eBay HOBO Intercooler Installation on a Mini Cooper S R53 JCW John Cooper Works - tuning

A simple modification with good gains. Swapping the stock intercooler for a bigger and thicker intercooler lowers your IAT and gives headroom for a smaller supercharger pulley and/or bigger crank pulley (like the oversized ATI Super Damper 2%).
The intercooler is very cheap, but is well worth the money. Fitment is 99% as you will see.
I fitted this to my 2006 Mini Cooper S R53 John Cooper Works (JCW) edition, with 211BHP stock from factory.
#intercooler #minicoopers #ebay

[@Hosteggy]

I put a larger Ebay intercooler on my r53 as well, but the airflow is not as smooth. The stock intercooler uses a tapered inlet/outlet and the Ebay intercoolers just have a flat edge leading into it. I also have an aftermarket TPE supercharger intake so I will loosen the throttlebody bolts and loosen the intake manifold horn to slide it over on the studs a bit. Really helps with getting the intercooler correctly seated and prevent damaging the boots.

[@NDPhotonl]

100% correct, that is the tradeoff of this cheap intercooler. I never saw pictures from the other intercoolers like Airtec, but I can imagine they have a better internal design. Thanks for your message Hosteggy!

[@Hosteggy]

@@NDPhotonl I'd be curious to know what the more expensive ones look like. Mine only cost me $65 so I am completely happy with it for that price, did you notice a decrease in your boost pressure though?

[@NDPhotonl]

@@Hosteggy Yes, there was some boost pressure drop. I cant remember exactly, but should be somewhere about 0.1 - 0.2 BAR. I have a lot of info in my old build thread: www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/mini-mini-builds/349228-nd-s-mcs-r53-jcw-build-progress.html

[@pa1ntjepeenstra109]

Mooie duidelijke video , dank voor het delen

[@NDPhotonl]

Bedankt voor je berichtje 😇👍

[@garydavies3984]

What was quality like? And how much was it.

[@NDPhotonl]

@@garydavies3984 @garydavies3984 Quality was very good for the pricepoint. I paid about 115 GBP (about 135 euro today), which I think is a steal. Fitment was about 97%, very small modifications needed. You can also go for something like Airtec, but it comes at a higher price point off course. Thanks for your message 👍!

[@garydavies3984]

@@NDPhotonl great have you noticed any difference in performance.

[@NDPhotonl]

@@garydavies3984 It lowered IATs over the stock intercooler, but took a bit longer to recover compared to stock. See my old build thread on NAM: www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/mini-mini-builds/349228-nd-s-mcs-r53-jcw-build-progress-4.html#post4562198