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I recently "discovered" some tax money I didn't know I had. I've always wanted the big power mod, i.e. twincharge/turbokompressor vs the twin screw supercharger. Now that I may actually jump on it I've wondered whatever happened to the twinscrew. At this point I'd lean toward the blower mod to get more power down low in the rpm band but it seems to have disappeared from the radar screen.
Anybody heard anything?
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...but you could let us know how to "discover" extra money. My daughter was born 12 days too late this year for that one. Made up for it since it was my birthday though!
WAIT. Randy Webb just posted that he would be releasing a 'modular' [or something to that effect...] SC upgrade. To me, that seems to be the twinscrew. Look at the last WMS update.
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This Gintani/RMS deal is really weird. Are they linked or not? Is Gintani being made so that they can shed the bad RMS name? ::confused :: Someone really should figure this out, cause I don't know of many companies that are privy to other companies' secrets, and which would forward you just like that. Call me paranoid...
Anyways, sorry if you got confused, but the RMS with the twinscrew is somewhere in Europe (I think they're Dutch?). Not the one here in the US. I would have thought they'd be the same guys, but I guess not. Contact the RMS overseas. They have already developed the kit.
That's correct UAE. If you want to keep your A/C, then you'll need the electric water pump kit as well. If you give up your A/C, then you should order the brackets to mount the MINI water pump in the A/C's location. The twinscrew has no means of turning the water pump like our factory S/Cs do.
Had an Italian mechanic tell me that the water pump kit is really just a factory BMW part and custom hose-work. In other words not a "custom" pump at all, but one with BMW R&D behind its creation. Should be very robust.
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Don't you need a pump to circulate the coolant in the water to air intercooler (electric) and a mechanical pump to replace the stock supercharger driven pump? The coolant in the IC isn't mixed with the radiator coolant for the engine is it? Isn't that a new dual core radiator in the kit? How does the coolant in the IC circulate and where does it circulate to? What are the braided steel lines on the IC for and where do the connect?
Well what really blew me away was the flames from the exhaust in the video that was so cool
what causes that and does that damage the cat or exhaust????
also does anybody have this mod
the site is only in German and is a bit hard to understand but it looks like for 4,000 euro you can have a 250bhp Mini about the same price as a twincharge kit
Are you sure about the 4000 euro part?
Sounds interesting.. its got me thinking
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Originally Posted by Cooper S IRE
Well what really blew me away was the flames from the exhaust in the video that was so cool
what causes that and does that damage the cat or exhaust????
also does anybody have this mod
the site is only in German and is a bit hard to understand but it looks like for 4,000 euro you can have a 250bhp Mini about the same price as a twincharge kit
Yep, I see the WP for the engine coolant under the twinscrew. Whats not shown is the electric pump that connects to the two black hoses that exit the IC and end in a Y fitting, and the coresponding hoses on the other side of the IC, as well as the radiator for the IC. I imagine these are mounted elsewhere on the chassis. I don't think you have to give up the AC for this mod. Some of the pictures show a blue mechanical pump mounted under the alternator with no AC compressor. The MCS is available in Europe without AC.
I suspect the mechanical WP is for these applications.
2002 DS/B: Turbokompressor, Alta crank pulley, custom 3" straight exhaust, Quaife, Spec Stage 3+ clutch, Spec light flywheel, Helix shifter, H&R front springs,H-Sport: rear springs/rear control arms/ comp front sway bar, Perfect Power camber plates, Koni yellows, Ferodo D2500 pads.
:: Someone really should figure this out, cause I don't know of many companies that are privy to other companies' secrets, and which would forward you just like that. Call me paranoid...
