Mini Tuning Tips and Modifications

Maximise your Mini driving pleasure

Mini car tuning tips and advice. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Mini from small engined family cars like the classic mini to large engine hot hatches with the John Cooper Works conversion and the Cooper S.

With the success of the Italian Job movies both modern and classic Mini have a passionate following of dedicated enthusiasts. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire. Please join the forum for model specific questions and answers and to meet other owners and see what modifications they have done.

TorqueCars started providing Mini performance tips, car styling and car modification help and advice back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of cars including many Mini owners including the new Clubman and coupe. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest.

Our Mini tuning articles and styling tips and features are constantly being updated and refined so to keep up to date with what is hot in the tuning world and for the most recent Mini performance, styling and modification advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Mini forums and swap performance ideas with like minded Mini owners in the performance forums.

If you have a Mini project underway we would love to hear about it, the Gallery section in the forum contains some interesting projects. Scroll down the page to see our latest tuning articles for your Mini.

Cooper Tuning

We look into Cooper tuning and point out the optimum upgrades. MINI Coopers offer good returns when tuned and with the right tuning modifications you can noticeably increase your driving experience.


Mini Coupe Tuning

We consider Coupe tuning and report on the greatest modifications for your car. MINI Coupes make a good tuning project and with the optimum tuning parts you can certainly maximise your driving experience.


Countryman Tuning

We look into Countryman tuning and provide tips on the greatest upgrades. MINI Countrymans offer good returns when tuned and with a few sensible performance modifications you can dramatically increase your driving opportunities.


Tritec Engine Tuning

We look into Tritec tuning and provide tips on the best mods that work. Mini Tritec are good project engines and with the optimum sports parts like ECU maps, turbo improvements and camshafts you will definitely maximize your driving fun.




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