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[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

I think I probably will because apart from wanting to keep the crap out of me engine the intake roar almost matches the 3 inch exhaust roar!! lol

 

Addenda - just this minute ordered some "sock" types from oilbay.

Edited by Mini-Hazel-Nut, 31 July 2015 - 08:09 PM.

[coopdog]

They look amazing

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

Thanks Coopdog - to be honest the main reason for this excercise is the "WOW" factor when I show what`s under the bonnet. Do you think I`ll get it? lol

[coopdog]

You've got to love some nice shiny webers so yeah I think you'll get the woahhhhh reaction

I hate to think what mpg you are going to get though haha

Edited by coopdog, 01 August 2015 - 09:40 AM.

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

Grrrrrrrrrrr, trust you to rain on my parade. lol

[Midas Mk1]

MPG is just for boring people, its smiles per gallon that counts with Minis...

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

There ya go Poopdog...I mean Coopdog, Midas has got the right idea. Hee hee

[coopdog]

There ya go Poopdog...I mean Coopdog, Midas has got the right idea. Hee hee

Oi less of the poop haha

Wait until you here that roar of the webbers and you won't care anyway :L

Edited by coopdog, 02 August 2015 - 10:19 AM.

[R.S.P]

I've managed about 18mpg with mine but just fit twin tanks then you
can play for longer

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

If you could see the inside of my boot you`d think differently about twin tanks. The previous owner has cut the floor right out, inserted a carbon fibre one (useless, no spare wheel well) and where the battery would normally be in its box in the floor sits one of humungus size ON the floor. When I bought Clubby he had an amplifier where his back seat should be and a whopping great (and bloody heavy) speaker neatly recessed into the back bulkhead. I`ve taken all the musicy crap out but I`m lumbered with a flat boot floor. Yes I`ve looked underneath, the old floor has deffo gone. Aparently Clubby was rebuilt from a pile of rust in which case he`s made a damn good recovery.

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

Yes well..bit of a mixed day today. I went and bought some more coolant and then topped up Clubby`s rad (easy). Then I started the engine (easy). Let it warm for a bit then went for a quick (ha ha) trip up the road (not so easy). The engine runs as rough as old Harry, keeps dying away to nothing and then revs its head off. I cured the latter but obviously he`s got to have a rolling road session before any serious motoring can be considered. The other thing is that there is a worrying knock coming from up top that wasn`t there before I started this. I`m wondering if the roller rockers were such a good idea after all. Ah well, on to his new brakes and wheels next. 

[minipete]

Are you dropping him on to 10's?

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

Yep, 7.5" discs and 10" Cosmic alloys.

[minipete]

Very good.

[mk1leg]

Hazel....what dizzy are you using,,,,,,,,I am using a 123 dizzy.....it has 16 preprogramed settings.......