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  1. Vernon29RW

    Vernon29RW New Member

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    Hey there Bob, new to the site as well.....looking forward to some more civil discussions and alot less or even no bickering over nonsense. I've had the same feelings toward my '05 S....been down the broken road with a terrible dealership, held onto the car and drove it alot with no problems...now as warranty is coming close to the end, things are breaking again and the dealer wants nothing to do with me cuz of my very simple engine mods. Very disappointing but still love the car. I'd love to sell it and take my money and run away but its just tooo much fun to drive.

    Steve
     
  2. BlimeyCabrio

    BlimeyCabrio Oscar Goldman of MINIs
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    Welcome Bob!
     
  3. Nitrominis

    Nitrominis Banned

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    Nice MODS on your MINI. and welcome. I think you will like it here. :smile5:
     
  4. RECOOP

    RECOOP New Member

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    Yes, I've got more mods, many times over, than common sense.:ihih:. But that's the nature of the "illness". When the pending goodies are installed and after the appropriate tuning adjustment, I'll try to post some performance data. BTW, Hubie told me that my car was very strong and was pulling hard all the way out to 7500 on the street :D. I should have been satisfied, but still decided to go from the Stage II to Stage IIIa head, as well as the electric water pump. Perhaps the reduction in parasitic drag by eliminating the supercharger-based water pump might manifest itself in perceived quickness of throttle response. The electric water pump is a routine mod for turbocharged cars, and it will be interesting to hear of others' experience with supercharged cars. I'll let you know what happens...

    Cheers,