Project Cooper
The Start of Something Fast: Tuning a MINI F56 Cooper 1.5L with Lohen Every great build starts with a vision—and a little excitement. We’re kicking off a brand-new tuning journey...
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Project Cooper
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Our 2017 Highlights
EVENTS AND SHOWS MINIS TAKE OVER In 2017, Lohen attended a couple of events within the MINI Calendar. One of the biggest of the year was the MINIs take over...
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Your Guide to Suspension Set-Up!
Your Guide to Suspension Set-Up When it comes to suspension upgrades & set-up, there is a variety of products and services from all over the world on offer from your...
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Lohen Dyno Day - April 2018
On the 14th April 2018, we hosted another of our Dyno days, and the competition once again heated up for the top spot on our Dyno Leader Board. A huge...
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Our Upcoming Events
Dates for the Diary 18th July - Charity Track Day at Curborough Curbrough is hosting a charity track day for Cancer Research UK on the 18th July and we are...
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New Safety Devices MINI R56 Roll Cage
While we have been offering a rear cage roll cage option for the R53 that can be adapted to fit the R56 MINI Hatch, there has never been a full...
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Common Gen 2 MINI Problems
The introduction of the turbo era in 2006 signalled a real change in direction for MINI’s forced-induction offerings and divided owners who originally had their feet firmly in the supercharged...
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Top 5 MINI Track Mods
Top 5 MINI Track Mods While this year’s track season is almost over, it’s the perfect time to get your MINI upgraded ready for next year. This blog will give...
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The Darton Project - MINI R56 Cooper S
One of the most common questions that we get asked, is ‘How do I make 300+ Bhp?’ and although this is not a ‘how to guide’, this project will certainly...
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Project B48
As more and more Generation 3 MINI owners are tuning their cars to create a capable hot hatch. The F series B48 engined MINI is now being tuned sufficiently to...
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Meet dory - Our F56 Cooper S!
The demonstrator fleet here at Lohen has grown a lot since the company started in 2004. Beginning with a Gen 1 Cooper S known as Trouble and Neo the R50, we...
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Power and Performance - N14 Crate Engine Build
If you read our Darton Project blog and were inspired but didn’t want to have a closed deck engine then this blog is probably better suited to you, as the...
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Jaws - Our Lone Shark
Last year, as we have for the past few years, we competed in the Time Attack championship with our race car Polar Bear. However, an unfortunate incident at Rockingham in...
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The Countryman JCW - Modifying an R60
While we see a wide range of MINI shapes and models, its quite rare that the R60 Countryman is modified, so when this customer bought his R60 JCW to us...
