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Closet MINI lover!!!!!!!!!!    Registered Member #82 Joined: Sat Feb 18 2006, 12:00AMLocation: southampton Posts: 143 | i understand that if you have a 15% sc pulley and add a 2% crank pulley your have performance of a 17% sc pulley. but why not just get a 17% pulley.i must be missing something.someone tell me www.minitorque.com | ||
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Mini Turbo'd   Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | The smaller the SC Pulley the tighter the radius of the belt and the more likely hood it will snap and slip. Also for works cars you can hide a boost increase to some degree by using an oversized crank pulley. MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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| Closet MINI lover!!!!!!!!!! Registered Member #82 Joined: Sat Feb 18 2006, 12:00AMLocation: southampton Posts: 143 | goodman,thanks.so is there any other benefits other then that and less weight to spin round www.minitorque.com | ||
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| Mini Turbo'd Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | Not that I can think of.... oh wait...easier to fit than an SC pulley or so im told. MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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  Registered Member #468 Joined: Wed Oct 10 2007, 10:50AMLocation: Lichfield, Staffordshire Posts: 34 | Hey Mr with the GT4, I know it's a little off topic but i'm loving it! Do you reside over at Toyota owners club too? Have been on there for years myself. Sorry, subject diversion over... ------------- www.sjrainsford.co.uk ------------- Image: http:// i3.photobucket.com/ albums/y66/ sjrainsford/Avatars% 20etc/Appleeye.jpg | ||
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| Closet MINI lover!!!!!!!!!! Registered Member #82 Joined: Sat Feb 18 2006, 12:00AMLocation: southampton Posts: 143 | hi mate what toyota you own ? nope im more a gt4oc gt4ec gt4dc type of guy www.minitorque.com | ||
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| Registered Member #468 Joined: Wed Oct 10 2007, 10:50AMLocation: Lichfield, Staffordshire Posts: 34 | I don't have one any more, but i've had a few - the oddest being a rav 4 with a 3S-GTE engine in it! Also had a Lexus GS too. The mini is great, but I miss the bullet proof reliability of the Toyotas. ------------- www.sjrainsford.co.uk ------------- Image: http:// i3.photobucket.com/ albums/y66/ sjrainsford/Avatars% 20etc/Appleeye.jpg | ||
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| Registered Member #468 Joined: Wed Oct 10 2007, 10:50AMLocation: Lichfield, Staffordshire Posts: 34 | I don't have one any more, but i've had a few - the oddest being a rav 4 with a 3S-GTE engine in it! Also had a Lexus GS too. The mini is great, but I miss the bullet proof reliability of the Toyotas. ------------- www.sjrainsford.co.uk ------------- Image: http:// i3.photobucket.com/ albums/y66/ sjrainsford/Avatars% 20etc/Appleeye.jpg | ||
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| Registered Member #468 Joined: Wed Oct 10 2007, 10:50AMLocation: Lichfield, Staffordshire Posts: 34 | Oops! Double post, damn internet! ------------- www.sjrainsford.co.uk ------------- Image: http:// i3.photobucket.com/ albums/y66/ sjrainsford/Avatars% 20etc/Appleeye.jpg | ||
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