30-70mph 3rd gear times

[Loui]

Quote: Originally Posted by 1320autos (original)

They should be alright in 3rd gear Loui I know ours are, and they sound like a turbo at the top end of 1st gear.

I branded them as ditch finders on my cooper when i had them on my 18"s

[cooper_sport]

I agree the Nankangs are not the best tyre when it comes to damp/wet roads but they are very predictable when they do start to slide. I've had no problems in the dry and found them very good for the price I paid.

Before I got the Nankangs I did have Toyo's, avon's and goodyears all of which are great in the wet but then they do cost more and don't last as long. I decided to try the Nankangs as I was feed up with the cost of replaceing the tyres each year so wanted something a bit more hard wearing and cheaper.

[MINI-Morgan]

Still on my first set of Nankangs a whole year and 25K miles later. They seem to last really well Wet grip isnt amazing but is prodictable so you can plan and slide about to your hearts content. But in the dry as I found at Castle Combe they just stick to the road

[adamos o3,cooper s]

been hitting 70mph on the speedo, so not super accurate in second gear regularly . thought everyone did!

[BigShow]

The older spec gearbox like mine does easily hit 70 in 2nd on the speedo but its not accurate as I found out when I strapped the gps gear on.

[adamos o3,cooper s]

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.

[Tüls]

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

ho hum...

as soon as I get the cash... I'll get me some proper tires...

for now I stick with my 70-110

[Paul@1320]

Quote: Originally Posted by adamos o3,cooper s (original)

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.

Dont forget that this test is in 3rd gear

[lucachiarelli]

@ Tuls. Have you got any pictures of your car? If thats your car in your avatar it looks really good.

[Tüls]

Quote: Originally Posted by lucachiarelli (original)

@ Tuls. Have you got any pictures of your car? If thats your car in your avatar it looks really good.

Avatar and Sig... and thanks!

[lucachiarelli]

That is gorgeous. Very impressed with your car. Well done mate!!!

[MINI-Morgan]

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!

[Paul@1320]

Its better in the flesh, what parts of yours did we have on the Mega Mini at Pomona??

[Tüls]

Quote: Originally Posted by lucachiarelli (original)

That is gorgeous. Very impressed with your car. Well done mate!!!

thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by MINI-Morgan (original)

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!

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...

air filter.... nope... Air horns yep! from a F355 WOO!!

[lucachiarelli]

Got any videos of this monster in action?