Community Status Updates

inim_repooc

in that case, I'll stick the valvoline in again then :)
Jan 15 2016 07:25 AM

Steve220

2 miles is an easy walk. If you're doing short journeys then make sure you take it for a long drive me on the weekend and make sure you get the engine HOT.
Jan 15 2016 09:57 AM

inim_repooc

2 miles is an easy walk, not so much when taking 2 guitars, a 2000W concert amp, a multicore and a mixing desk about with you! haha, I took it for a good run today, covered about 30 miles - such a nice day with the sun showing its self!
Jan 15 2016 10:22 PM

Steve220

I got rid of mine. I take the risk that the vent will fill with leaves etc. But I only drive it when its bone dry anyway.
Jan 06 2016 09:18 PM

inim_repooc

Thanks for the input guys, funnily enough the reason I was asking was due to steamy windows! The vent seems to work perfectly well, but as I said when I have the heater on the airflow is reduced and the sound of the fan changes like it is working harder if I shut the vent in the car - on a side note, if the heater is running with the vent open no air cones out of the vent... Might video it tomorrow as to better demonstrate! :) also, I picked up some rain x the other day... H...
Jan 06 2016 10:11 PM

jaydee

Buy a couple of cheap dry box' and put them in the rear bins
Jan 07 2016 11:30 AM

Stevie W

Merry Christmas to you too :)
Dec 24 2015 09:01 PM

Steve220

Good god! And I thought £7 a pack was steep!
Dec 13 2015 10:04 PM

inim_repooc

Jesus! how often do you have to change them??
Dec 13 2015 11:19 PM

CityEPete

Thankfully not often, ten years probably the maximum but as its such a large acoustic instrument the strings make much more difference than even an acoustic guitar as there are many more types of string, real gut orchestral strings are £100.....EACH!
Dec 14 2015 06:14 PM

1984mini25

stick it on some skinny 145/12's
Dec 12 2015 04:57 PM

inim_repooc

I would - but money...

:(
Dec 12 2015 11:40 PM

1984mini25

only a few years ago people were willing to giveaway a set of 12" steels with usable tyres after replacing them for 13's...
Dec 13 2015 08:15 PM

inim_repooc

height is standard
Dec 08 2015 11:02 PM

Simon@minispares.com

Sorry, PM sent. Its been a busy week and I am little bit behind.
Dec 09 2015 09:15 AM

spiguy

I was just about to say, PM Simon, as I would have no doubts that he would sort this out for you. But Simon has beat me to it!
Dec 09 2015 10:29 AM

mininuts

I've got 10s, 12s and 13s so I like them all ;-)
Dec 06 2015 11:19 PM

Vinay-RS

Get the wheels that suit your car and fit the brake setup that your car already has.
Dec 07 2015 10:12 AM

inim_repooc

Well said guys!
Dec 07 2015 09:37 PM

Steve220

my heart bleeds.
Nov 23 2015 08:53 PM

inim_repooc

Good - hopefully a lot
Nov 23 2015 08:55 PM

inim_repooc

My heater gets going within a minute or so - pretty much warm soon as your moving! Am I right in thinking that I should keep the drivers air vent open as a sort of recirculation? the air flow is much better with the air vent open?
Nov 22 2015 04:54 PM

Steve220

Not sure how it works on the air conditioned minis, however on conventional you get an outside feed from the O/S wing vent pipe which is also where the fresh air feed comes from. I only ever use mine to clear the windscreen if it's misty. Blocked off the other vents with the centre console.
Nov 22 2015 06:04 PM

Midas Mk1

Mine are both so much better than my mk6.5 fiestas!
Nov 23 2015 02:48 PM

inim_repooc

Hehe - there may have been a slight bit of sarcasm in there Steve.. Haha! General parts for minis are very reasonable although there is of course the large number of expensive goodies that we could only dream of! *drools over supercharger kit*
Nov 20 2015 08:17 AM

Steve220

I'm going to be honest when I say this - the supercharging kits for the mini aren't expensive. For what they are and the power gains available i believe they are well priced. A lot is in proportion of your income, if you are on bare bones I can understand why they appear expensive.
Nov 20 2015 01:23 PM

Harrison541

Second hand engines are expensive!
I bought a Rover VVC engine with 70k miles for £180 last year, It'd cost you far more for a worn out 1275 in need of a rebuild!
Nov 20 2015 06:47 PM

coopdog

everyone supercharges, they should of done something way cooler
Nov 13 2015 01:40 PM

inim_repooc

I cant help feeling that putting a SC on a injection mini like that is kind of going over the top of the problem - really you should uprate to cross pin diff, rebuild box, drop F/D on jap model maybe... and really strip and rebuild the engine at least... the thing is - the SC kit can make waaaay more power than the 90-100 bhp the ECU holds out too and if you spend more on ecu's then you need to spend even more on the gearbox and whatever... seems better to just stay simple and get a well...
Nov 14 2015 12:37 AM

inim_repooc

*drop F/D as in the number, making the gearing taller from 3.1 to somthing like 2.9 or dare I say 2.7... to make use of the extra toque and power
Nov 14 2015 12:39 AM