain in the ass to get out. there is a plastic cup that come out then it is all about twisting and pulling.

One the test pipe mini guy have done it and the car will not run at all. They have even reflashed the ecu and would run in only limp mode. Just put it in like all the other guy that have done it the same way and the obx header back is a proven 15whp on the dyno.

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have some pulls scheduled for wed morn. now all i have to do is get the new pulley, some sway bars maybe a x brace and some tuning software.

might have to upgrade to some 380 or dare i say 400cc injectors to deal with the extra power

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no the 400cc are so huge ;)

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