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w w w . u r b a n r a c<br />
r<br />
. c o . z a<br />
*It was the<br />
beginning of the end<br />
faster, more comfortable,<br />
easier to drive and just<br />
better…<br />
illegal speeds with<br />
absolutely the biggest<br />
smile smeared across your<br />
gob that you could ever<br />
imagine. I can tell you that<br />
the next morning and a<br />
brief trip to Killarney later – I<br />
had a new love, other than<br />
my wife. A MINI Cooper S<br />
has <strong>one</strong> of the best sorted<br />
chassis and suspensions<br />
you can imagine and<br />
having a wheel at each<br />
corner – you’re faced with<br />
a Go Kart. It is just a LOT<br />
Now – how, you may ask,<br />
can you improve on<br />
perfection? I’m not sure,<br />
but Shampie has, and here<br />
I will tell you how. About a<br />
month after buying his<br />
Cooper S, Shampie started<br />
improving on perfection.<br />
No custom is complete<br />
without some engine mods<br />
and it is always rewarding<br />
to know that yours is faster<br />
than the next. Among the<br />
mods are an Alta 15%<br />
pulley on the supercharger;<br />
a GIAC remap on the ECU<br />
and a custom air filter.<br />
These mods take care of<br />
improving the power,<br />
upping output to an<br />
impressive 119kW’s ATW –<br />
P A G E 1 9<br />
| U R B A N R A C R | O N L I N E I S S U E<br />
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