When we passed the gates at Thunderhill there were already MINIs in the lot, and more slowly trickling in. Eager participants for tomorrows event, The Mini Thunder 3, were arriving to pre-register, have some dinner, and do a little pseudo gambling afterwards when the casino night started.

Hi, my name is Sue Stout, I’m 46 years old and I live outside of Chicago, IL.  My infatuation with MINI started when they first landed in the United States

23 years later I find myself owning 3 Minis including my grandpa's and with no intension to drive another car as a daily runner.

I used it every day to go to college in Guatemala. When this picture was taken I was 22 years old, I am 63 years young today !

I had assembled a specification for the car to replace our Honda Pilot. We had driven over a dozen different cars, all in the 5-door hatchback class. Some were a pretty good fit and looked like candidates - until I heard of the new 4-door MINI.

y story about my first mini is not too unusual. In fact it is not unusual at all. When I first saw a commercial for the Mini Cooper I knew one thing. I HAD to have a Mini Cooper.

Well let's see, I can blame my parents for Mini coming into my life. Asa teenager growing up in the UK during the late 80's Mini's were acommon site, especially the bright yellow Clubman 110

  I want to say "Thank You" to everyone who participated in our Women & the MINI Contest. If you ever need assistance with your Mini. I'd like to help!Id like to encourage you send us photos of your adventures ANYTIME!So, If you want to send us a Photo, or a Video,Or tell us a St...

I grew up around Mini’s.  I really don’t think I appreciated how cool they were until a bit later in my life.  As kids growing up in San Jose, CA, my mother drove us all round town in her Austin Mini Woody Wagon.

Finished result Parts included in decal kit Items needed: car wash, clean water, soap spray, squeegee, silicon remover/grease remover 1. Do not apply while c...

Mk1 Aluminum Door Skin Right Side Mk1 Aluminum Door Skin Left Side Mini doors are known to rust, mostly at the bottom.  No surprise.  This is so common that in the U.K. there are shops that specialize in repairing Mini doors.  Only Mini doors!  If you prefer new, Herita...

 Supplies needed: Wheel Arch Liner Kit Razor Knife Drill and drill bits Pozi-drive screwdriver PZ3 Touch-up paint Stiff brush, wire brush Floor Jack or bottle jack Axle Stands Lug Nut wrench and security nut adapter Waxoyl (optional) Rust treatment (optional) Pop Rivet Gun...

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There has been much written about all the Minis in the USA with confusing heritage.  Knowing what year your car is may not be that important until it comes to trying to be sure you get the parts you are looking for.  The Mini was first produced in 1959 and continues thru the year 2000. While all th...

   With the iconic Mini due to celebrate its 50th birthday in August 2009, British Motor Heritage has already planned its first batch of Mini bodyshells in 2009, which will be built in February, for delivery in March. Anyone wishing to order a Mini (or Mini Clubman/1275GT) bodyshell for a ...

FITTING INSTRUCTIONSThe cable bracket is made to fit universally and will replace the original bracket as tacked in on the latest Minis. The funny looking tag, which points to the heater, is used on later cars to hold a relay and the single bolthole faces the front. This bracket should be fitted abo...

  The dreaded job of installing the plastic trim! Here are the steps we used during our latest install on a 1969 S to achieve great results:   Tools: Two people, Heat gun, drill & bit (  1/8th  size), rivet gun & aluminum rivets   ...

The kit contains the pieces necessary to convert a Bugeye Sprite from a rear-hinged bonnet to a quick-release front-hinged configuration, allowing rapid removal for major repair and easier access for normal maintenance. The kit does NOT contain a latching mechanism or safety catch and permanent removal of the front bumper is necessary to install the kit.

Read all instructions thoroughly and check kit contents for completeness before proceeding. Carefully mark the position of existing hinges on bonnet, then remove the bonnet by removing the retaining nuts.

The SU Reference Catalog is actually a collection of the SU Workshop Manual and SU Reference Catalog with a Burlen Fuel Systems Brochure and pri...

I was a little skeptical at first at what Vizard had to offer beyond what I thought was a very complete "How to Modify Your Mini" book which I have had for well over a decade. I had heard that Vizard’s "Tuning the A-Series Engine" was quite the wealth of information but havi...

