I was in me dads jag (rolling road at 417bhp) coming out of the toll booths we and the mini next to us booted it i wernt really paying attention to it until it was sticking with us all the way upto 100 then we hit the left hand bend eased off he did us on the very inside lane then we ate him up after 110. But fuk me this thing was fast to 110 must of been 4x4 or something it was red pretty standard looking cooper say 1997ish just watch out for it

 

Probably a supercharged one, power to weight ratio favours the mini

 

i saw a supercharged one at GGR yesterday that had 245bhp so power to weight ratio would be,i think good

 

sleeper

 

Can't beat a stealth motor

Steve.

 

If it was a 1997 one then its an actual mini not one of those BMW "gucchi handbag on wheels" things.

 

if it was a Cooper WORKS model they come out the box @ 200+ bhp so good for a little motor and also good for 150+mph

 

READ WHAT HE WROTE!


He is talking about a "rover mini" not a "BMW MINI"


They didnt make those back in 1997

 

Chip

i did read what he put, and wondered why the buggery buttocks would anyone rolling-road a jag of all things?

 

my thoughts exactly, who the hell rolling roads a jag

 

I rally with a guy called Geoff Watson who installs Honda Vtec's into Rover Minis

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...T/AddyT026.jpg

There are a few about, and the power to weight is awesome. 4x4 is not needed as the engines"run backwards" so instead of lifting whn accelerating hard, they dig down, aiding traction (easiest way to explain) A jaguar won't be the only car he'd have been able to blow away too.

 

Mate has a new Mini with the John Cooper works pack on it and fuck me it goes well!Was very impressed with it!

 

ever thought it ways 3 times less than a jag ?

 

Huh?

 

 

why must it be 4x4? lol everyone seems to think 4wd is faster for some reason

 

Never under estimate a mini............

 

i beleive it was 4x4 cause it squatted quite alot and didnt spin once. And ye smy dad has had his jag rr'd because he had the supercharger pulley changed and wanted to see what it was making same thing as getting any other fukin car rolling roaded. So errr why would u rolling road an escort cosworth ohh maybe cause u wanna know how much power its fucking making god u people are hard work analyse every post and complain or whinge about summin. On the register page does it say"have you reached puberty if os you cannot join"?

 

Chill mate

 

sos it just seems ever post i make gets the full works of who does that? why do that? you know what i mena just does my head in which is why i rarely post these days

 

Its the net mate, dont let it get to you

 

or let rad get u in the arse....

Anyway, why not RR a jag? Bunch of knob jockeys.

 

SOMEBODYS TIRED


soz mate wasn't having a dig, but so many people have daft ideas about 4x4 being faster just becasue they are 4wd, RS500's being 500 bhp as standard etc etc

Jag sounds like a bit of fun anyway

 

It truly amazes me how many peeps think that they were 500bhp as standard

we all wish they were

 

There's plenty of proper mini's around these days that will beat alot of fast car's. My advice is don't be suprised when the funny little car kicks your ass

 

Whta do you mean the Jag; Its supposed to be 375 standard and we put a smaller charger pulley on and full exhaust system and filter and its given 40bhp we were expecting 430-450ish but engine managemenet needs to be altered and dads not keen on thta as he dont want it going wrong

 

think hes talkin about the people that think rs500's were in fact 500bhp standard when they werent

 

wtf are you on about mate

i dont understand its not the engine that makes the car lift its the way the wheels travel that creates the lift

its imposible to stop because you would have to turn the wheels the other way

 

http://www.zcars.org.uk/mini/index.htm

 

take a look at that some of teh stuff on there is amazing especially if you like minis although not quite sure why anyone would want to put a hayabusa in a saxo

 

Its the crank spinning the other way. The new 2.0l in the Civic Type R spin as usual, like you Vauhall engine.

Thats how I understand it

 

but the crank spining the other way has no effect on wether the car lifts the front end that is all because of the force being transfered to the ground throw the wheels

 

must admit i was wondering about this bit.... surely for the front to be pulled down to the floor rather than lifted you'd need to be in reverse?

otherwise, surely all FWD car manufacturers would be doing this?