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St00ge · Jun 10th, 2006, 04:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by obehave

At the expense of more heat.

I was only joking about the 19%, i'm just trying to push three different people to getting pullies done

josh is one of them, and i want him to get a 19%, cos the others want 15%s

greyghost2004 · Jun 10th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by A13EX F Cooper S

dastek do a front mount kit it uses a carbon attachment to the standard pipes on top of the engine which connect to a front mount.

from what i can tell it's not got air con.

topmounts are designed to reduce the pipework and reduce lag, if you have ever driven a mini hard and then pulle dover and felt the intercooler they are rarely very warm that is because of the position of the scoop a lot of air is forced into it.

I did look at a front mount project myself and gave up it looked way too difficult....
I was going to make new pipes out of the supercharger to leave the space on top of the engine for ram effect air pipes to a sealed air filter box.

the one you refer to with the carbon fiber tubes sounds like the one that Randy Webb was selling.The problem with that one was that the end pieces that are clamped to the cast " horns " on the engine would eventually get brittle from all the flexing and finaly crack then begin to leak. There is one guy here in the states that is still trying to run that system but having a tough time. His last outing at Vegas Motor Speedway lasted a lap before he had to pull off the track and replace it with the stock one. Apparently it did look spectacular while it was on.

mark

COOPER S KID · Jun 10th, 2006, 10:14 AM

19 % .....mmmmmmm that would be nice !!

St00ge · Jun 10th, 2006, 11:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by COOPER S KID

19 % .....mmmmmmm that would be nice !!

time to get your car flying!!

BTW josh, which area do you live in? You still on P-plates?

Baker · Jun 11th, 2006, 01:42 AM

Personally I wouldn't be too keen (as I've told Josh off-forums) in sticking a 19% on his car... he has one of the very early Cooper S's (i.e. the first "revision" of the chargers).

COOPER S KID · Jun 13th, 2006, 04:11 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by St00ge

time to get your car flying!!

BTW josh, which area do you live in? You still on P-plates?

hey mate ! i live in doncaster ! i was on my p plates until about 6 months ago i shouldnt have been but i lost my license and got caught speeding and other stupid stuff when i was younger !

COOPER S KID · Jun 13th, 2006, 04:19 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Baker

Personally I wouldn't be too keen (as I've told Josh off-forums) in sticking a 19% on his car... he has one of the very early Cooper S's (i.e. the first "revision" of the chargers).

i have been thinking about this to kev ! and i am just gonna do it ! and if somthing blows or breaks i will worry about it then , im not gonna be driving the car all that much anymore and not that hard either so it should be good !!

St00ge · Jun 13th, 2006, 08:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by COOPER S KID

hey mate ! i live in doncaster ! i was on my p plates until about 6 months ago i shouldnt have been but i lost my license and got caught speeding and other stupid stuff when i was younger !

mate you sound a lot like me!

I live in lower Templestowe, and i've seen your car parked a few times outside a house near carluccis etc (templestowe shopping centre i think). That's when I first saw it. I was driving with my mate and he said "that's what your car should look like."

Seriously you should come when we catch up for spins with Dan, Micky, Kev, Marty, etc (not clubMINI runs, just catchups for coffee etc).

BTW, i like that attitude about the 19%. ( i can almost guarentee it won't blow up, especially if you don't drive it that hard). Although i've taken that attitude to the extreme a bit, cos mine hasn't been what you'd call perfect

.

n00b · Jun 13th, 2006, 12:27 PM

A better attitude would be, just bl00dy do it first and if it blows up, replace it with something bigger

all parts will fail over time....it's only a matter of when lol. It's not like the SC will become the next Mir space station.

St00ge · Jun 13th, 2006, 03:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by n00b

A better attitude would be, just bl00dy do it first and if it blows up, replace it with something bigger

all parts will fail over time....it's only a matter of when lol. It's not like the SC will become the next Mir space station.

Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But in our case of SCs, if it blows up, replace it with something smaller

Anyways, i think Josh hasn't exactly held back on his MCS. Why start now?

COOPER S KID · Jun 14th, 2006, 02:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by n00b

A better attitude would be, just bl00dy do it first and if it blows up, replace it with something bigger

all parts will fail over time....it's only a matter of when lol. It's not like the SC will become the next Mir space station.

your the man ......................

