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> 30-70mph 3rd gear times
From air-filters to exhausts and all in between, discuss them here
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Nov 28th, 2007, 09:09 PM
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Offline | yeah put sat nav on too, so it not 70mph, it 68.9999 or 69.2365mph, all i know is i need to concentrate as things start to really move 3rd, 4th gear. |
 
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Nov 29th, 2007, 06:17 AM
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Offline | Well.... the best average I can get is around 5 seconds... I would never drive the car from 30 in 3rd... that's WAAAAY too low in the RPM band.. so basically from 45 mph my tires light up... I need sticky tires... I have very hard tires on there LOL ho hum... as soon as I get the cash... I'll get me some proper tires... for now I stick with my 70-110 |
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Nov 29th, 2007, 04:34 PM
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Offline   | Very nice! Dont suppose that started out as an SPI power excel did it? Do you have any close of the top of the engine pics? or is there things to be given away  Looks seriously good though!  |
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Nov 29th, 2007, 04:40 PM
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Offline | Its better in the flesh, what parts of yours did we have on the Mega Mini at Pomona?? Slicks 11.77@115.92mph Street tyres 12.162 @ 119.02 It's not how much you spend but how well you spend it |
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Nov 29th, 2007, 04:44 PM
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Offline | thanks it did infact... I worked with Hubie for about two years or so... building MINIs, even the MINI USA car (now the furball car)... from day one with my car it was a modified kit cause I knew where I wanted to be in the end... so we built it that way... the FMIC is the last thing I did... a year ago now... there's nothing to give away... what I did isnt' magic... LOL air filter.... nope... Air horns yep! LOL from a F355 WOO!!   Last edited by MINIAC : Nov 29th, 2007 at 06:38 PM. Reason: Make images clickable thumbnails |
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Nov 29th, 2007, 04:54 PM
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Offline | I forget now... but that charge pip with the weld spot for one... I think where accually quite a few parts... like my turbo or something... I dont remember anymore... LOL only pre FMIC so in at 400 BHP which I now run 450 + it stars DOMINICMINICOOPERS... cuase he was tired of the silly folks in the USA thinking you can drive a MINI with 300 + hp since it's FWD LOL....note: when I pass the yellow MINI he is full throttle... that's the diff between 300 and 400 LOL... he's parked! I had stripes back then too LOL... I am planning to get some more video... but I dont have a video camera right now... however I do some work with a studio that has plenty of equipment... so that should be fun when I get some time now I have this!  ok enough of that... back on topic... Last edited by MINIAC : Nov 29th, 2007 at 10:05 PM. |
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Nov 29th, 2007, 08:41 PM
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Offline | Wow! I've had that video for ages! Its what got me talking to a few of you guys on NAM especially Trickle about the turbo installs and why the kits arent really as bolt on as they seem. Does it ever worry you having no crash beam? One Man, One Project......find out what happens next at MINIProject.co.uk For MINIs in the south it can only be South Coast New MINI Club Last edited by MINIAC : Nov 29th, 2007 at 10:06 PM. Reason: fix quote |
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Nov 29th, 2007, 08:50 PM
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Offline | it's only a crash beam if you are crashing...  heh... but no... there is the same amount of metal there now... prolly more... it's just in the form of an intercooler now...  honestly mine was pretty straight forward... Trickle had some issues cause of the kit he chose... not to point fingers... just that they are not all created equal... and he has delt with some more serious issues... due to many things... where as I have had none... |
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Nov 29th, 2007, 10:51 PM
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Offline | Yes they both are... yeah.. it's funny... you could get your self in trouble real quick if you are not carful... but that was taken in AZ... and well... yeah ... DESERT! LOL |
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Dec 2nd, 2007, 03:44 PM
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Offline | well I went out again... this time during the day so the road was warm... LOL... and I also heated up my tires.... I was pretty constantly able to repeat with in .02 ish of.... are you ready for this.... 4.62 seconds!!! there was still some tire spin issues but ohhh man!!... the best time I ran was 4.35... but I don't want to be greedy so I didn't use it in the average.... it's so funny what a lil traction will do...... I really need to get a video camera... I think there is more in it... I still want to get some proper rubber on this car I think I can get consistently in the low 4s so you buy that plane ticket yet Paul? EDIT: also I run 215/35/18s with the 04 longer GB Last edited by Tüls : Dec 2nd, 2007 at 04:55 PM. |
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Dec 2nd, 2007, 04:20 PM
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Offline | Nice one Tuls I knew it was there somewhere, I was so looking forward to seeing you and Stoopid and abusing parts of your engine again  Slicks 11.77@115.92mph Street tyres 12.162 @ 119.02 It's not how much you spend but how well you spend it |
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