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👋🏻 Hey! We are still inside, thank you for the ducky! See you on the route!

Yikes 😂 There’s definitely not enough information in this video for you to be able to determine that I don’t know how to drive. I don’t think we’re gonna agree on that subject. Maybe you could watch some of my newer content and see if you think I did any better? This one is pretty old. And if you still think I have “zero mechanical sympathy” and you find my content “cringy”, then you don’t have to watch it!

@@collinryser There is plenty, but as I've already alluded to, you don't know what you are looking for.

We’ll be in Bozeman the morning of the 18th and Missoula the morning of the 19th.

We will 👏🏻

Come to this one, it hasn’t started yet

It does, fortunately it passes inspection because it’s on the passenger side.

Are you on Instagram? Could you message me? May end up going this route, looks like a fun drive.

I wish I had been driving MINIs around that time instead of being in high school

That’s the plan 👏🏻

Thank you 🤙🏻 I really appreciate it

I think they’re gonna stay 😬 Now my other wheels can go on the Miata

It will be a great time 🤙🏻

MINI is offering free inspections at their dealers across the country in preparation for this event, you could potentially still get it done!

You absolutely should. I’ll take a manual over an auto every time.

Runflats are much better than they used to be and they have their place, but yes I do prefer non runflats.

Yeah, this was a while ago when I was working at a dealership and learning aftermarket stuff on my own time. Have a look at some of my more recent videos too, I have a coilover install from last year on my current track car.

@collinryser I'm just finishing the video. I agree on the lower spring rate on the rear. Most people are running 8kgf/mm for my car (370Z). But I ran the numbers, it's really supposed to be 5-6kgf/mm. Then fix body lean with antiroll bars. I'll be running 750lb/in(13.4kgf/mm) F and 275lb/in(4.92kgf/mm) R. The car has a nasty 0.65 motion ratio on the front. I was always wondering how people are running 18kgf/mm and still be fine. 😬

@@MyFaux The spring rates I chose are too soft. Very comfortable, but too soft. I plan to go to a 6k or 7k square setup when I get back to working on this car again. The handling is not controlled and the rear bottoms out at a reasonable ride height.

I have actually test fitted my 15s on an R56 and they fit with plenty of room.

@@collinryser was that with the Cooper S 294 discs?

@@davidque165 Yes, even my 15x7 wheels just barely clear them. I have tried both of my sets of wheels on both sets of brakes, the base R56 and the R56 S and they all clear.

Thank you 🙌🏻 You know it means a lot coming from you 👏🏻

Will do. I’ll definitely get it sorted.

I didn’t get back to that did I… essentially the smaller front sway bar allows more overall roll, and even though I do have more camber in the front, the added roll angle means more camber loss under load.

👏🏻 Thank you, I really appreciate it

You better do it 👉🏻

That’s alright, what matters is that I made it back in one piece 👌🏻

Oh wow. And your car is significantly faster than mine. What pads and discs are you using?

@@collinryser carbotech xp10s pads on front, with MTEC Discs MTEC1555 (Grooved Only) Rears can be anything you want all the stopping is done on the front.

@@thatmini Thank you sir

doing a r56s conversion to mine rn

There is a base R56 in Sundae Cup with me and he is currently in third for the season points

@@collinryser that’s awesome! I love the content keep posting vids

@@AkronJetFan Will do, thank you 👏🏻

I’ve actually tried a catalyst briefly, Garmin had a tent at RevUp last year and I got to demo one. Very cool tech, I just couldn’t get over how much visual space it took up in front of my windshield. If it was able to be mounted front and center of my dash instead I would probably think about getting one.

​@@collinryser 100% that's how I did it. I actually get pretty distracted by the screen, so I have it mounted way off to the side on the dash. The only thing on the windshield is the camera, which I hardwired.

Oh nice, ok. I guess I was remembering that the device also had the camera in it, or that the Garmin guys told me it had to be at the windshield for some reason. It was a very quick demo, I may have missed something. That’s good to know.

8k? Do you have a built and balanced motor? That’s a ton of revs for a W10. Mine gets really buzzy around 6,500 and I really feel bad pushing it past that.

@@collinryser lol my w10 has around 170k miles but I did spin a bearing on piston #1 so I replaced them and installed APR rod bolts. I also installed a cam from “catcam” and APR cam sprocket bolt, I installed larger injectors that are 267cc/min @ 3 bar too and a r53 cooper s throttle body. I treat my r50 like a Honda though banging gears whenever I get😅

@@minhtinnguyen594 That’s wild, I can’t believe you run that thing to 8k

Thank you 👏🏻 I have actually had the 6 speed in this car before. It would not be legal for the class either way, but also the 6 speed setup is about 50 pounds heavier than the 5 speed between the weight of the transmission itself plus the difference in the flywheel. Also, the gearing I have now works pretty well for Gingerman. The bottom of 3rd gear lands in the torque band to pull me through every corner and the most I ever have to stretch 3rd out is about 6,600rpm. The fastest point on the track coming into 11 puts me right at the top of 4th, so I’m only using two gears for that whole track.

@@collinryser You're welcome 😊 Well, if it isn't legal... I'm surpriced that the six speed is that much heavier! but good that the five speed suits the the track that well. Regarding weight, maybe you could explore that option a bit more. I understand that you didn't want to risk anything that weekend, but now that you have the power figure from the track rollers, you could explore that option safely, and still leave a healthy margin to put you nerves at ease. That tenth will definitely be gained by removing the extra weight you carried around! I'm looking forward to seeing your future videos, and I hope you continue to include the onboard footage - I for one would love to see even more. Good luck!

@@testacorsa150 There will be lots more 🤙🏻 I want to keep a healthy margin to be safe, but in the future I will get on the dyno as soon as I get to the track so that I can be more accurate with the weight. I am also planning to put a restrictor in to allow me to run less weight overall. And I still have the roof to swap.

👏🏻 Thank you, I’m hoping to be more competitive as I develop the car more.

Thank you 👏🏻

Thank you sir 👏🏻 Very jealous of your build as well

Thank you 👏🏻 And thank you for everything you do for me

@@collinryser sweetheart, you’re welcome. It is my great pleasure to get to support you.

Indeed 🤙🏻

Thank you! 👏🏻

👏🏻 Thank you sir. Still need to get you out there with me. That’s part of it.

I still have the 5 speed Getrag. With the smaller front sway bar and the amount of power this car makes, I don’t think an LSD would have much effect. I can put power down very early mid-corner. Aside from being expensive, I would never be able to take advantage of the GP2 brakes. My top speed around Gingerman is about 93mph and the stock brakes stop it very quickly. When I do my brake upgrade I will use mostly parts that I already have. I’m also not willing to go to a 17 inch wheel as the setup I have now is very lightweight and allows more poke with a lower ride height, plus the lower gearing.

@@collinryser thank you for the answer! Your experience with the sway bars is really interesting. Btw now you have 15 inch wheels, right? As far as I can see the non-racing wheels are 15 inch of the R81 style. So it means you are going to use the R56 calipers (brackets) from One/Cooper, not S?

@user-gj1gm6zr4b I’m not using factory wheels. They are 15x8 with a +25 offset. I have the ability to fit R56 Cooper S front calipers if I end up deciding to.

Thank you sir 🤙🏻 Good to see you have a TH-cam channel, I'll have to start watching.

@@collinryser Thank You! 🤝

It certainly seems that way