STAGE 1 KIT

[trotsky]

hi is it worth getting a stage 1 kit as it costs 180pound all in all, does it give it noticeable power increase and can you get old minis chipped as a friend said you cant, any comments would be much appreciated thanks.

[Dift]

Is it a 1275, or 998?

I have an old 998 mini 30 and started off with the stage 1 kit. I loved it, if set up on a rolling road properly. I took mine to MiniSport moons back, and they tuned mine. Unless its fuel injected you can 'chip it'.

Stage 1 is highly recommended by me!

[cambiker71]

Stage 1 kits are supposed to give quite a difference, but once it's fitted it will need setting up properly to make the best out of it, a rolling road session works best. As for the chip your friend is right, there are tuning kits for the later injection fuelled minis, but to be honest i have had no real experience with them.

[ccharlie6]

echo all the statements above about getting it setup correctly with a rolling road session.

once done the difference is night and day, i made my own stage one kit from various mini shows jumbles etc and was as follows

maniflow single box centre exit mild steel system
cooper freeflow manifold
oselli torquemaster manifold (£10 from autojumble)
K&N cone filter (£5 from a jumble)
lucas sports coil

all this setup on an RR gave a before and after of
Before: 34bhp 44lb/ft
After: 52bhp 64lb/ft and it was a hoot to drive

[FWDRacer]

A stage one Kit is the best investment you can make on a standard 998/1275cc motor to pep up the performance. Standard manifold (inlet & exhaust) is so restrictive.

Advocate what others have said - a rolling road session to optimise ignition and fuelling is a must.

[GTOBEN]

Also worth saying is that the stage 1 kit allows any further modifications you may have planned to work that much better.

[trotsky]

its a 1275 thanks a lot for the help