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[Bungle]

some of the john cooper works conversions came with a 5 speed box

but these werent a rover straight from the factory car

[Bikerz]

Only john copper works were, what about just normal coppers from 2000? or what about copper sports? All 4 speed boxes even in year 2000, seems unusual

[Bungle]

yep all 4 speed

[wilcooper]

All Coopers after 1991 are injection, but the Mini Sprite, Mayfair and a few LE's got HIF38 carbs with their 1275cc engines until briefly going SPi too from 1994/95.

You sure??

My Cooper is '92 J reg and Carb

[Bungle]

i guess yours is a early 92

[wilcooper]

Well, manufaction date says 30 Decemeber 1992

[Bungle]

i thought they stoped the carbs by then

[wilcooper]

Thats like 2 days off 1993 Bungle !!!!!

[Dan]

I think the injection engine was optional until '94 on any model.

[taffy1967]

No late 1991 the Mini Cooper went SPi, if you have a Mainstream registered after that date then it was simply a very late registered example because all Coopers were manufactured with single point fuel injection after 1991.

In 1992 the 998cc engine was dropped and all Minis ran with the 1275cc engine but non Coopers used the HIF38 carb (the RSP & Mainstream Coopers had used the MG Metro HIF44) up to around 1994/95 before briefly going SPi too.

Then in late 1996 the Twin-Point/MPi Minis were launched but Japanease spec Minis kept the side mounted radiators so air-conditioning could easily be fitted (well that's what I've heard) and whilst visiting the Mini production line at Longbridge during June 1998 I did see a few side mounted radiator Minis coming down the line. I don't know if they were SPi or MPi though?

Edited by taffy1967, 18 December 2006 - 02:04 AM.

[taffy1967]

yep all 4 speed

But the Twin-Point got very high gearing or 4th gear acts like a 5th gear so cruising along the motorway is quite civilised.