Cool. I have a R53 throttle on my R50. It fits on the stock intake, but you have to enlarge the throttle's mounting holes so they mate up with the intake. I used a R50 throttle body spacer as a guide so I could check my progress as I went. So, I've got the R53 throttle with a 1" spacer mounted to the stock R50 intake. I used a 90-degree elbow for the vacuum line connection, as the connection's in a different place on the R50 throttle than it is on the R53 throttle. My car makes 145bhp. Planned future modifications are a ported head and, if it will pass emissions, an individual throttle body kit (e.g., Jenvey). That's about as fast as a R50 could ever be (and pretty expensive, too!) but, if all I cared about was horsepower, I'd just go out and buy a Dodge Hellcat (screw the R53)! For me, the fun is in the tinkering, and, of course, the driving. Cheers.

@wheelie157

Жыл бұрын

bro , what other mods do you have on your cooper? (performance wise )

@chukcommander

Жыл бұрын

Yes please more info on this

Good vid👍👍 following this when I do mine

Well done so far , it's good to see what you can achieve when you give it a go. Many things have been created by us in our sheds, its what us Brits are renowned for, good on yer.

Hi Christian, this one of the mod i would like to test, got some R50/53, one is a Cooper with a S front face for the air (like you explain at the end of the video) and some other mods. (cam for 3000-4000rpms), 1mm panished cylinder head with a specific chain tension bolt and bbio ethanol with S 330cc injectors and remap of course) Would you able to supply the adapter ? If the connector is the same, perhaps a S throttle (bigger), it can be rescale and managed in the ecu

Just a question on the vacuum lines. Where did you run your brake booster line? Also what did you do with the other crankcase line that you broke? Thanks

If anything the r53 supercharger manifold is gonna make your car loose power in ALL rpms except for maaaaaybe above 6k you might make a few extra hp and tq. No WAY those runners are tuned correctly for the na engine , if anything you need a much much larger intake to hold air to send in the engine as soon as you hit the throttle .

@IntegraDIY

Жыл бұрын

This will definitely make more power at wide open throttle. Which is the point of the install. For an NA engine, longer intake runners create more low to mid range torque, shorter runners has less low to mid range torque and power, but higher top end torque and power.

@minimanadam

Жыл бұрын

@@IntegraDIY Your 100% wrong... long port bigger Manifolds provide much much better downlow power AND are always better on n/a engines. If it was better for the na engine mini wouldn't have wasted 100s of millions of production of the plastic mani for the na engine.. even porting and welding on a bigger extension on the r53 Manifold ( like sneedspeed sells and how I port them ) you need to increase its size to allow better low end power.. I guarantee it ONLY gains power above 5000rpm and the little time that engine spends there its overall LOSING power because every where else in the powerband is down on more power than it gained in its best rpm range.. I build these engines man , check my channel. My minis are no punk

I like this mod. Good work If you could do this again would you do anything differently? Did the map sensor and throttle body work as normal?

@Christian_Rutherford

3 жыл бұрын

Just need to extend the wires that need to go to the throttle body, I still need to do this, bit everything else works great

Did you ever solve the breather problem. Out let from head and the vac line for brakes???

Mate great video , I'm in the same position as you , not many people want to mod these engines but I'm interested in how much power can actually be had from one of these , im well up for a turbo conversion

@Christian_Rutherford

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they're great cars and I would go the NA route but think turbo is just going to be so cool! Considering making some more turbo manifold and sell them on!

@christopherlocke6115

4 жыл бұрын

@@Christian_Rutherford I will be following very closely mate, I think your do well selling them if you do make them, will you change the internals when you turbo??

@MichaelPeel

4 жыл бұрын

@@Christian_Rutherford if you start selling turbo kits I'll buy one. Was thinking of taking my mini to Autofashion but not sure if they are still around

Hi mate where did you get the stainless block from?

Hi how did you fix that with the original air box? Do you have some pictures maybe?

How did it run once put together?

Did you replace the crankhose breather?

Where do you run the brake booster line?

Anyone building the adapter plates yet?

Super Broo 🏆 👍👍👏Tell me which engine oil to put in my R50 on the watch is 213,000 km

@Christian_Rutherford

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe go with something a little thicker like 10w 40 👍

If you make them let me know where to buy one at! Great job

@jonny2legs77

3 жыл бұрын

R53 owners club sell them think there around £70/80

Hello Chistian, great video. I would like make the same to mi mini R50, could you tell me how long the aluminum addition is? And what do you need to change or adapt to make everything work correctly? Thank you

@Christian_Rutherford

3 ай бұрын

Hello! Great glad you would like too i made it 20mm thick, but you probably could go as little as 10mm I had to make sure all the vacuum lines were connected and cut the handle on the dipstick slightly

Have you had any issues since you did tha mod

Got some valve ticking going on

a bandsaw would do wonders. Grinders suck at getting through thick aluminum.

@Christian_Rutherford

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I wish I had at the time! Watch some of my later videos I've got alot more gear now👍

Hey mate 🤙 good vids I also have an R50.. have you noticed a significant difference in power ?