Thinking that the “Heritage Motor Center’s” publication “Mini Derivative Models 1964 to 1991” was going to be a paper-back publication of photographs & stories that I could read on my next plane trip she was kind of disappointed when a CD came in the mail. This seemingly innocuous Compact disk with it’s image of a Moke on the cover belies that which lies within…….. ‘You can’t tell a book by its cover’ nor seemingly a CD either.

Tuning the A-Series Engine ­ David Vizard British car owners are more apt to wrench on their own cars, but what to do when you want to go beyond what the Haynes manual can give you?  For years I’d seen this book advertised, but not having a Mini, I couldn’t bring myself to ...

With a car a few years older than myself, we are both realizing that we are not quite as young as we once were and are requiring a little more maintenance to run down the highway with the younger, sleeker models.  I got into owning an older vehicle knowing full well that the two of us would hav...

  MG Rover halts production to clean up after Cat Logistics! MG Rover halted auto production in the middle of last June (2002) in order to play parts catch up with dealer repair shops. Parts were drop ...

MINI CENTERFOLD  If you happen to pick up the June issue of Playboy you'll have the nice surprise of finding a very sexy centerfold....of a MINI COOPER S. MINI has graciously included a three page fold-out centerfold of a hot looking dark silver (with black roof) COOPER S. As w...

Over 5 million Minis have been made, most of them before 1985 when front disc brakes were standardised. Previously, standard Minis were fitted with drum brakes all round, adequate in light traffic but prone to fall out of adjustment, not very progressive unless recently overhauled, and not up to the quick responses needed to avoid accidents in modern high-density traffic.

When you apply the brakes, you feel a pulsation through the brake pedal and even the steering wheel. You wonder how the brakes and steering are interconnected and what is causing the pulsation. How can it be prevented, and how can it be corrected? And most important, is it a safety issue?The cause o...

Question:"Im replacing my front wheel bearings on my 78 leyland. (drum brakes) I fitted the new bearings and seals and went to fit in the drive flange and i noticed the seal is too big to seal on the flange. Is there a sleeve or spacer that the seal seals on?" Answer:"Yes there is a tapered collar ...

Founded in 1978, the EBC Brakes Group is still a private company owned exclusively by the current managing director Andy Freeman. From its early days of being one of the pioneers of the disc brake pad aftermarket for motorcycles since they were first introduced on motorcycles in 1976, EBC Brakes has grown to be a worldwide group with strengths in every area of the brake industry.

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  One day I'm going to have to try and assess just how it is that every now and again I get a 'run' on folks asking me about a specific problem. These problems exist all year round, year in, year out. And said problems crop up thr...

The other 4-way valve on the bulkhead on later cars (part number FAM7821) is frequently wrongly identified as one of the above as they are similar. However, this unit does not have the electrical connection, and has a cylinder sticking out one end. This IS a brake pressure regulator, only fitted to front/rear split systems as far as I'm aware. The PDWA is built into the master cylinders in these applications.

What you actually need for the disc/drum conversion is pretty straightforward. Disconnect the steering arms, top and bottom swivel-pins, CV joint, and flexible brake pipes at the subframe - that’s it. There are, however, a number of ancillaries to consider.

You can only use the MS72 adjustable brake regulator/bias valve with a front/rear split system. Definitely NOT the diagonal split type (for identification see 'Brakes - Rear brake bias adjustment'). These should have been 'X-ed' at birth.

To avoid lots of swearing and unnecessary damage, check the timing gears slide neatly onto their respective bosses. If tight, first check for any high spots in the gear bores and key-way slots. Clean out using with fine emery cloth, medium Wet 'n' Dry paper, or some such.

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'A' Series BMC IMPORTANT Supplied are 2 screws. Replace the original bolts with screws after modifying cover plate. Manufacturer's Statement: Rollmaster are C.N.C. machined, high tensile steel sprockets using double row O6B-2 chain. Care must be taken to inspect key & keyways & ...

Considerable information has been recorded about numerous aspects of the four stroke internal combustion engine. Nevertheless, only a small percentage of people really understand how it works and even fewer still know how to modify an engine to suit their needs. I will try to simplify this complex subject by discussing some basic principles that may be overlooked or misunderstood by the average person. First, it is very important to understand the relationship between piston travel directions and valve timing events. The reason this relationship is important is because it is one of the few things that is relatively easy to adjust/change. The camshaft which opens and closes the valves makes ONE complete revolution (360 degrees) while the crankshaft moving the piston up and down the cylinder rotates TWICE (720 degrees). Camshaft timing is usually expressed in terms of crankshaft degrees relative to the piston location in the cylinder. That is, relative to Top Dead Center (TDC) and Bottom Dead Center (BDC), respectively. Note that during the four strokes of a piston in an internal combustion engine the crankshaft will rotate 720 degrees and the piston will be at each TDC and BDC twice.

