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[fpsasm]

ITS mk1 , mk11 not mki ,mkii.........

I think u'll find pal.. that " i " in roman numerals is 1 and " ii " is 2... and there never was a mark 11.. it was a mark2 ... if ur gonna be pedantic

If u loook on websites like Motorbase.com , GBclassiccars... they all put either Mk1 or MkI or Mk2 or MkII

( I = i just in a different case )

pfff

[fpsasm]

Yep, Twin carbs will not give you any more power ...blah blah

And i think u will find pal.. that twin carbs in a Mki can drop the 0-60 from 28 to about 16 ( with a stage 1 head )

source
1st edition mini tuning handbook

[Shifty]

Yep, Twin carbs will not give you any more power ...blah blah

And i think u will find pal.. that twin carbs in a Mki can drop the 0-60 from 28 to about 16 ( with a stage 1 head )

source
1st edition mini tuning handbook

Which(if you fully quoted retro) was exactly what he said.

[mini_mad69]

If you put parts on you can always take them off again, it's not like your doing a roof chop.


Ha ha PAL.


Ben

[zebidee]

( with a stage 1 head )

This is the problem really. Without any other mods to the engine, the twin carbs won't make a vast difference. Its when you get into changing heads and cams etc that they really pay off.

If your really set on finding a entirely original MK1 Cooper, then just best of luck, but a quick search on the internet (just as an example) may be easier than beginning yet another topic on how any modification (however much suited to the period) would be mutilating a mini.

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, just could see this going this route !

Seb

[fpsasm]

yeah i know what you're saying.. but i dont see the point in buying a classic and then ruining it.. the reason i got a mini is because it has character.. and modifications dont add character - they take them away...

there is nothing cool about a mk1 pretending to be a cooper.. its just like those chavs/*horrid men* putting a " M " badge on their 318i BMWs



oh well...

Edited by Retro_10s, 06 March 2009 - 09:52 AM.
Spelling, grammar, swearing.

[Retro_10s]

And i think u will find pal.. that twin carbs in a Mki can drop the 0-60 from 28 to about 16 ( with a stage 1 head )

Should you wish to quote me,.. at least get the quote right rather than taking the bit you want and using it to suite your needs:

I said:

Yep, Twin carbs will not give you any more power and it certainly wont be noticeable unless you're doing more work the engine in the first place like changing the Cam/working the Head.

to which your reply was:

And i think u will find pal.. that twin carbs in a Mki can drop the 0-60 from 28 to about 16 ( with a stage 1 head )

So actually you would agree with me that

unless you're doing more work on the engine in the first place like changing the Cam/working the Head

that you woldn't see an increase.

You say yourself that

with a stage 1 head

you would see a performance increase with twin carbs.

from the look of these threads you're not so bothered about modifying minis really are you? if you can't bear to even put twin carbs on one how would you react to a bike engine?

I want a bike engine

I thought the dynamo system that your Mk1 would've originally had was part of the character of your car:
Alternator is a modifcation.

And when you replied in the Poll "If You Had The Choice Of Any Other Engine To Put In Your Mini What Would It Be" your answer was:

MAKE IT A TWINNI MINI!!!!!

People reply to your posts because they think they might be able to help you or give you an opinion you may not have thought of. If all you're going to do is be ungrateful and rude,.. please don't post the thread in the first place.

Also,.. please don't get around the swear filter by hyphonating words... It's there for a reason. Read the forum guidelines, you have been warned about this before.

[Mk1Jim]

The attitute towards other members is a bit uncalled for, and as said the swear filter is there for a reason. I am a diehard mk1 owner, but i dont think that any other mark of mini is worse than mine, and my mk1s (1959,1960 &1967) are not "better" or more "proper" than anyone elses mk3 or 4 etc.

All those marks are a great part of the minis history and development.

however i do know what you are talking about,

I have a standard 1967 mk1 and i love it just the way it is. I dont want to modify it, i want to keep it standard, because to me its nicer that way.

However i also want a fast mk1 mini, but i dont want to mess with my 67. Only trouble is, with currently a Mk2 Golf GTI, and MG Midget and the Mk1, i really cant afford to keep anything else on the road.

Ahh well, guess i'll be putting in some fairly comically slow quarter mile times lol

Edited by Mk1Jim, 06 March 2009 - 11:33 AM.