@Christian_Rutherford

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Yeah it picks up alot more above 5,000 rpm, where the standard manifold starts to lose power up there looking to get the cooper s front plastic facia piece because the intake hole is right where my air filter is!

@Kieranrura

4 жыл бұрын

Chris' Bliss Builds nice one sounds good.. are you considering on making the mounting plates? I’d be interested 👀👀

@ChromeFusion

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kieranrura I'd 100% buy it if he made it

@710FarZa

4 жыл бұрын

@@Christian_Rutherford id buy too if we could get a PM r50 2003 mini cooper too upgrade manifold for turbo

@Blue48185

2 жыл бұрын

You give me template size or diagram

Hi mate. I’m planning on doing this to mine. But I have a question? The back hose that’s hanging next to the throttle body, whereabouts did connect that to? Cheers

@Christian_Rutherford

5 ай бұрын

I ended up routing it underneath with a T piece

@ashleybartram6935

26 күн бұрын

​@@Christian_Rutherfordwhere did you put all the breather pipe send a picture on what you did to the pipe work thanks

Quick question where did u put the vacume for the brake booster

@Christian_Rutherford

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there I just used linked it to the throttle body vacuum port

@alanfreeman4789

3 жыл бұрын

@@Christian_Rutherford where abouts did u put it ??

I done the same thing to my R50. But i did a much nicer job. Even machined and tapped the intake manifold so it could take the vacuum lines properly. I also used an R53 throttle body .. Shame i cant post a photo.

@m-smoothfpv

11 ай бұрын

Does it actually make much of a difference in power?

@derekholland9091

11 ай бұрын

@@m-smoothfpv It made a little more power top end of rev range .. i only done it because it made it look and sound nicer.

@Christian_Rutherford

5 ай бұрын

Very nice, id like to see i this, dm me through instagram instagram.com/christian_rutherford908/

Would you recommend this mod? As I’ll be doing the same and putting the r53 throttle body on too!

@kevinyamil

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking why he just didn't put a R53 throttle body and make more air flow in?

@Christian_Rutherford

5 ай бұрын

i wasnt sure if the throttle body would be accepted by the ecu in stock form

Did your standard cooper ecu still work or wat way u go about it

@Christian_Rutherford

5 ай бұрын

Yes it all works, may run a little richer though due to increased air flow

How much faster. Changing manifold

Where did the break booster pipe go from the breaks on the manifold as I got r50 doing the same as you

@Christian_Rutherford

19 күн бұрын

Hello, sorry I don't have any pictures but you just join the vacuums together with a T piece

@ashleybartram6935

19 күн бұрын

So join the all together with the pipes which gose on the nipple which is on the end mate

@Christian_Rutherford

19 күн бұрын

@@ashleybartram6935 yes, perfect

@ashleybartram6935

19 күн бұрын

@@Christian_Rutherford thanks mate perfect

Did it run alright after? No need for a tune?

@Christian_Rutherford

8 ай бұрын

yeah all good

Wher did you put the pcv filter pipe thanksdid you just blank the pcv

@Christian_Rutherford

6 күн бұрын

@@ashleybartram6935 I ended up installing a catch can

@ashleybartram6935

6 күн бұрын

Where did you pipe the oil cach tank up to mate as you got a in and out pipes on the cach can

Where could I get the adapter for the throttle body from thanks

@alexwilson3689

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be selling them soon as I saw this and decided to use it on my mini I cnc machine mine so it's perfect

@Kieranrura

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Wilson any news one when these will be for sale?

@alexwilson3689

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kieranrura hopeful in the next 2 months but due to covid 19 it's been hard to get the manufacturing process happen I will be making a Facebook for this product I will give you its info when it's done and on there it will have some more details on when to expect this to be ready and the different options we will be supplying

@lawlessr5053

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Wilson I’ll buy one of these are made

@alexwilson3689

4 жыл бұрын

@Stef Bredenhoff I have one made still waiting to get it fitted just to check space been difficult to get stuff done with the lockdown and plases being closed they will be up for sale by next month maybe before

Did this on mine. Tbh ur better off running the stock intake, u have no low end power, acceleration is shockingly bad (almost like it was a 1L) and it has a massive flat spot between 3k and 5k rpm where I can’t accelerate. Idk if I did something wrong but it also idled like a dog😂

@Christian_Rutherford

5 ай бұрын

Hi Ben, this wasnt the same as my experience, the car seems better in the higher rpms, also idles just fine, maybe you have an air leak?

Salut Jolie adaptateur tu peux m'envoyer 1 SAIT bien passé, ell6 donne mieux le métal et plus Jolie merci de nous appelons à prendre soin de nôtre mini . A bientôt jatten votre raisons amitié greg

How much $$$ you can sell me one same adapter ,??

@ChrisCox-mk1pu

Жыл бұрын

1320 sell them.....just got one last week, and they're around £50 !!😁

@Christian_Rutherford

5 ай бұрын

im not sure, i can get some quotes