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SilverBeam
07-20-2003, 03:15 AM
edmunds.com is claiming that the cooper S has a 0-60 of 6.9 seconds. Now, my E38 stock has a 0-60 time of 6.9 seconds, is this time for the S correct?
snappermini
07-20-2003, 09:21 PM
After several runs with the Gtech I have to agree with the 6.9 numbers.
SilverBeam
07-20-2003, 11:05 PM
After drving one today I'll have to agree with that. I'm going to miss having all of that torque the E38 puts out.
SilverStreak
07-22-2003, 11:18 AM
Autoweek says 6.7, and they got 5.6 with the Works Package on there...
Evan e21
07-23-2003, 12:31 AM
I have seen times very but 6.9 is about the average and a good number for it.
///MDriver
08-07-2003, 11:27 PM
The more important number is the 1/4 time.
SilverBeam
08-08-2003, 04:39 AM
Originally posted by ///MDriver
The more important number is hte 1/4 time.

I know, and I've been scheming to find a Cooper S driver that would be game for a little race to see what happens after 7 seconds. Do you know of a place where I can find the 1/4 times?
///MDriver
08-10-2003, 12:19 AM
You could search car mag websites:

www.caranddriver.com
www.automobilemag.com
www.motortrend.com
www.roadandtrack.com

Or you could try the sometimes unreliable:

www.car-stats.com
SilverStreak
08-21-2003, 08:53 AM
Most places that have 0-60, also have 1/4 mile times... :dunno
luckee2bhere
09-19-2003, 11:08 PM
6.7 ...impressive...didnt think it was that quick

you guys really need to get some modded ones out there ripping up the street...i doubt 13sec is a difficult obstacle once you get alittle mod fever
///MDriver
09-30-2003, 09:24 PM
I wonder how hard it would be to make one of these cars rear wheel drive.
Kyle K.
10-01-2003, 01:26 AM
Originally posted by ///MDriver
I wonder how hard it would be to make one of these cars rear wheel drive.

Very very hard. You'd need to pretty much fabricate an entire transmission/differential setup, as well as finding a way to deal with the fact that the flywheel side of the motor on the car isn't facing toward the rear of the car as it would in a rwd car, it's facing the side. You can't just rotate the engine 90 degrees because the engine bay isn't long enough. Once you went that far you'd have to go through and get a custom suspension tuned for a more even weight distribution.
///MDriver
10-01-2003, 09:12 PM
What if I dropped in an E36 M3 engine?
FiKtIOn
10-01-2003, 09:15 PM
I guess you've never seen under a mini's hood.

About the only other damn motor that would fit would be a 13B...

My I6 wouldn't get anywhere near fitting...
AutoCouture
10-02-2003, 07:51 PM
Originally posted by SilverStreak
Autoweek says 6.7, and they got 5.6 with the Works Package on there...


5.6 seems a bit far fetched no?
SilverStreak
10-03-2003, 08:24 AM
Originally posted by Acbimmer
5.6 seems a bit far fetched no?

They were surprised by it too in the article...
AutoCouture
10-03-2003, 05:04 PM
Originally posted by SilverStreak
They were surprised by it too in the article...


5.6 is pretty fast! E36 M3 fast!! hmm I wonder how fast it is w/ an avg. driver behind the wheel
///MDriver
10-05-2003, 10:54 AM
Originally posted by FiKtIOn
I guess you've never seen under a mini's hood.

About the only other damn motor that would fit would be a 13B...

My I6 wouldn't get anywhere near fitting...

Acutally I have, and I know its cramped. But I have seen a Mini racecar that races in some european class that is RWD and has an E36 M3 engine in it.
SilverStreak
10-06-2003, 09:11 AM
Originally posted by Acbimmer
5.6 is pretty fast! E36 M3 fast!! hmm I wonder how fast it is w/ an avg. driver behind the wheel

Probably about as fast as an E36 M3 with an average driver... ;)
timmahhh
10-11-2003, 10:50 PM
I went to the track last night with a friend and his Mini Cooper S. 14.7 on his 2nd of 2 runs with intake/exhaust/pulley. It could probably drop another tenth or 2 off of that too.
gbrown.dsl
10-20-2003, 12:46 PM
I thought some crazy european dropped in an S54 motor in the mini?
DDD
11-11-2003, 01:01 AM
Yes, Qvick dropped a euro M3 engine into the MINI One shell.

If you read about the car, however, you will find out that they had to remove the firewall, and fabricate a whole new one. NOT an easy task by any means.

They then had to fabricate a custom tranny and driveline as well as the exhaust system.

Sounds like $$$$$ to me.

Very sweet car though. :)
SilverStreak
11-11-2003, 09:06 AM
Check out the slicks on that car, that guy races!! :buttrock
TomM
11-14-2003, 05:11 PM
A list of some 1/4 Mile times - http://www.ross-tech.net/andy/mini/dragracing/quartermile.html