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I was considering getting a 2006 mini S JCW and staying in D-Stock next year but this tire wear is realllllllyyyyy bad with no camber. I knew it would be bad, and I am not smooth so I'm extra hard on the tires, but seriously really bad.

STX says this about the mini, mine is a 2005, does this mean I can slap on a jcw engine kit and run STX ? I believe 04-05 dealer installed is what will cover me, STX already allows any spring/shock I believe so it has to be talking about the engine kit, if I'm understanding that right, that's a whole lot cheaper than finding a 06 JCW, the parts are not hard to find now that there's a bunch of aftermarket heads that are a lot better.

MINI
Cooper (non-S) (2014-15)
Cooper S & Cooper S JCW (incl.
2004-05 dealer-installed)

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2008 135i
2005 mini S
1999 540i aka valdez

In order to have the JCW engine, you'd have to have *everything* that makes a JCW different from a Cooper S that is not a replaceable item per the rules for STX. If this http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/mini-cooper-s-john-cooper-works-first-drive-review article is correct, it's just the head/ecu/supercharger and underdrive pulley, so you may be correct. - AB

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'14 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 4WD
Super Westerfield Bros - '93 Integra - LeChump Du Jour
STX 93 - Scion FR-S

I just happen to have a complete JCW engine minus head in the garage now. looks like heads are 500-700 $

But still probably picking up a 2006 factory JCW, we will see STX looks like it's pretty expensive to run in

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2008 135i
2005 mini S
1999 540i aka valdez

did maths on finding a 6 and converting and it was always cheaper to find a 2006 factory jcw rare as they are

got this one yesterday, now what to do with this half jcw engine in my garage

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2008 135i
2005 mini S
1999 540i aka valdez