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What year is that Cooper S?

Actually either way, I'm calling puppy kill!

A Cooper S should look like this:

Now stall it there just one moment Mr. Scoble you roguish young boom bip you! My old Mini Works Cooper S has stiffened suspension, 13" x 8" rims and a shitload of poke and handles like a dream, left many an M3, Audi RS and various other big things looking embarassed both off the lights and in the twisties... Nothing wrong with "old frame with new component"... Bob your uncle thought?

1997 Mini Cooper S Works, Japanese Import, Spi... It's a serious goer!

Those wheels/arches just don't do it for me. Do they have a purpose?

Actually either way, I'm calling puppy kill!

A Cooper S should look like this:

Ah feck off, it was a Japanese import with paint which had been ravaged by Tokyo pollution, it's in absolutely mint shape at the moment... Has an issue with the fuelling at the moment, ECU needs a remap but it's not a big problem... You'd better look away though if you think it's currently a puppy kill, it's getting a full cage, twin aluminium fuel cells, carbon fibre front end, door skins and bootlid and another coat of yellow over the CF...

Considering an Eaton Supercharger also...

Those wheels/arches just don't do it for me. Do they have a purpose?

You didn't read my previous post did you... 13" x 8" wheels... They don't fit in normal wheel arches...

Shall we move this to the car topic before you get carried away?

Nah, sorry. Ok, what I meant was, what are the advantage of 13 x 8 wheels? Serious question. But I'm guessing faster?

It's not really a puppy kill, it would be if it was formerly a mk ii though. I always wanted a BRG Mk II.

Anyway!

You didn't read my previous post did you... 13" x 8" wheels... They don't fit in normal wheel arches...

Old car/new components (how it's supposed to be done):

The secret is, if you have acquired an old prestige frame, use modern top of the shelf components, not crap from Halford's Bike Shed.

Nah, sorry. Ok, what I meant was, what are the advantage of 13 x 8 wheels? Serious question. But I'm guessing faster?

It's not really a puppy kill, it would be if it was formerly a mk ii though. I always wanted a BRG Mk II.

Anyway!

handling? accellaration? braking?

take ya pic....

Yep, Malaysian's got it! It's a serious motor, I reckon you'd enjoy it, I'd love a completely unassuming mkI with a Civic Type R/ Hayabusa conversion, white, black roof, 10" steels, terrifyingly quick though, minis are renowned for their handling, not their grunt, why not have it now eh!

Nah, sorry. Ok, what I meant was, what are the advantage of 13 x 8 wheels? Serious question. But I'm guessing faster?

13 x 8 are far too big on a Mini. They actually make the handling worse, minis handle better with 10 inch wheels.

Granted the grip would obviously increase.

And if you are beating M3s in a mini the M3 driver either wasn't trying or you were racing them on a go kart sized course. Get out on a proper track and watch them leave your mini in the dust...

good point, move it to a car forum. I won't see it as I don't go near car forums, they seem to attract a much higher tosser quotient than any other forum!

lovely
the seat post is pretty cool too

13 x 8 are far too big on a Mini. They actually make the handling worse, minis handle better with 10 inch wheels.

Granted the grip would obviously increase.

And if you are beating M3s in a mini the M3 driver either wasn't trying or you were racing them on a go kart sized course. Get out on a proper track and watch them leave your mini in the dust...

Those properly factory tuned Mini's the Cooper S's were giant killers back in the day taking out much larger engined cars in British Touring Cars and World Rally
I'd say a Factory Mini would stand a good chance vs an M3

lovely
the seat post is pretty cool too

Mmmmmm. Tasty.

@ nuknow - Very nice Carlton,

Bar/stem particularly, what are they?

Can't quite make out the marking from the pictures

yeah i'd like to know that aswell

really nice looking bar/stem combo

@ nuknow are those Kenda (kwik track) tyres? 32s?

Those properly factory tuned Mini's the Cooper S's were giant killers back in the day taking out much larger engined cars in British Touring Cars and World Rally
I'd say a Factory Mini would stand a good chance vs an M3

Racing against 1960's Ford Falcon's yes. Racing against current M3s, not a chance.

hahahahaha

I concur.

incidentally on the Avid BB7 note.
Scorch is right.
they squeal like you're fucking a pig in the wet.
i use them as a ped warning system.

scoble 101?

Nuknow 'wait a cottonpickin minute', that'd luck 'lust' with gumwall tyres and a better saddle, hey ho and 'bob your uncle' though(t)

Racing against 1960's Ford Falcon's yes. Racing against current M3s, not a chance.

On a closed circuit and on a nice big course an M3 would eat it up of course...

In the real world however where an M3 is a hell of a lot bigger than a mini and you're never going to be able to use all of that acceleration up to more than say 50-60kmh a good tuned mini will knock the shit out of an M3, I'd love to see an M3 driver trying to beat me from one side of a city to another (Unless he was smart enough to use a ringroad ;]) or equally on properly windy Irish backroads... It's like how Hoy can outpace a Formula 1 car for the first second or two (or whatever it is exactly) That's all it takes really... Enough of this carry on however and back to the real machines!

are you seriously suggesting you race through city's?

You may be on the wrong forum to admit that...

Mini doesn't need a lots of power to accelerate quickly due to it's weight.

But the tiny wheel size limited it's top speed despite being perfect for acceleration.

M3 is big, heavy and the big wheel size doesn't help it's acceleration, thus need a lots of power, but it's top end speed is much higher due to it's power, aerodynamic, wheel size etc.

different kettle of fish.