[mini_mad69]

[fpsasm]

The attitute towards other members is a bit uncalled for, and as said the swear filter is there for a reason. I am a diehard mk1 owner, but i dont think that any other mark of mini is worse than mine, and my mk1s (1959,1960 &1967) are not "better" or more "proper" than anyone elses mk3 or 4 etc.

All those marks are a great part of the minis history and development.

however i do know what you are talking about,

I have a standard 1967 mk1 and i love it just the way it is. I dont want to modify it, i want to keep it standard, because to me its nicer that way.

However i also want a fast mk1 mini, but i dont want to mess with my 67. Only trouble is, with currently a Mk2 Golf GTI, and MG Midget and the Mk1, i really cant afford to keep anything else on the road.

Ahh well, guess i'll be putting in some fairly comically slow quarter mile times lol

i dont want to mess with my mkI so thats why i either need a cooper mki, or to get a different car.. like a jag but i want a mini

[fpsasm]

I would want to make a twinni mini or a yammy powered mini.. but i wouldnt make it out of a exsisting mini.. i would get a new shell.. so i dont ruin a classic.. the fact that nearly all mini owners ruin their cars is irrelevant...

the reason i am running a alternator is because my dyno wouldnt run the lights+wiper at low revs.. so i lost the battery in 30mins

[mk1leg]

ITS mk1 , mk11 not mki ,mkii.........

I think u'll find pal.. that " i " in roman numerals is 1 and " ii " is 2... and there never was a mark 11.. it was a mark2 ... if ur gonna be pedantic

If u loook on websites like Motorbase.com , GBclassiccars... they all put either Mk1 or MkI or Mk2 or MkII

( I = i just in a different case )

pfff

Well PAL your wrong BMC and there after USED Proper NO:s Not roman SO its MK1 and MK11 MK3 ect GEt Your facts right.............

[Matt.P]

The attitute towards other members is a bit uncalled for, and as said the swear filter is there for a reason. I am a diehard mk1 owner, but i dont think that any other mark of mini is worse than mine, and my mk1s (1959,1960 &1967) are not "better" or more "proper" than anyone elses mk3 or 4 etc.

All those marks are a great part of the minis history and development.

however i do know what you are talking about,

I have a standard 1967 mk1 and i love it just the way it is. I dont want to modify it, i want to keep it standard, because to me its nicer that way.

However i also want a fast mk1 mini, but i dont want to mess with my 67. Only trouble is, with currently a Mk2 Golf GTI, and MG Midget and the Mk1, i really cant afford to keep anything else on the road.

Ahh well, guess i'll be putting in some fairly comically slow quarter mile times lol

understand exactly where you're coming from mate, own a mk1 myself and some of the things I want to do would affect the originality, however, buying another mini isn't an option - so for now, my little mk1 will have mods that can be removed as I please roof rack, different wheels, different grille, different bumpers - because by doing this, i'll keep the originals in good condition and save them for the shows etc.
I'm even hoping to make a Cal-look mk1, as I think that the whole sixties mini scene is sort of under-developed in a way.
Most of the modded mk1's have been modded when they were new, by the likes of the beatles, radford, wood and picket and the many coachbuilders out there.
Although, when I manage to buy this second mk1, will I be able to make the mods... or will I not want to change a thing on the car?

Mk1jim, Nice collection of cars you have there
and fpasm, we're here offering you advice, even a mod has tried to help, i'd be thrilled if a mod would offer me some advice like that, after all, this is the reason for TMF

[fpsasm]

The attitute towards other members is a bit uncalled for, and as said the swear filter is there for a reason. I am a diehard mk1 owner, but i
and fpasm, we're here offering you advice, even a mod has tried to help, i'd be thrilled if a mod would offer me some advice like that, after all, this is the reason for TMF

The only acceptable mods imo are : audio, the ease the engine breathes, electrical..

and thats about it...

[Jammy]

Jeees, since when did people have to run their plans by you to find out what is acceptable or not?!

At the end of the day people can modify their own cars however they like. They bought them, they own them, it's their property.

As for the Mk1, MkI, I'm pretty sure people will understand you whichever you use. Usually manufacturers use Roman numerals; I, II, IV, X, etc.

I've seen Minis that were 95% rust brought back to life and become show queens. Someone's put a big bore exhaust on a '69 Cooper S? Or a Z Cars in to a '59 Mini? So what, buy the car, but it back to original spec if you are that bothered by it!