The installation and first few moments of running are critical factors in the life of the camshaft and the following instructions have been devised in order to obtain maximum performance from the engine and to ensure a long and trouble free life from both the camshaft and associated components. These points are designed to be used in conjunction with the original manufacturers installation procedure.

Kent Camshaft Timing methods. For many years the most commonly used method has involved establishing top dead center (TDC) as a datum (zero degrees) and positioning your camshaft with its inlet valve at maximum lift at a given position relative to this datum.

Established in the late 1970’s, Kent Performance Cams has grown from a fledgling idea nurtured by two engineers - Bob Munt and Bob Fry - into a world renowned specialist camshaft manufacturing team, a camshaft manufacturing house that was capable of producing competition engine components within strict quality control criteria whilst still remaining cost effective, a policy we still pursue to this day.Bob Fry - who took full control of the company in 1989 - has since taken a back seat in the running of the company leaving the existing management team - Tony Woodward, Andy Burns, Malcolm Hawkins and Graham Watts - as the primary Directors responsible for further growth of the company. Other key employees include Sales Manager Del Johnson, whose automotive experience spans thirty years.

  A question that has cropped up frequently on the message board lately, and one that I do not ever recall having been set down in print in any magazines, is that of how to decide what the valve clearances should be when changing from the standard rocker gear to higher-lift options....

This whole 'scattering' deal has befuddled many. The simple fact is the principle is very basic and easy; it's getting a cam with the right profile and figures applied to it that's the hard part.

A little web searching will turn up lots of generic, top ten lists of things to do to winterize your car. Most are just common sense; not all apply to Minis; and what you do will vary depending upon whether you are going to store the car for a few months, or if your Mini, like my daily driver, lives outside all the time.

  December 2012 Happy December and Happy Holidays, MINI5280!       There are still a few events left in the year! On December 15th, we have the Annual Children's Hospital MINI Toy R...

  Southern California MINI Maniacs   December 2012 TOP STORY'Of Burro Tails and Pirate Sails'      The MINI Maniacs returned to Laughlin in November. The weeken...

  November 2012 Happy November, MINI5280!      In this month's newsletter, we reflect back on our fun Yalla Yalla event as well as look forward to another event this Saturday! This t...

 The pressure plate on the left is called a 'spring' type as typically found on early 850cc engines. The one on the right is called a 'diaphragm' type.  While the pressure plates are NOT interchangeable on the flywheel itself.  Either flywheel can be use on any engine assuming to keep...

SUBJECT: MiniMania.com: primary gear clearance NOTE: chuck or don  hope you can give me some direction.the clearance on my primary gear is .021 inches do i need to replace the front and rear primary gear bushings? thanks for your help.    Robert,    .021" is about 3 time...

This article has been written owing to the increasing amount of people who ring Mini Spares stating that their 1275cc Injection type Mini will not start after fitting a new clutch, especially when they have purchased the parts from another supplier, usually a motor factoring company, rather than a Mini specialist.. There are 2 types of Pressure plates, namely AP (Automotive Products) and Valeo.

If the pressure plate clutch plate friction face needs re-surfacing, get it machined to clean it up. Make sure the engineering company doing the job records the amount taken off, as the recorded amount needs removing from the tops of the 'horns' that stick up to ensure proper clamping force is achieved.

Countless Mini enthusiasts have been dogged by primary gear bush hassles on 1275-based engines - in particular the one nearest the block (the front one). Worn ones are expensive and difficult to replace for the DIY-er because they need machining to the correct size, a job that needs to be done very accurately - a particular problem for over-seas enthusiasts. Racers from all disciplines are all too familiar with the bush spinning in the gear - usually jamming the gear so no drive gears can be selected and sometimes rendering the gear useless; replacement of which is very costly.

Maybe your Mini clutch is working fine. Maybe you’re starting to notice that the master cylinder fluid is going down slowly. Maybe the action just doesn’t seem the same. Maybe you are hearing some noises you don’t remember hearing before.

The Verto/Valeo type diaphragm included the pressure plate in its assembly, much like a 'normal' car set-up. The spring being of the 'finger' type as opposed to the disc spring used on earlier, three-piece assemblies. There were originally three diaphragm specifications using progressively stronger springs - small-bore, big-bore, and Metro Turbo.

