T Montague's 2zr swap - '08 m/t sedan some extra info

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Actually, yes, I did have the chance to peek into the engine bay of a Cooper S. One of my colleagues bought a 2014 recently. Yep, pretty tight in there for sure. My bay, by comparison, looks quite airy. It makes me feel a touch better about engine bay temps. His Cooper is the Countryman AWD, I believe. We went for a little spin and he was kind enough to let me drive. To be honest, I was expecting a bit more uumph. I'm pretty sure my 3.5L powered Sedona minivan would walk all over it. I expect that the regular, lighter Cooper S FWD would be more impressive.

I didn't realize that your mount was not on the headlight housing. Sounds like you've got a great solution there.

The first gen Mini S's used to ride on the bump stops they were so harsh - handles like go carts but tough to daily. The second gen's they smoothed it out quite a bit and made it much more refined. They are definitely a blast to drive but as usual they suffer from carbon build up on the intake valves badly and trying to do anything in that engine bay is a disaster.

The intake mounts to a bolt hole with a bolt that grounds the headlight harness just in front of the headlight. That is where the original DC intake mount bolted to

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by tmontague

The first gen Mini S's used to ride on the bump stops they were so harsh - handles like go carts but tough to daily. The second gen's they smoothed it out quite a bit and made it much more refined. They are definitely a blast to drive but as usual they suffer from carbon build up on the intake valves badly and trying to do anything in that engine bay is a disaster.

The intake mounts to a bolt hole with a bolt that grounds the headlight harness just in front of the headlight. That is where the original DC intake mount bolted to

Interesting. Yeah, I can't see the majority of the consumers liking a harsh ride regardless of how well it handled. I guess the manufacturers feel that the public is willing to sacrafice handling for a more tempered ride. I too can say that I appreciate a nice balance between handling and a smooth/comfortable ride.

I'm guessing that they are DI if they are suffering the intake coking. And, yes, they''re pretty cramped in the engine bay from what I've seen.

Sounds like your intake is 'track-ready' now. We plan to be in Toronto again this summer, though haven't set hard dates. Maybe it will correspond with one of your track days. I bet my son would love to see that, haha.

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Interesting. Yeah, I can't see the majority of the consumers liking a harsh ride regardless of how well it handled. I guess the manufacturers feel that the public is willing to sacrafice handling for a more tempered ride. I too can say that I appreciate a nice balance between handling and a smooth/comfortable ride.

I'm guessing that they are DI if they are suffering the intake coking. And, yes, they''re pretty cramped in the engine bay from what I've seen.

Sounds like your intake is 'track-ready' now. We plan to be in Toronto again this summer, though haven't set hard dates. Maybe it will correspond with one of your track days. I bet my son would love to see that, haha.

That would be great to meet up at the track, we should try and coordinate something

Yup, the mini's are DI and have some serious intake valve issues, my in-laws have had a first and second gen mini S so that is why I've been able to drive both.

I agree with you on the handling for a DD, too stiff and it becomes no fun every day. For a track car on the other hand, it will drive pretty rough on public roads if it is set up properly for the track. I am still blown away how stable and flat my car is under severe cornering. It also drives fairly rough and gets taxing being a DDer