i just got a new mc 2006 sliver with black top, and sports package, and a manual trans. but i was wondering what turbo's/ superchargers are on the market right now if any?

One of the best sources for technical information on MINIs is the NAM forum (www.northamericanmotoring.com (http://www.northamericanmotoring.com)). Remember to use the search tool available in each category/thread, as this question probably has been asked and answered many times.

Another good forum to frequent is MINI2 (www.MINI2.com (http://www.mini2.com)). This is more of an international forum rather than being predominantly North American, but I find the international perspective to be refreshing.

Good luck and welcome!

Theo

You'll find that your first mod should be the Supercharger pulley. It's the biggest bang for your buck. I've installed over a 100 of them.

I will take it you have a Cooper not an S Cooper? Welcome and you will love it either way. Make the trip to Minis on the Dragon and you will be hooked for life.

i just got a new mc 2006 sliver with black top, and sports package, and a manual trans. but i was wondering what turbo's/ superchargers are on the market right now if any?

congrats on getting the mini. If you have a cooper i believe there use to be a turbo kit a while back but it was discontinued...

I hope you enjoy it. I want one as well but i have heard reliability issues that scares me away

I hope you enjoy it. I want one as well but i have heard reliability issues that scares me away

The issues are mainly with the first years as I have heard. 2005's and up are very reliable. My 05 has been great only prob i have had was busted turn signal that was about an hour to fix.

yah i wouldnt supercharge or turbo a reg mini there is some diffrences in the mini and mini s engines such and valvesand cams.

ive heard the reg mini engine can oly handle 150hp or so.

someone did turbo a mini blew the motor
they did it again and reduced the compression still motor blew.

this is what scares me about turboing mine.

hmm

I asked in another thread if there's bad years to stay away from

nobody mentioned pre 2005 being bad?

Sooo when is the Minis on the Dragon? I'm assuming it is the one in Western North Carolina........I've taken my Z3 Mcoupe there but never my Mini.

idk i want to go. but i got my lisence suspended for 6 months i dont get it back till july7 is it after that?

MOTD is the first weekend in May.

As for making a MINI fast... you pretty much HAVE to start with an S. A Cooper is going to take far, far too much time, money and effort. I'm pretty active on the big MINI boards and I don't personally know of any fast MC's. Tons of ass-kicking S's though (mine included). There could be some out there that I haven't heard about yet, but every attempt I've seen has not turned out so well.

what's everyone's thoughts on the new turbo vs building an older mcs?

The old mcs's are cheap 12-15k, vs 30k for a new one