In the last generation of the Mini, the John Cooper Works ... a new supercharger with a smaller drive pulley, and a free-flowing exhaust system. The sum of the parts was a 37-hp bump to an even ...

The first-generation BMW-made Mini Cooper S has a fatal ... the shortest car for sale in the U.S. Making matters worse, Cooper S models added an Eaton supercharger to the front of the engine ...

The adage that how fast you want to go depends on how much you're willing to spend certainly applies to the John Cooper Works (JCW) tuning kit for the MINI Cooper S. The late John Cooper is the ...

Where the R53 Mini Cooper S gets most interesting is under the scooped bonnet. The addition of an Eaton supercharger and ... readily available second-hand parts. Inside, expect some wear and ...

This car is a blast to drive. Supercharger, great power, unique and not a Korean copy it is a sweet auto! I recently purchased a 2002 Mini Cooper S standard with low mileage (believe it or not ...

I’m currently rebuilding an R53 Mini Cooper S. It’s getting an aftermarket ... iron-block unit that can take a beating. A simple supercharger pulley upgrade will boost power from 163 hp ...

a John Cooper Works upgrade kit is available in the United States for the MINI Cooper S model. The performance package extracts addition boost from the Cooper S' supercharger in order to generate 200 ...

Thus, it seems fitting that Cooper's son—John Michael Cooper, who goes by Mike—was handed the job of enhancing the driver-entertainment index of the latter-day Mini. The key to Mike Cooper's ...