R53 Mini Cooper S Turbo Brands Hatch 10/8/23

R53 Mini Cooper S, well now with a #1320mini sidewinder turbo kit.. Track Obsession evening.
First time on track with the slug, great evening, really need to relearn how to drive the car. So much harder without the bucket seats, felt I was in the wrong gear all the time
Great fun chasing Stu with his 11sec turbo mini
#silverslug

[@andrewhicks8259]

I like the fact these are back 😊

[@levitrevisan2834]

Me too!

[@thisisapen]

2:05 nice save

[@TheMasterizzatore]

stock internals? what turbo are you using? thanks!

[@BasEerdenKeuning]

Tvs900 swapped for a turbo?!

[@johnr53john]

Yep, m45 to TVS to Turbo.

[@anthonyblevins6588]

So, after the switch, which do you prefer the most? Have you had any reliability issues with the turbo setup? What is your fuel economy like? I'd like to think much improved for daily driving. I understand it would be hard to not drive it hard most of the time now with all of the extra power.@@johnr53john

[@johnr53john]

@@anthonyblevins6588 off boost it’s using half the fuel the TVS was using on the daily commute. Trouble is it’s rather difficult to stay out of the boost .. I held onto all the SC parts for about a month after going turbo before getting rid of them. No regrets about that. I’ve had a few issues with the kit however it’s the 3rd car that this particular sidewinder kit has been on over 7/8 years so I was expecting some issues. The pro alloy coolant rad needed replacing and a few lines replacing but other than that the kits worked beautifully. It’s just the 20 yr old mini it’s bolted too that’s being a pain 😅

[@anthonyblevins6588]

I wish I could order that kit for delivery here in the states.@@johnr53john

[@Modmaann]

Be curious on what HP you put down. I'm hoping to be one of the highest HP supercharged minis in the states when my car gets back. I'll be 330+whp not cheap though... But it'll be fun.