New member
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 11:20 am
Hello fellow mini affectionautos, was happy to met some of you and see some of your beautiful minis at the July 7th get together at Lilo's.
I came in my just bought 2014 British racing green mini cooper s with the yin/yang symbol for the front license plate.
Which makes sense to me as I teach Tai Chi. Waiting for my vanity plate which will read HSING I.
I have a some questions and few thoughts, perhaps too many, all of which have probably been posted about elsewhere.
# 1. I intend to upgrade to the Koni FSDs hoping they are as magical as most (not all) running them report.
However at approx $900 (three different shops) for installation is a real deterrent. More importantly I want to do what I can myself.
Although I'm an old guy I'm still willing and able to climb under and turn a wrench provided the car is properly supported.
But not without a knowledgeable mentor! And of course some kind of compensation for their time energy and no doubt patience...
I read there was a shop that offers do it yourself, is that still available? Maybe I'll just do the rears to start?
Any advice would be appreciated.
#2. Baron has a stock JCW exhaust which they would be happy to install on my MCS.
What I don't fully understand is according to the sparse testing I've read, the stock MCS tested from the tail was 2.5 back pressure
while the stock JCW comes in at something like 3.5? I am under the impression that less back pressure is better for obvious reasons.
I think these tests were done on on 09 models.
In any case It seems more intelligent to install a couple of analog gages like oil pressure and (engine temp?) to keep an eye on critical things before anything else,
except maybe the FSDs...
#3. I have the stock radio which is ok but I was wondering.. what if I added, in series a couple of boxed, moveable, extendable 4 or 5 ohms 10,15 watt speakers directly from the back speakers?
Just a thought.
#4. For those of you who have read this far.. Not another question just a subjective observation.
Having been infected with the mini mod virus I installed rubber weather striping under the hood where there isn't any.
To my surprise, the lessening of the very minimal wind noise seems to make the exhaust sound clearer and more prominent.
Being a newbie I will have more questions, next time though I'll just ask one at a time.
I came in my just bought 2014 British racing green mini cooper s with the yin/yang symbol for the front license plate.
Which makes sense to me as I teach Tai Chi. Waiting for my vanity plate which will read HSING I.
I have a some questions and few thoughts, perhaps too many, all of which have probably been posted about elsewhere.
# 1. I intend to upgrade to the Koni FSDs hoping they are as magical as most (not all) running them report.
However at approx $900 (three different shops) for installation is a real deterrent. More importantly I want to do what I can myself.
Although I'm an old guy I'm still willing and able to climb under and turn a wrench provided the car is properly supported.
But not without a knowledgeable mentor! And of course some kind of compensation for their time energy and no doubt patience...
I read there was a shop that offers do it yourself, is that still available? Maybe I'll just do the rears to start?
Any advice would be appreciated.
#2. Baron has a stock JCW exhaust which they would be happy to install on my MCS.
What I don't fully understand is according to the sparse testing I've read, the stock MCS tested from the tail was 2.5 back pressure
while the stock JCW comes in at something like 3.5? I am under the impression that less back pressure is better for obvious reasons.
I think these tests were done on on 09 models.
In any case It seems more intelligent to install a couple of analog gages like oil pressure and (engine temp?) to keep an eye on critical things before anything else,
except maybe the FSDs...
#3. I have the stock radio which is ok but I was wondering.. what if I added, in series a couple of boxed, moveable, extendable 4 or 5 ohms 10,15 watt speakers directly from the back speakers?
Just a thought.
#4. For those of you who have read this far.. Not another question just a subjective observation.
Having been infected with the mini mod virus I installed rubber weather striping under the hood where there isn't any.
To my surprise, the lessening of the very minimal wind noise seems to make the exhaust sound clearer and more prominent.
Being a newbie I will have more questions, next time though I'll just ask one at a time.