COOPER S KID · Jun 14th, 2006, 02:22 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by St00ge

Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But in our case of SCs, if it blows up, replace it with something smaller

Anyways, i think Josh hasn't exactly held back on his MCS. Why start now?

this is also true which brings me to my next point roof mounted gauges .??????

sorry about the pic...

n00b · Jun 14th, 2006, 03:03 AM

I wouldn't do it, it's probably just as unique if you moulded a new dash top in carbon fibre or just plain old fibreglass (painted in some sort of colour...I dunno) and with the gauge pods integrated there?

Yeah like taking your eyes off the road just to glance the gauges up there

COOPER S KID · Jun 14th, 2006, 07:57 AM

i also thought about moulding the dash like you said i reckon that looks awesome to ! but it has been done a few to many times for my liking ! well see what happens just pondering the thought for now .................
im not to worried about taking my eyes of the road for a sec, we all do it, some just not to look at gauges instead to change the radio or adjust the heater. if it was a really fast car where i needed heaps of concentration then i agree 100% that the gauges are in the wrong spot

josh ..........

St00ge · Jun 14th, 2006, 12:50 PM

COOPER S KID · Jun 15th, 2006, 12:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by St00ge

THATS MAD !!!!

COOPER S KID · Jun 15th, 2006, 12:53 AM

i like the moulded look of these gauges ! its similar to the moulded look nOOb was talking about !!

Baker · Jun 15th, 2006, 02:10 AM

You saw in Aussie banter what I suggested to ya?

St00ge · Jun 15th, 2006, 04:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by COOPER S KID

THATS MAD !!!!

Thought you'd like em

n00b · Jun 15th, 2006, 05:28 AM

I'd say mould it on the dash not somewhere there's an airbag lurking about...the last thing you wanna have in an accident is a few metal objects (gauges) flying straight into your face at 2-300km/h!

Jun 10th, 2006, 04:53 AM	#21
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by obehave At the expense of more heat. I was only joking about the 19%, i'm just trying to push three different people to getting pullies done josh is one of them, and i want him to get a 19%, cos the others want 15%s Black MCS

Jun 10th, 2006, 11:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by COOPER S KID 19 % .....mmmmmmm that would be nice !! time to get your car flying!! BTW josh, which area do you live in? You still on P-plates? Black MCS

Jun 13th, 2006, 08:01 AM	#28 (permalink)
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by COOPER S KID hey mate ! i live in doncaster ! i was on my p plates until about 6 months ago i shouldnt have been but i lost my license and got caught speeding and other stupid stuff when i was younger ! mate you sound a lot like me! I live in lower Templestowe, and i've seen your car parked a few times outside a house near carluccis etc (templestowe shopping centre i think). That's when I first saw it. I was driving with my mate and he said "that's what your car should look like." Seriously you should come when we catch up for spins with Dan, Micky, Kev, Marty, etc (not clubMINI runs, just catchups for coffee etc). BTW, i like that attitude about the 19%. ( i can almost guarentee it won't blow up, especially if you don't drive it that hard). Although i've taken that attitude to the extreme a bit, cos mine hasn't been what you'd call perfect . Black MCS

Jun 13th, 2006, 03:37 PM	#30 (permalink)
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by n00b A better attitude would be, just bl00dy do it first and if it blows up, replace it with something bigger all parts will fail over time....it's only a matter of when lol. It's not like the SC will become the next Mir space station. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But in our case of SCs, if it blows up, replace it with something smaller Anyways, i think Josh hasn't exactly held back on his MCS. Why start now? Black MCS

Jun 14th, 2006, 12:50 PM	#35 (permalink)
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Jun 10th, 2006, 07:14 AM	#22 (permalink)
greyghost2004 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Local Time: 02:29 PM Posts: 95 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by A13EX F Cooper S dastek do a front mount kit it uses a carbon attachment to the standard pipes on top of the engine which connect to a front mount. from what i can tell it's not got air con. topmounts are designed to reduce the pipework and reduce lag, if you have ever driven a mini hard and then pulle dover and felt the intercooler they are rarely very warm that is because of the position of the scoop a lot of air is forced into it. I did look at a front mount project myself and gave up it looked way too difficult.... I was going to make new pipes out of the supercharger to leave the space on top of the engine for ram effect air pipes to a sealed air filter box. the one you refer to with the carbon fiber tubes sounds like the one that Randy Webb was selling.The problem with that one was that the end pieces that are clamped to the cast " horns " on the engine would eventually get brittle from all the flexing and finaly crack then begin to leak. There is one guy here in the states that is still trying to run that system but having a tough time. His last outing at Vegas Motor Speedway lasted a lap before he had to pull off the track and replace it with the stock one. Apparently it did look spectacular while it was on. mark

Jun 10th, 2006, 10:14 AM	#23 (permalink)
COOPER S KID "Dare to be different" Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 135 Offline	19 % .....mmmmmmm that would be nice !!

