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Mar 11th, 2004, 03:12 PM
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Offline | Cooper S Carbon Fibre Scoop Has anyone got any pictures of a Elecric Blue Cooper S with a carbon fibre hood scoop?? I have been toying with the idea of getting one for my new S due in just over 5 weeks, but am unsure what it'll be like! I am having the arches and under plastics color coded, and like the idea of the hood scoop standing out, so my car will be VERY rare. I also like the look of the chrome scoop, but I'd like to see the CF one also! Any photo's or even photo shop look-a-likes would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance. Kaz  (  ) K A Z M I R E |
 
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Mar 11th, 2004, 03:34 PM
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Offline   | True.....I want a CF scoop for mine. There was one that was sold on EBay for 51 quid!!! Bargain!!! Think Lee Bradshaw picked it up! Git!! Beat me by about 30 seconds!! I might get the scoop ram from AMD Technik...not sure.....!  210bhp JCW MINI Cooper S (S950) |
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Mar 12th, 2004, 09:11 AM
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Offline | Think its AMD.....its one of these tuning companies....anyway....its a thing that I think sticks on the scoop...but not sure. It might be a whole unit. If only they did it in CF!!! Here we are....sorry, its BBR... 210bhp JCW MINI Cooper S (S950) |
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Mar 12th, 2004, 11:05 AM
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Offline | LOL....simply no logic!! lol!! No, I dont have it yet but it arrives on monday. Wooooo hooo.....is it easy to fit?? Does your dealer know about it and do you remove it when you go back to the dealer?!I am looking forward to it. With the sound of that and the sound of the manifold should be sweet!! 210bhp JCW MINI Cooper S (S950) |
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Mar 12th, 2004, 11:54 AM
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Offline | What's a BMP intake? Is it like a pipercross filter? I have a pipercross on my Cooper, and it sounds lovely!! Really want to get a induction kit for the S too! How much do they cost, and does it affect insurance??Any pics? Kaz ( ) K A Z M I R E |
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Mar 12th, 2004, 01:17 PM
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Offline | Well in answer to your quibbles: BMP is a cold air intake system so they say. It is more like a sheilded air filter (that keeps the air cooler) but it looks cool. See pic below. Price: I bought a BMP from the states and paid £117 (inc tax and delivery). Now is a good time with the pound so strong against the dollar. Affects: Well they claim to increase your bhp by 12bhp which I dont believe. Possibly 5bhp. They make the car sound fab though. This could affect your insurance and WILL affect your warranty. Thats if you tell them! (either) As Wigley said it is easy to remove in the case of the car going in to the dealers!  Here is the pic..... (Your new S deserves one!!) 210bhp JCW MINI Cooper S (S950) |
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The downside of removing it a lot is that the nice shiny stainless steel becomes a fine collection of smudges and fingerprints 
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Mar 12th, 2004, 01:48 PM
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Offline | Hmmm....clean it my man!!! I have some great chrome/aluminium cleaner I use for my exhast....should do the trick!! I dont think I will be removing it that often....at least i hope not <touches wood>....certainly not for "winter" anyway!! hehehehe 210bhp JCW MINI Cooper S (S950) |
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Mar 12th, 2004, 04:06 PM
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Offline | Jones, Looks awesome! I told my dealer about the induction kit on the cooper, and he said as long as they don't get to see it, they'll never know, and it won't affect anything! It takes 10mins to take off the Cooper, and imaging it's about the same on the S! I'll have to give the insurance company a ring to see how much it would be different if I add one of those!! Did it affect your insurance Jones? (did u tell them? )I use autosol on all my chrome bits on the cooper, so that should do the trick on the shielding!? There is a downside to having an induction kit fitted tho.... it sounds so damned nice, you always have your foot down, and fuel economy suffers badly!!!  Did a trip in the cooper the other day, 50miles, motorway and dual carriage way with roundabouts and then some A and B roads.... 26mpg!!! Dread to think what that'd be once I get the S!!??  Kaz ( ) K A Z M I R E |
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