These are the shallow cone-shaped objects that the release bearing pushes on, with a steel band (disc spring) on the underside that presses against the flywheel. This provides the clamping force on the clutch plate that ultimately passes the torque/horsepower to the wheels (via the gearbox of course!). This component is therefore available with various different spring rates/tensions dependent on the application.

There is only one original Verto/Valeo clutch plate and is fashioned more like a ‘conventional’ clutch plate - it has a sprung centre section. Four springs around the centre section of the plate take up shock, and supposedly reduce the likelihood of judder. It was an attempt by Rover to improve the clutch take-up and engagement to make is more like a 'modern' car.

2014 Classic Mini Calendar Contest Entries Would you like to submit your Classic Mini photograph?  See how here! Norm N. - 1964 Mini Cooper Sport Sedan   Jesse N. - 1973 Mini Cooper Sport Sedan   Arnold V. - 1986 Mini     Dasun J. -  ...

Calling All Mini Enthusiasts For Our 2014 Classic Mini Calendar Contest Mini Mania invites you to submit your photographs as part of our 2014 Classic Mini Calendar Contest! We are welcoming submissions of original photographs from April 29, 2013 – June 30, 2013.   From th...

No Purchase, Payment or Entry Fee Necessary to Enter or to Win. A Purchase Will Not Improve Your Chances of Winning. Contest is Subject to All Federal, State and Local Laws, Rules and Regulations and is Void Where Prohibited. The Contest is open to all amateur artists/photographers (i.e.,...

We are excited to announce that we have secured a Mini car corral for this year's Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival to be held Saturday, May 18, 2013 and Sunday, May 19, 2013!  Come join the fun, meet other mini enthusiasts and show off your car!  You are also invited to visi...

Mini Evolution There are some who study Evolutionary psychology who believe we have peaked. Physically we are growing, but mentally we haven’t evolved much at all. Technology is still growing however, and nothing is more evident in technology than the evolution of the driving experien...

Spend a Day With Your Mini Speeding Around One of America's Best New Tracks... There is an exciting event planned the day after Mini Meet West is held in Bend, Oregon.  Steve Joneli, a member of Oregon Mini Society, is organizing a Mini Cooper Track Day to be held on June 21, 2013 at...

Mini Mania is excited to announce that we are a platinum sponsor of Mini Meet West 2013!  Mini Meet West is an annual gathering of fans of the classic Mini manufactured from 1959 to 2000 (including variants such as Mini-based Wolseley / Rileys, Innocenti / AUTHI, etc.) and the modern BMW MINI t...

My 1976 Mini van has right hand drive and as I live in Canada that means that it is an unusual site. With a van vision is very limited at the best of times. But the hardest part is making a right turn or merging from the right. Very little can be seen of on coming traffic once you have committed to ...

Norman Nelson, organizer of the popular MINI Thunder HPDE event has announced that several of the finest shops in northern California have stepped up and volunteered to provide complimentary (free) pre-tech inspections for all MINI Thunder IV participants.  Mini Mania is one of those shops! &nb...

The cooling system in the Mini has used the same basic style radiator since it's begining in 1959 up until the introduction of the twin point injected cars when the radiator was moved to the front of the car.

In the past, fitting an oil cooler was mandatory once an engine had been even slightly uprated. The main cause for this was the quality of Motor Oils available at that time. If the oil temperatures exceeded a specific point, then engine failure was almost guaranteed.

  The introduction of the Cooper S proved to be a testing time for the Mini's systems, but conveniently provide a guideline as to what the standard cooling system was capable of - that used on the 'S' was marginal to say the least! It wasn't uncommon for many S's to spew water from their over...

Very few understand just what the cooling system does and how it does it, and that incompatibility between the cooling system's capability and an upgraded engine can spell disaster for the new engine.

Cooling problems have long been a part of the lore of British cars, and anything that can be done to relieve the situation is a welcome thing. The conversion discussed here can be accomplished in an afternoon, requires no special tools and no new holes need to be drilled!

Call them cotters, collets or keepers, these little items are often overlooked during a head rebuild.  If yours are worn and need to be replaced, make sure you order the right ones.  Minis used three different versions over the years. In general, the earliest cars used valves with a singl...

