I recalled seeing CHIP Express advertised in my back copies of CAR Magazine, and after reading the FAQs and seeing comments from very satisfied customers decided to invest.
MINI COOPER CHIP TUNING MANUAL
While the 143PS power of this R60 series was quite satisfactory, and if pushed went like a little rocket in sport auto and semi manual mode, I wanted more power and torque through the gears, and more top end speed. 2.0 SD 143 said: I’m the owner of a 5 year old, Mini Countryman Cooper SD here in Taiwan. 4 seconds quicker…amazing.Andy from Taichung, Taiwan with a Mini 2nd Gen. The video below gives you an indication of the difference you can expect from a tuning chip, which as you can see has a huge impact on starting acceleration and also overall speed, with the chipped car getting across the line. See all Mini Cooper Compatible Tuning Chips Are they worth the money? Absolutely, these are simply the most cost effective, easy and reliable ways of increasing performance and economy on your car. Prices start at around £129 for a RaceChip and go up to around £399, significantly cheaper than many ECU remaps and giving you the flexibility to remove at any time, should you need to. Again you’ll get a more accurate reading for the RaceChip for the Mini Cooper once you’ve entered your car details. This is a similar story to the power increase, it will vary from car to car, but as a guide, we get around 6MPG more on average on our Audi A5. But as a guide you can expect around a 20% power increase by simply installing a tuning box. To get the exact power increase for your Mini Cooper model variant just use the button below and enter your car details. Power increases vary based on many factors, Diesel tuning kits often outperform petrol tuning kits, but again this will vary from car to car. Check the options, prices and compatibility by using the button above or below. Each varies in what it delivers and the price.
MINI COOPER CHIP TUNING PRO
For example, for our Audi A5 there’s 3 different tuning boxes available, the RaceChip one, the RaceChip Pro 2 and the RaceChip ultimate. RaceChip produce a range of different chips to suit all cars. See all Mini Cooper Compatible Tuning Chips RaceChips that fit the Mini Cooper At iComparedIt we recommend RaceChip, and use them on our company cars. Don’t be tricked into buying a cheap box from eBay. Choosing a Tuning Box BrandĪs mentioned above, it’s vital you choose a good supplier for your chip, if you want to ensure the long term reliability and performance of your Mini Cooper. Trusted tuning box suppliers will have built custom maps specifically to suit your Mini Cooper engine, whether its TDI tuning or petrol tuning boxes they will have built it and tested it on your car. Brands like RaceChip have been around for years and are leaders in the market for a very good reason, they work and are totally reliable. However that comes with a strong BUT, and that is you must choose a decent brand for your chip. Getting a good quality chip delivers the same level of power and MPG increase as an ECU remap and gives you complete flexibility to remove the chip if required. Our preference at iComparedIt, is always a chip, they’re really simple to fit and remove for instant power and economy.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
MINI COOPER CHIP TUNING FULL
The first step to increasing performance and economy on your Mini is to decide if you want to go down the route of a plug-in style chip or to get a full ECU remap. When tuning your car there are several potential avenues to explore, from ECU remaps to plugin race chips, we’ll explain these to you and also help you understand the sort of performance and BHP increase you can expect to get from your Mini Cooper.
Here we’ll help you decide on the best tuning kit to boost the performance and economy of your Mini Cooper.
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