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JT

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hi

who uses this set in there mini?
is it any good?
looking at the ratios they seem to be very long, at 6200rpm in 1st=50mph, 2nd=72mph, 3rd=95mph, 4th=113mph with a 3.1 final drive on 10s.
does that sound good to you lot or do you think it would be a bit overkill unless you had a certian amount of power?
if so how much power would you say it would be good with?
what make are they? jack knight?

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they're a good turbo setup. jimster uses them, i had his spare set but went with a dog box which uses the same ratios.

The long first gear could be a pain on the road though i bet.


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yes i had one once with my 2.9 diff, first gear was very long, it was in my 1380 and it was very driveable car but doing a hill start with that long first get wasn't nice LOADS of revs!

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JT

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how much are they new?
i carnt find new prices for them anywere!

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iain
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they're not available.


JT

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what there not made anymore?
is it worth buying a good second hand one? or would it be unusable if one of the parts go wrong?
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nope, they're not made anymore unless somebody wants to have a batch done.

second hand is more than possible!


JT

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what i mean is, if one of the components go in the kit, then the whole set would be rubish unless you luckily come across a second hand one!
is it worth the risk or would i be better of spending my money on a brand new clubman set for £320 odd ?
i just like the idea of having a high first gear!!
i supose i could just get a higher final drive or somthing!

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turbo hogster

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just get say a clubman set from minispares 1st is quiet as long 2.5 instead of 2.3 i think

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas


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yes you will be more than happy with the clubman setup from minispares

"very simlar ratios"

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JT

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and if bits go wrong, parts avalible!!!

cheers lads, u could of saved me alot of hassel!

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Josh, do you know of one forsale? I may be interested for spares?

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there was one on ebay a few days ago!
think it may of finished now though.


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