Jun 11th, 2006, 01:42 AM	#25 (permalink)
Baker Being normal is not fun! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, Australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 4,115 Offline	Personally I wouldn't be too keen (as I've told Josh off-forums) in sticking a 19% on his car... he has one of the very early Cooper S's (i.e. the first "revision" of the chargers).

Jun 13th, 2006, 04:11 AM	#26 (permalink)
COOPER S KID "Dare to be different" Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 135 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by St00ge time to get your car flying!! BTW josh, which area do you live in? You still on P-plates? hey mate ! i live in doncaster ! i was on my p plates until about 6 months ago i shouldnt have been but i lost my license and got caught speeding and other stupid stuff when i was younger !

Jun 13th, 2006, 04:19 AM	#27 (permalink)
COOPER S KID "Dare to be different" Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 135 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Baker Personally I wouldn't be too keen (as I've told Josh off-forums) in sticking a 19% on his car... he has one of the very early Cooper S's (i.e. the first "revision" of the chargers). i have been thinking about this to kev ! and i am just gonna do it ! and if somthing blows or breaks i will worry about it then , im not gonna be driving the car all that much anymore and not that hard either so it should be good !!

Jun 13th, 2006, 12:27 PM	#29 (permalink)
n00b Twincharge??? My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,283 Offline	A better attitude would be, just bl00dy do it first and if it blows up, replace it with something bigger all parts will fail over time....it's only a matter of when lol. It's not like the SC will become the next Mir space station.

Jun 14th, 2006, 02:03 AM	#31 (permalink)
COOPER S KID "Dare to be different" Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 135 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by n00b A better attitude would be, just bl00dy do it first and if it blows up, replace it with something bigger all parts will fail over time....it's only a matter of when lol. It's not like the SC will become the next Mir space station. your the man ......................

Jun 14th, 2006, 03:03 AM	#33 (permalink)
n00b Twincharge??? My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,283 Offline	I wouldn't do it, it's probably just as unique if you moulded a new dash top in carbon fibre or just plain old fibreglass (painted in some sort of colour...I dunno) and with the gauge pods integrated there? Yeah like taking your eyes off the road just to glance the gauges up there

Jun 14th, 2006, 07:57 AM	#34 (permalink)
COOPER S KID "Dare to be different" Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 135 Offline	i also thought about moulding the dash like you said i reckon that looks awesome to ! but it has been done a few to many times for my liking ! well see what happens just pondering the thought for now ................. im not to worried about taking my eyes of the road for a sec, we all do it, some just not to look at gauges instead to change the radio or adjust the heater. if it was a really fast car where i needed heaps of concentration then i agree 100% that the gauges are in the wrong spot josh ..........

Jun 15th, 2006, 12:47 AM	#36 (permalink)
COOPER S KID "Dare to be different" Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 135 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by St00ge THATS MAD !!!!

Jun 15th, 2006, 12:53 AM	#37 (permalink)
COOPER S KID "Dare to be different" Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 135 Offline	i like the moulded look of these gauges ! its similar to the moulded look nOOb was talking about !! Attached Thumbnails

Jun 15th, 2006, 02:10 AM	#38 (permalink)
Baker Being normal is not fun! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, Australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 4,115 Offline	You saw in Aussie banter what I suggested to ya?

Jun 15th, 2006, 04:26 AM	#39 (permalink)
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,835 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by COOPER S KID THATS MAD !!!! Thought you'd like em Black MCS

Jun 15th, 2006, 05:28 AM	#40 (permalink)
n00b Twincharge??? My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,283 Offline	I'd say mould it on the dash not somewhere there's an airbag lurking about...the last thing you wanna have in an accident is a few metal objects (gauges) flying straight into your face at 2-300km/h!

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