My MINI started out as a daily driver exploding from my love of the Austin Minis ever since I was little. After missing my chance to own an R53 Supercharged GP, I decided to turn my attention to the R56 Turbo engine... and I don't think I could ever go back. My car has a Stage 4 Hybrid turbo setup, going through stock internals, 3" Turboback exhaust that I wrapped and ceramic coated, NM Engineering Intake and Hard pipe boost tubes, Helix13 Step Intercooler, Alta Short Throw shifter, M7 vortex scoop. Suspension consists of Alta's 19mm 3 way adjustable swaybar with NM Endlinks front and rear, Custom Koni Coilovers with TCKlein valving and MINI Challenge Spring rates on linear springs, TSW Rear adjustable control arms and Vorshlag Camber Plates, BSH protective pieces keep blow-by in check, while the Clutch and flywheel from a JCW as well as MAP and MAF sensors handle the flow and PSI the K03/04 turbo puts out, all held in by the recently released Forge BOV/Recirc. All these are tuned in through Alta/Perrin/Cobb performance's AccessPORT tuner, with tuning done by Jeff at Alta/Perrin Performance, Jan from Revolution Mini Works (RMW), and the man who made it all possible Eric Savage from Helix13. Exterior and Interior is accented by Lyle's Vinyl Styles pieces, a Custom lower grill by Eric Savage, and gauge cluster overlays by Lyle as well. Special thanks goes out to Waylen at WayMotorWorks. And of course you can't forget the brakes needed to stop this FWD Lightweight power monster, TSW slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads in front and in back are stock rotors with Ferodo DS2500 pads, running Helix SS Brake lines all around and ATE SuperBlue fluid at it's heart. Summer 215/45-17 Yokahama Advan AD08s around 17x7 Team Dynamic wheels keep all this power to the ground with the help of the factory LSD in the transmission. All wrenching was done by myself and my friend Brian Menda in my garage, his driveway, or at Helix's Shop in Manayunk Pa through the kindness of Eric Savage.

But all these performance pieces don't take away from the creature comforts, my car also has the Nav system, heated seats, CG Lock to hold you in your seat, Hi-Fi sound system, and panoramic moon roof. The BlueBomber is more than comfortable around town and on highway trips (usually 4 hours or longer), and also doubles as track day glory with it's neutral handling and easy to modulate tail end. and with Minimal pieces in terms of body flair and scoops, this car remains not only an M3 killer (stock E46 M3s lose in highway battles as well as drag strips, but a Stage2 E46 M3 can keep nose to nose with my car, or is if vice versa   ) but also a relative sleeper in terms of looks.