The engine build I recently covered in previous Mini Magazine issues developed into a bit of an ongoing 'project'. During a discourse with the editorial staff at Mini Mag, it was decided the build feature presented an ideal opportunity to demonstrate just exactly what such an engine build is capable of in days where it's generally believed you have to have an all-singing, all-dancing 1380cc engine to have an enjoyable road burner - leaving those with very limited budgets a little depressed.

This valve spring set has been developed to fit standard sized top caps, and cope with high rpm and high valve lifts without crushing of up to 0.570” without modifications, when fitted to a cylinder head that has standard or near standard valve spring heights. However, where possible...

  Since the reasonably recent publishing of a certain Mini tuning, performance and maintenance guide that has strangely coincided with a batch of new readers/devotees of a certain prolifically quoted 'bible' on A-series engine modifications - the subject of all things cylinder head...

  Number Inlet dia. Exhaust dia. Nominal cc Standard fitment 2A628 1.0625"/26.99 1.00"/25.4 24.5 850, 998 Mini & 948 Sprite 2A629 1.0625"/26.99 1.00"/25.4 24.5 948, A35 & Morris Minor 12A1456 1.0625"/26.99 1.00"/25.4 24.5 850, 998 Mini & 948 Spr...

  Cylinder head - Min Tec head range   I'm often asked about the range of cylinder heads I do for Mini Spares/Mini Mania, so here's the low-down…   Although the following range of heads ac...

  This gasket was originally developed by Howley Racing way back in the mid eighties for what was then part of the factory Rover Group racing effort - the Group A Metro Turbo. The engines developed by Howley Racing were giving 220+bhp and 185lb ft running 16.4psi boost - quite a chunk of p...

Whether you’re building a solid road performer or fire-breathing monster, the main goal is to improve air/fuel flow into the engine. The more you can get in, the more power you can get out. Cheapest chunk of power improvement comes from sorting the asthmatic manifolding and exhaust by applying a stage one kit. Then what?

Cylinder Heads - About Min Tec heads. 'Modified to give maximum performance gain for cost. Combustion chambers, inlet and exhaust ports extensively re-worked. Smoothed finish in ports - not mirror-finish polished to minimise drag. Four-angle valve seats in head.

Classic Mini Gearbox Rebuild Video Series Gearboxes may seem complicated but they are very simple in their construction, and surprisingly easy to put together. The main issues are having the right tools to do the job. So here's a list of what you will need.  Torque Wrench with a maximum ra...

You've had some questions regarding Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) & Automatic Stability Control (ASC). We here at Mini Mania would like to present the following information for your consideration. ASC/DSC EXPLAINED for the MINI;integrated by BMW FUNCTION: ASC & DSC work with the ABS...

In Canada, MK III minis were imported with what was then an excellent new feature, "Hazard Lights." Sometimes called 4-way flashers, this switch allows the turn signal lamps of both left and right sides of the car to work at the same time regardless of the ignition being turned on. There i...

How do BMW technicians keep up with expense of all the years, models and constantly changing technology? Answer: With the help of a Peake Research R5/FCX3-U, a two piece tool kit which fits a 20 year span of BMWs!The R5/FCX3-U is a two piece, NON-OBDII code scanner, which will read and reset BMW fac...

Most engines (and all Minis) use an electric spark to start the burning of the fuel/air mixture which in turn powers the car.  If the engine is to run properly this ‘electric spark’ must happen at the exact right time. Setting your timing means you adjusting the time the plug fires ...

Troubleshooting Lucas Points The following document discusses the operation of the basic “points type” ignition system. Included are steps to troubleshoot the ignition system. This document presents a negative ground system only. Please read the Theory of Operation section before attempting to troubleshoot your ignition system.

The following document discusses the operation of the basic Smiths voltage stabilizer as used to operate electrical gauges on British vehicles. Methods of replacement and testing are also discussed.

Supplemental Information & Instructions for  C34770A Voltage Stabilizer, Negative Ground 13H3554 Voltage Stabilizer, Positive Ground   A Little History Many British cars produced through the mid 1960s have moving-iron gauges that are fed directly from ...

March 10, 2008 - Nevada City, CA, --   Mini Mania, Inc., market leader in the distribution and manufacturing of high quality performance aftermarket parts, is now an official distributor of the much talked about plug-n-play product the SprintBooster. The SprintBooster is a do-it-yours...

