BMW's recall of fuel pumps on 130,000 turbo-powered vehicles left some Mini owners scratching their heads – since they've had the same kind of failure on their BMW-designed Cooper S models since 2007.

Every car lover wants to bolt in a real toad-strangler of a fuel pump. And while the reasons may vary—you want to upgrade your weak stocker, you’re planning engine upgrades, you’re going racing, you ...