Just wondering I bought a mini last year and it had no gear knob so I don't know what gearbox it's has
It's a 1995 Mini Cooper spi
I'm just wondering if anyone could tell me
thanks josh
4 Speed Or 5 Speed
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miniman267
, Apr 01 2013 07:45 AM
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 07:45 AM
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 07:48 AM
It's a 4 speed. Al minis are 4 speed. Reverse is bottom right. U have to lift gearknob up thou to engage it!!
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 08:27 AM
It's a 4 speed. Al minis are 4 speed. Reverse is bottom right. U have to lift gearknob up thou to engage it!!
The majority are 4 speed, there are some 5 and 6 speed gear boxes in existence but very rare.
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 08:32 AM
I was just wondering because there is Mini Cooper gear knobs on evay with 5 gears just wondered if anyone has a five speed
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 08:56 AM
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 08:57 AM
Ok cheers for all the replys
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 09:52 AM
Some late Rover Mini Mpis were 5 speeds. Think they were called Sport 5's or something like that. I believe the gearbox used internals from a maxi too
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 10:03 AM
You know, even without a gear knob, you could have moved the lever to see if there was a fifth gear.
But just as well you didn't look for it last August or September or October or December or in January or February or March, because today is the best day to look for a fifth gear!
But just as well you didn't look for it last August or September or October or December or in January or February or March, because today is the best day to look for a fifth gear!
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 10:31 AM
The Cooper Sport 5 was a conversion pack from John Cooper Garages, not a Rover product. There are no factory 5 speed cars. The gearbox used in the Sport 5 was from Jack Knight and is all bespoke stuff, aside from some of the original gearset. Even the casing was specially cast. There are no Maxi parts in it. The 5 and 6 speed boxes from Jack Knight are now available again, and Mini Spares also offer a 5 speed. Kad make one too but it is only available as a straight cut dog box.
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 11:04 AM
the 5th gear was only ever produced on the 1st of April each year, and it was a second reverse gear
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 01:22 PM
the 5th gear was only ever produced on the 1st of April each year, and it was a second reverse gear
Was that so that you could back away from jokers twice as fast? ;)
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Posted 02 April 2013 - 01:10 PM
Haha XDYou know, even without a gear knob, you could have moved the lever to see if there was a fifth gear.
But just as well you didn't look for it last August or September or October or December or in January or February or March, because today is the best day to look for a fifth gear!
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