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  Registered Member #690 Joined: Sun Mar 15 2009, 09:25PMPosts: 8 | I'm looking for some info about this car. I have established that it belonged to the late MAX off here and I have checked with DK to see if she had any objections to me asking about it on here. She hasn't so here goes. Basically I need to get as much info as possible about it as I'm looking for a track-day car which I can enjoy but it'll have to be road legal as I tend to use my cars regularly rather than lock them away. I know this one has had quiet a bit of work done to it and I'm not sure if the engine will be able to tolerate the 95 octane petrol which is the only type we have available over here. Also as the mileage on it is quiet high, and the power upgrades were done on it at a relatively low mileage, how is the engine now? Have the last 80k miles taken their toll on it or is it still in good order? Also any more info about it would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance folks. IRL.  I'm up to my debt in eyeballs. | ||
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SCNM Paparazzi   Registered Member #14 Joined: Sat Jan 14 2006, 12:00AMLocation: In a field somewhere Posts: 709 | Knowing Max the car will be in absolutely the best condition possible. Everything would have been checked and double checked weekly. A fantastic track car. Although i'm not sure about the fuel issue. [ Edited Mon Mar 16 2009, 09:33AM ] | ||
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| Registered Member #690 Joined: Sun Mar 15 2009, 09:25PMPosts: 8 | I've been doing a bit of research and it appears it may be possible that all it needs is a re-map to run on the 95 octane. I need to get some more information on the specific modifications done to the actual car though before they can say for certain if this is the case or not. I'm up to my debt in eyeballs. | ||
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| SCNM Paparazzi Registered Member #14 Joined: Sat Jan 14 2006, 12:00AMLocation: In a field somewhere Posts: 709 | I would check with Graham Goode Racing. They did the original ECU re-map and would probably know the most. | ||
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| Registered Member #690 Joined: Sun Mar 15 2009, 09:25PMPosts: 8 | Thanks. Do you have contact details for them? I'm up to my debt in eyeballs. | ||
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| SCNM Paparazzi Registered Member #14 Joined: Sat Jan 14 2006, 12:00AMLocation: In a field somewhere Posts: 709 | http://www.grahamgoode.com/contact.php | ||
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Mini Turbo'd  Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | Is this any help? http://www.scnm.co.uk/forum-t52167-post.html MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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  Registered Member #22 Joined: Sun Jan 15 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Devizes Posts: 332 | Knowing Max, I doubt very much if he would put 95 Octane into the car. I remember him going on about where he could get high grade fuel for trackdays in order to get the best out of the car. He had fuel drums so that he could get spare high grade fuel for the day, and invested on a good hand-held fuel pump for the purpose, after I flipped when I saw how much fuel was leaking out when he used a cheapo pump! He did a trackday not long before his death as far as I could remember. Therefore , I believe the car was still in fine working order up to Nov 08. However, I cannot provide any information about how the car had been stored, how it has been driven, the added milage since his death etc., as I do not have any contact with his family about his cars or anything to do with his affairs. I advise checking out when the car was last MOT'ed, and the milage on the clock at the time, and compare with what's on the clock now. The reason I suggest this is that I believe the car was MOT's not long before his death, around Sep or Oct 08, as I vaguely remember him started ownership of the car in Sep/Oct 2002. I know of one recurring issue which appeared to be fixed, which is the boot latch. I can't remember how many times he needed to have it fixed, and believe it could be at least 3 times or more. However, all was well with the boot latch before his death, so fingers crossed on that one! One of the most recent issue with his many add-ons, was a split in the intercooler, which was addressed swiftly by the manufacturer. The manufacturer's name escaped me, sorry! However, he is a SCNMer himself, and local. Ray, as in RVW, may know, as he too had the same intercooler installed in his MCS at the same time, bought it as a group buy as far as I can remember. Not sure if it is mentioned in the spec, he also had a spray jet installed to cool the intercooler down to give it more ooph! Hope this helps  DK Image: http:// www.appletheminicoop er.net/PicSigs/ PicSig26.JPG | ||
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| SCNM Paparazzi Registered Member #14 Joined: Sat Jan 14 2006, 12:00AMLocation: In a field somewhere Posts: 709 | Just to add to what Dora has said, its a GRS intercooler made by Graham from GRS Motorsport.  | ||
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| Registered Member #22 Joined: Sun Jan 15 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Devizes Posts: 332 | Matt wrote ... Just to add to what Dora has said, its a GRS intercooler made by Graham from GRS Motorsport. That is soooo embarrassing, as I have actually met Graham at least for a couple of times, and could remember what he looks like! I thought he is another "Graham", however, I was not 100% sure  He also had a few things done by GTT, as in Roland, the water spray was one of them I believe. I recall him asking Roland to fix the car, when something went, that required new threads to be made, ??? the bit that houses the spark plugs??? I have not a clue, however, it was a big job, and cost a bit. He had to ring me when the car broke down and asked for the number for AA, as he needed to join right away in order for the car to be brought back to wherever he was staying at the time. Can't remember when this happened, however, Roland would know. DK Image: http:// www.appletheminicoop er.net/PicSigs/ PicSig26.JPG | ||
