Mini Cooper R56

Mini Cooper S Works

Finally had time to upload some pictures from my Mini Cooper S Works. Next trip will bring it to the Alps again so after it I can give a good review of the performance increase of the John Cooper Works Tuning. In the meantime enjoy the pictures:

1 comment February 28th, 2008

R56 JCW Tuning

Last week I had the John Cooper Wors (JCW) Tuning installed on my 2007 R56 Mini Cooper S. They replaced the exhaust and airfilter with the new JCW exhaust and air filter and updated the motormanagement software. Output should be around 200 hp now, acceleration is increased a lot especially in 3rd and 4th gear. Haven’t tested the new topspeed yet but it should be between 235 and 245 km/h. Before the JCW tuning was installed the Cooper S got up to 233 km/h on a flat highway with 98 fuel.

Best about the JCW tuning is the new tune coming from the exhaust. Inside the car you can hear there’s increased exhaust volume without getting annoyed but from the outside the car sounds a lot more mature.

Add comment February 24th, 2008

Milltek performance exhaust system

Milltek released a performance exhaust system for the R56 Mini Cooper S. It consist of a large-bore Downpipe and Sports Catalyst, Front Pipe, Centre Section, Connecting Pipe, and Rear Silencer with Twin Oval Tailpipes.

According to Milltek:

With only the full Milltek Sport turbo-back fitted, our Cooper S was producing a massive 202bhp!!! As standard, the car is quoted as 175bhp - that’s a gain of 27bhp.

The system makes a deeper and sportier tone than the standard system and subtly but effectively enhances the look of the rear of the car.

You can see the difference between the standard (OEM) and Milltek tailpipes in the photo above.

The price in the Netherlands for the catback is € 599 without mounting and € 1149 for the full system incl sports catalyst without mounting. The total system including install costs € 1349.

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Add comment January 27th, 2007