Installation InstructionsRemove grille and overriders (if fitted the overriders can't be refitted) Remove the center fixing nut from the bumper, fit the center support bracket using the bumper nut and washer, bending the bracket towards the apron mark off and drill hole after offering bar up. Loosel...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Are these legal?PIAA lamps are intended for use solely as auxiliary lighting. Lighting laws vary from state to state. PIAA makes no representation or warranty, either expressed or implied, as to the legality of its products for street use on any vehi...

Minis, with their A series integrated tranny / oil pan arrangement, are sometimes difficult to bolt to a common engine stand.  Some of the best Mini engine builders use engine stand plates of their own making.  It’s not a common part and these can’t be found easily.  There...

When installing a flywheel onto a engine/crankshaft I strongly recommend that you "lap the interface surface" between the flywheel and crank. The objective of this process is to insure an absolute perfect fit on the tapper.  If for any reason this is not the case you will probably NOT be able t...

I think it is time to go over passenger car automotive engine oils in detail. I will be writing several articles to be published soon so I will try to get some of it out here. I feel this is a very general topic for all car owners on this board.

I think it is time to go over passenger car automotive engine oils in detail. I will be writing several articles to be published soon so I will try to get some of it out here. I feel this is a very general topic for all car owners on this board.

This kit provides an internally baffled housing which enables the fuel pump port on the engine block to be used to vent the crankcase. The kit also includes fasteners and gaskets to mount the fitting but does not include a hose fitting and hose.

It’s criminal. Folk spend fortunes putting together super-sonic motors, only to skimp on the oil they use. Why? Oil’s oil right? Wrong. Even if it’s a standard engine, it deserves TLC considering it's extremely hostile working environment.

The correct running temperature of the oil is perhaps even more important than the water/coolant temperatures - so let us consider how to control them. Mainly because it seems to be the most misunderstood of the whole process, and oil cooler fitment almost a reflex when over-heating occurs where a tuned engine of any type is concerned. And in many cases on standard production road cars for that matter.

In order to improve fuel efficiency of their smaller-engined cars and SUVs, BMW has announced a new 2.0 liter, twin scroll turbo engine for the U.S. market.

Did you know a detailed engine increases the resale value of your car?  It's a well-known fact that people who take the time and effort to detail their engines also take better care of their cars.

This kit is designed to greatly improve engine stability on all Minis, and derivatives utilizing the engine and front subframe assembly from the Mini. It is particularly useful on the later rod - change type gearbox

This is an auxiliary steady bar kit and should not be used to replace any other standard fitment parts that have broken. 2.Remove the radiator support bracket from the radiator and the thermostat housing.

The sheer volume and diversity of bolt on goodies available for our cherished Minis underlines the fact that a very large portion of them is modified in some way. Be it just dress up items to personalise it aesthetically, or tuning parts to improve performance.

'The third stroke, that following the compression stroke,of our four-stroke Mini engine’s the only one producing power. The other three consume it. Here we’re looking at with exhaust manifolds, so what we need to consider is how to minimise power consumed on the exhaust stroke as the pis...

Manflow have a wealth of experience in developing and manufacturing exhaust systems and parts for a whole host of vehicles. We pride ourselves in the manufacture of race-specification exhaust systems for modern cars and historic vehicles.

  Now I just know I'm going to make myself very unpopular with an array of people by doing this article, but I can't help myself.  It is something that plagues me continually.   It does not seem to matter which way I try and explain it, or how I represent it, I always m...

  The exhaust header for all the new MINI's from BMW have the catalytic converter built into them.  The replacement of the original stock header with any aftermarket header is limited by the Federal Clean Air act, as outlined below.  Thus it muct be understood that replacing a st...

The third stroke, that following the compression stroke, of our four stroke Mini engine is the only one producing power. The other three consume it. Here we’re looking at with exhaust manifolds, so what we need to consider is how to minimise power consumed on the exhaust stroke as the piston pushes the spent gases out.

The RC40 system is ready made to fit the original Cooper and Cooper ‘S’ exhaust manifold. This also applies when fitting an RC40 to the maniflow freeflow manifold C-STR816.

  The following is a quick summary of the basic Mini grilles used on the English made cars and is focused on those grilles still available in reproduction form.

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January 14, 2009  The iconic car buried itself in the public's affections in the Sixties - and has stayed there ever since Product Use Notice: When ordering, recognize that some products sold by Mini Mania may not be approved for highway use on public roads. These products are designed for show, off road driving or racing applications only. It is the buyer&rs...

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