EXAUST

[ade]

CAN ANY ONE TELL ME OF A GOOD EXAUST TO BUY FOR MY MINI PLEASE IVE BEEN TOLD THE TWIN DTM IS A GOOD ONE

[RNRMF]

What are you after out of an exhaust - maximum noise, maximum performance, cheap, side exit, centre exit, big, small? Do you have a CAT? What exhaust system do you have at the moment?

[Tommy Cooper]

maximum noise is easy... I can do that for no charge :D

[ade]

how do i make max noise then take the back box off ?

[ade]

not to sure what is exaust is but single pipe out of the centre about 2inch bore ,i want something a little louder with a better performance

[ade]

no dont have cat and want centre exit

[Tommy Cooper]

I saw the tail pipe the other day, its a single 2 into 1 centre isnt it.. I will see if i can find a picture of one the same

[Tommy Cooper]

yours is a bit like this i think:

http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=34276

or is yours stainless ?

but this one is supposed to be good a twin pipe stainless centre

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DTM-CENTRE-EXIT-STAINLESS-STEEL-CLASSIC-MINI-EXHAUST_W0QQitemZ140060737260QQihZ004QQcategoryZ38 786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[RNRMF]

to do that you will need a manifold back kit really, something like THIS (http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=38504) along with THIS (http://www.minisport.com/classic-mini-shop/products/carburettor-injection-air/inlet-manifolds/inlet-manifold-alloy-water-heated-product.html). What I have listed is pretty much a 'stage one' tuning kit, all it needs is an air filter of your choice - K&N cone for 'bling' or just a K&N higher flowing filter element to go in the standard air-box.

[RNRMF]

I forgot - after fitting the above you WILL need a rolling road session or your car will run like a bag of spanners so budget £100-ish for that too

[Tommy Cooper]

unless youve got a stage 1 kit already that is :D

[ade]

thats great thanks for your help, well had a quote to repir door and a few other little bits to make her immaculate £400 so going in wendsday soo should look good when i get her back, mind you could have down without this before xmas

[Tommy Cooper]

where are you getting the work done Ade ?

[ade]

im gettin a company called body care in southwick to do work you no the pilot pub in southwick turn right there go along to pelican crossing turn left there as though you are going to lock gates and they are just around the back been going to them for years really good

[Tommy Cooper]

no where you mean but didnt know there was a body care place there

[ade]

hi can any one tell me what an RSP body is i was told mine was how would i no if it is or not and whats the diffrence with a normal body and does it make the car worth more thanks ade

[Tommy Cooper]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini

Rover Special Products mini (rusted even more so than normal) I think it was only built in 1990 and then in 1991 Rover relaunched the Cooper

[RNRMF]

The body is the same as any mid 90's Rover mini, as Colm says it was the first of the Rover Coopers

[Tommy Cooper]

I thought as RSP was not a Cooper but was a Rover mini from 1990 then in 1991 they relauched the cooper ?

[Michelle]

Pat knows Bodycare in Southwick. Its on the Lady B Industrial Estate. They asked Pat to work for them when he got made redundant from Protran about 4-5 years ago. The boss is Bruce, a nice bloke. Pat however decided not to stay after a week as he decided to go self employed and set up his own business in his old workshop.

[Iceman]

The Mini Cooper RSP was introduced in 1990 to reintroduce the Mini Cooper. John Cooper had been selling Cooper conversions in 998cc form. Then Graham Day, the Rover boss, asked John Cooper to see if they could come up with something together. The result was that the Mini was sent to Rover Special Products and they decided to put the MG Metro 1275cc engine in with the Mini 30 type interior and a few special other bits, this is now known as the Mini Cooper RSP or sometimes LE (for limited edition). 1650 RSP Coopers were built, 600 going to other countries like Japan, Germany and South Africa, while the remaining 1050 stayed in Britain.
FAZ

[Tommy Cooper]

Ade there is a RSP Cooper register :)

http://www.rsp-cooper-register.co.uk/About_the_RSP.htm

theres a guide about how to identify an RSP

http://www.rsp-cooper-register.co.uk/buyers_guide.htm

odd that some RSPs are also H reg like my 91 Cooper ?

[ade]

thats it bruce hes the one that repaired my mini yes he is a nice bloke .looks good spent 5hrs today cleaning her looks good all i need now is exahust i want a twin dtm as anyone any idea of the best place to buy one and where i can get it fitted thanks ade

[Tommy Cooper]

ive seen 3"DTM back boxes on ebay for about £60 but not sure if they will fit your mini.. guess you need a 1.75" one? minispares sell them for about £100

http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=37430

[ade]

hi thanks for all you help i got a twin dtm playmini just got to get it fitted now can any on recommend where i can get my windows tinted please and how much would it cost thanks ade

[Tommy Cooper]

are you changing the lcb as well or just the mid an rear section? Can you let me know who you get to do it and what they charge please

yes you guessed Im after fitting a new exhaust as I have to replace the lcb and y piece so may as well get a stainless steel system

I sometimes ground mine on a ramp going into work is there a guard or something that can be fitted (like you can get a sump guard) to protect the exhaust section in the middle of the underside of the car ???

[ade]

im changing mid section and back box phoned setyres £30 kwik fit £40 to50 but my mate works in a garage by the entrance to toys r us and his garage said £45 but i no he will take his time and do the job properly ,

[kieran]

LOL God dam Exaust's Had to take them off and re fit them all day today at collage they are so boring

kieran

[Tommy Cooper]

my exhaust broke near the rear silencer on my berlingo at the weekend... corroded but probably badly welded also

[ade]

tommy cooper my brother as just brought a mini so another one for the mile oak mini club

[ade]

hi can anyone tell me hw to ajust my clutch please thanks ade