by LiLReD1 » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:39 pm
He's pretty accurate in the description. Compared to my R55 JCW, he's surprisingly got a lot more trq than I expected, just not at the lower end like my car. But like he said, those motors build steem as it revs like a typical performance 4cyl, unlike my JCW. Thanks for the ride Alex, keep it up.
Head to head would be an interesting race. Punk and I didn't get the chance to try, yet he does have a significant weight advantage, not only being a HB, but quite stripped down as well. Put it this way.... before the fireworks of his previous setup, I could farely easily pull on him with my trq, and maintain my lead. Now he's got some hp to be noticed and have the advantage to pull ahead.
As anyone would know from driving a modern JCW... it's quite pointless to rev it up, let alone to redline. I firmly believe these french motors were designed with the main idea for daily driven street use. Anyone who's gotten into these motors seems to have the same opinion that the R53 motor is a better platform for racing.
Oh ya, and his next mod is installing that new bumper! ha ha That thing flaps in the wind like a leaf in a texas twister!
2009 Chilli Red Clubman JCW aka "LILRED1"
Bunch of go fast goodies!
. R53 of course has the single overhead cam'd supercharged motor can make peak a lot of peak horsepower and way more then its successor model and then comes where its issue that is peak torque. 
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