Started this test to determine for myself what works for my driving and my Mini. Decided to test various different oils, varying amounts of autox runs and miles, to see if I could determine whether one actually is clearly better than the other. All oil samples are sent to Blackstone Laboratories for testing. I’ll upload…
Event 3 was Rantoul’s annual driver’s school, the first of CCSCC’s that I have ever attended. Overall, the event was very well run and very well organized, and I think the students and instructors were paired up well. I was paired up with my codriver from the 3/29 Rantoul event, so we were able to pick up…
The wait is finally over. This weekend was the start of what I’d been waiting for since the end of September, through the bitter cold, all the parts ordered and installed! CCSCC 3/29/2014 First event of the year was a bit of a cold one – probably never broke 40 degrees, and I ran during…
As alluded to, I installed a new suspension on Thursday night (3/27) with the help of the St. Louis MINI Club. I wanted to wait on posting until I got some more driving impressions in as well as an autocross event (more on that later). Thanks to a loaner garage, we were able to take…
Got a lot done yesterday, starting the updates slow: Brand new Enkei RPF1s in Silver, wrapped in beefy Dunlop Z2’s! A while back, I was debating between 205/50 & 225/45 – now that I see the 205s on the 16×7 wheel, I’m glad I went with them. There’s not too much bulge, and the fitment…
Lot of mini updates, but the dampers are here! Sort of. Just a few last minute adjustments to make on them. Then the struts currently on the MINI will be disassembled, reassembled onto these new springs and dampers, and installed into the MINI. Will be doing the RSB at the same time. May look into…
Big thanks to the St. Louis MINI Club for helping me out with this – this would have been a terrible (impossible) job on my own. We mainly followed these instructions. Luckily we finished the job in under 5 hours including a nice lunch break. A lot of work just for ~2mm. It feels marginally…
A few minor updates here. Due to shipping and other constraints, tomorrow I’ll be working with some guys from the St. Louis MINI Club to install the front and rear sway bars alone, without the springs and dampers. Then on Thursday of this week, I’ll install the springs and dampers, and Friday off for an…
Finally took some time to get the Schroth Quick Fit harness in. Very easy job, probably 30min max as long as you’ve got everything you need right there. Schroth includes a how-to, but I thought I’d write it out here with pics as well. Tools needed: Socket wrench T50 Torx bit 17mm socket And that’s…
Just a small update here – Spoke with Shaikh @ Fat Cat Motorsports last night regarding some of the suspension tuning and set up. I don’t want to give too much away here, as that is information privy to our sponsorship/technically a paid consulting service but: To recap, I sent Bilstein Sport (B8) dampers over…
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