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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby Lokiel » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:25 pm

Stuart took me for a spin in MINX on Saturday and the delivery of power is extremely progressive and smooth with the Haltech, no coughing or hesitations at all like on mine during hard acceleration :cry:

Definitely one of my next modz.
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby MINX » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:11 pm

Updated - Current Engine bay Pics.

(charcoal canister removed)

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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby Novice1 » Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:35 pm

Hi Stu,
My pms dont seem to be reaching you. Re your query on dump pipe...yes thats the right guy, details..
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby MINX » Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:31 am

BC Coil overs installed.
Current ride height about 12" front, 12.5" rear.

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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby Lokiel » Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:46 pm

Congrats on the install, it's a bugger of a job to do on your own if you've never done it before and feels like a mighty accomplishment when done.

Now you just have to figure out if you're "too low" or not :(
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby MINX » Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:18 pm

Yep, i am too low.
Not a particularly easy job to set the height.
Needs to come up 1/2" at least.

Just went for drive. Seems pretty good, soaks up bumps well.
I heard the tyre touch the inner guard liner on one corner, so she has to come up a bit.

The TDR Splitter is on now too.

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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby dnz » Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:15 pm

This se is awesome, I wish I had the tools, space and knowledge to do something more with mine.
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby Okibi » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:05 pm

Looks hot. :mrgreen:
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby Lokiel » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:53 pm

MINX wrote:Yep, i am too low.
Not a particularly easy job to set the height.
Needs to come up 1/2" at least.
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I'm currently at 12.4" front and 12.7" rear (measured this tonight) on my BCs and there are a couple of speed bumps I'm still wary of. 12.5" front and 12.75"or 13" rear should be about right. Keith Tanner from FM recommends the rears be 0.5" higher than the front (between 12" and 12.5" in front) , Good-win racing recommends 0.25".

You just need to adjust the BC coilovers so that the threaded section has an additional 0.5" between the top and bottom locking rings (ie. you now know how low the car has settled on the shocks - the height of the threaded section remains fixed so changes to that section should translate directly to ride height adjustments).
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby MINX » Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:11 pm

OK, here are some pics, New 6ULs fitted.
Tyres remain same type, BFG GForce Sport, but change size.
Saved 2.2 kilos per wheel/tyre combo.

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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby MINX » Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:13 pm

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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby twinlol » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:01 pm

Beautiful.
Might I ask where the front splitter is from?
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby Charlie Brown » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:09 pm

MINX wrote::OK, here are some pics, New 6ULs fitted.
Tyres remain same type, BFG GForce Sport, but change size.
Saved 2.2 kilos per wheel/tyre combo.



Must be the loss of all that weight from the gunmetal paint on the original rims. :P


Nah, looks good Stuart. Like the splitter. 8)
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby MINX » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:29 pm

twinlol wrote:Beautiful.
Might I ask where the front splitter is from?


Thanks, Sure, Track Dog Racing
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Re: Stuart & Lisa's MINX

Postby Old Dude » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:59 pm

I like the look of those new rims Stuart, I prefer them to the black ones.
Very nice
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