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| Registered Member #690 Joined: Sun Mar 15 2009, 09:25PMPosts: 8 | I'm still gathering info about the car and hopefully will be in a position to decide next week if I'll travel over to see the car. The two things I need to get answers for are - the issue of anything above 95 octane fuel not being available in Ireland - will the engine last much longer seeing as it has done the last 80k or so miles with some fairly serious modifications done to it. If any of you know anything about the current (or very recent) condition of the engine I'd reslly appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks for all the help so far. I'm up to my debt in eyeballs. | ||
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| Registered Member #22 Joined: Sun Jan 15 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Devizes Posts: 332 | Ireland wrote ... I'm still gathering info about the car and hopefully will be in a position to decide next week if I'll travel over to see the car. The two things I need to get answers for are - the issue of anything above 95 octane fuel not being available in Ireland - will the engine last much longer seeing as it has done the last 80k or so miles with some fairly serious modifications done to it. If any of you know anything about the current (or very recent) condition of the engine I'd reslly appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks for all the help so far. Can't answer the first one about using 95 Octane fuel, sorry! I was given the impression that the car was seriously modded more or less from Day 1, and not after about 30k+ miles, however, I could be wrong. I do not believe anyone can predict how much longer the engine will last to be honest, as there are not many cars with that high milage about, let alone one that has been heavily modded. I am reliably informed by a colleague who worked in the car industry that modern cars designed to last 5y before any serious issues show up. He pushed his car to the limits for 6y+, that's for sure! Sorry, can't help much, as I don't have a crystal ball  DK Image: http:// www.appletheminicoop er.net/PicSigs/ PicSig26.JPG | ||
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| Mini Turbo'd Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | Been modified for as long as I remember and was GGR200 when I saw it in 2003. The modifications shouldnt have any real issues on the reliablity of the engine. Max would have serviced it often MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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| Registered Member #22 Joined: Sun Jan 15 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Devizes Posts: 332 | Dave wrote ... Been modified for as long as I remember and was GGR200 when I saw it in 2003. That's what I thought DK Image: http:// www.appletheminicoop er.net/PicSigs/ PicSig26.JPG | ||
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| Registered Member #690 Joined: Sun Mar 15 2009, 09:25PMPosts: 8 | Yeah, from what I'm hearing about Max since I started asking about the car it appears that he would have ensured it was in the best condition it could possibly be in. The one concern among the people who specialise in high-powered cars over here is the fact that 95 octane is the only fuel thats available over here and I may destroy the MINI engine by using that in it for an extended period of time. I'm waiting for more info on the re-mapping option and should hopefully be in a position to decide on it next week. Thanks to all of you for your help so far. Much appreciated. IRL. I'm up to my debt in eyeballs. | ||
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  Registered Member #131 Joined: Thu Mar 09 2006, 12:00AMPosts: 29 | Hi Dora hope you is well Just to confirm the intercooler was from Graham at GRS. Max and I bought them after suffering the terrible heat in Brussels 37deg + stuck in the traffic jam for 3hrs on the way to Zaandfort  Max was a stickler for fine detail so he would have kept his MINI up to scratch. I would not worry too much about reliabilty. Hope this helps. | ||
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| Registered Member #22 Joined: Sun Jan 15 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Devizes Posts: 332 | RVW wrote ... Hi Dora hope you is well Just to confirm the intercooler was from Graham at GRS. Max and I bought them after suffering the terrible heat in Brussels 37deg + stuck in the traffic jam for 3hrs on the way to Zaandfort Max was a stickler for fine detail so he would have kept his MINI up to scratch. I would not worry too much about reliabilty. Hope this helps. I am fine thanks I too am confident that Max would have kept his beloved MCS up to scratch DK Image: http:// www.appletheminicoop er.net/PicSigs/ PicSig26.JPG | ||
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scnm's resident freek... Registered Member #611 Joined: Wed Aug 13 2008, 07:46PMLocation: Stoke on trent ! Posts: 424 | maybe of some help but a mate has a 600+ r33 gtr skyline obviously runs the car on optimax but if cant get hold of it uses an additive and normal unleaded (95ron) hes been advised by the guys that did the car for him that it could be remapped to run on 95 ron if needs be but more frequent svs intervals will be needed but the car can be run quite happly on 95 ron and additive ... its not ideal but it may be of some use Bringing the alternative to the mini !! | ||
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| Registered Member #690 Joined: Sun Mar 15 2009, 09:25PMPosts: 8 | Update time ..... well actuslly there's nothing much to update as I've had to put the search on hold for a few weeks due to a relative being in poor health. Once I get back on track I'll let you all know how I get on. I'm up to my debt in eyeballs. | ||
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