Jan if it such a crap design why is Ian's company Maitland Imports going to be an authorized dealer and installer for Sprintex superchargers

 

Maby because he is still using the only prototype that has survived?

Atleast someone that is mixed up with the hooligans can see the potental of this thing! GOOD JOB IAN!

 

I rarely ever post but come on NAM and read a lot. Sometimes it is troublesome trying find information about parts because of all the bickering. But occasionally I read something that I can not sit back without tossing my two cents in.
I have read this thread and simply wonder why one vendor namely RMW that has his own personal forum find the necessity to come onto NAM and specifically this thread to debate,dismiss or cast unsubstantiated doubt on a new product that he and his company has not actually have owned one to dismiss any claims about it? If I am mistaken about ownership it is because nowhere was an indication that RMW had the new Sprintex kit. Where are the moderators when you need them? Now to clarify when I say new product I mean the newly released Sprintex Mini kit that from my understanding reading the first units where just sent out this month May 2011 to dealers and customers. Where you one of them RMW? Or where any of your customers one of them? As for past comparison from anybody I really can not see that this new product has anything to do with the past attempts with other parts that never made it to market? It was never a completed kit offered for sale by RMW and Sprintex, correct?

While I can see some technical quirks not verbalized so correctly and perhaps the data not perfectly presented it still fundamentally shows a working product.


So whats the problem? I am sure if a new owner of this kit has issues they will sure to post them up. Then if that happens we can say see the Spintex kit is not perfect! Kudos for RMW warning us all that it is not a perfect world. We have all read about many issues with other retailers including RMW so why not let this ride out and see what happens?
Maybe RMW should spend more time on his own forum now promoting his parts that he has track tested?

Just my opinion only.

Most of us drive and mod up our Mini for fun. That's why we have them. Remember when we all waved at each other and all got along?

 

May I have the prices of a) sprintex kit as well as b) rotrex kit? I am interested to upgrade my jcws so I decide to go with a complete kit.

 

I went to the Rotrex site to get a price on one for a Mini Cooper and there is no listing for one! Tried Looking in their BMW listing and nothing there.
I've heard the Sprintex is around $3,200.

 

thanks for the information, I also tried a lot to get the prise of Rotrex kit but nothing. I also read thet there is a sprintex kit stage 2, do you know what power does it deliver? Now I am getting 211 whp with all the mods i have. thanks.

 

This may be a little late, but while at AMVIV8 last weekend the Sprintex Reps were there. The person with the surviving prototype, was giving rides. There was also the owner of the 2nd newly released Sprintex Kit available to talk to. Long story short this kit will cause you to buy a new passenger head rest. Your unsuspecting passenger's head will bounce off your head rest like a racket ball.
Those of you who elect to stay away from the Turbo will enjoy the new found power of the Sprintex. ($3,100+)
Oh! Buy some grippy tires, you're gonna need them. Furthermore, use two hands before you "let her buck!!"

 

Nice, Minian. I havent heard from the others in the US that have the Sprintex, it's good to hear they are dooing well.

The stage 2 kit, is in all actuality, just the 64mm pulley. But you will need much larger fuel injectors and some good time tuning as supporting mods. The boost picks up to 18psi, the waranty goes away, and you get more power.

 

I'm going to get the Stage I kit, then Stage II the following year.
I'm glad this kit is out now. I don't want to give up on my R53 to keep up with the new JCW Coupes.

 

There is SO much more to the story, which isn't hitting the forums....

Sprintex is a top notch company. Myne's, ditto. There is a not so top notch middle man type individual still involved in this that has been less than honorable in the development of the kit, enough so that yeah, I remain a bit skeptical.

I applaud Richard for this thread, and what he's been doing. It's going to save a bunch of folks a ton of headaches. As you can see from reading this, the Sprintex hasn't been a simple bolt on and your done type of modification, as it's advertised. That's not to say it still may not work out, but it's not as simple as everyone was initially pushing.

There are still BIG questions on what's going to happen with a smaller pulley, and more boost.

Jan can seem a little over the top at times, I'll give you that. But what everyone keeps forgetting is that he's done more testing with the Sprintex, including Myne's. The fact that he walked away from it because "he couldn't get it to work" is a disingenuous argument at best...

It looks like there are already some design changes in the works for the kit (funny as the kit has been pushed as well tested and ready to go. IMHO, it's going to go through some more growing pains). The bottom line is IMHO this falls in the category of promising, but unfinished. I'll let someone else sort it out first--namely, Richard (who I totally respect, even if my take on the Sprintex isn't wholly positive), who is putting a ton of effort into making this thing work, before making any decisions....

This isn't a cheap mod; this is one I'll definitely wait on and let the drama play out.

 

Then how can you explain why Ian, the guy working with Jan the whole time, and still working with Jan, is an authorized shop for selling the Sprintex? Plus Jan is the guy claiming that his "street Mini", is breaking records all over the country Let's examine that "street Mini". Original GP price tag? $40,000? Check his build thread, extra added aftermarket performance parts......looks like ?.....$30,000 just in parts......add labor on to that to install them, what another......?.......$20,000. So.....hmm.......that "street Mini" is a $90,000 "race Mini". Yea I'll believe whatever he says

 

as usual, the info you have is incorrect.......I don't even know why I bother trying to help people
Good luck with your blower..........

 

Cct1. Thank you for commenting to me directly with a neutral and helpful response. After reading I did some investigative work myself. This is what I found. On the Sprintex and Boostec website there is only one kit offered. Nothing mention about a Stage II kit. There are smaller pulleys for the Super Charger that may increase the boost levels but no mention as to exactly how much. Clearly an indication that it is a pulley designed for specific applications that would require a higher knowledge of performance modifications. Also maybe why a warranty declaimer is mentioned?
The kit offered by Sprintec and Boostec was tested on a stock MINI and shown to be a simple bolt on application with NO other changes needed to make it work or turnkey run on a stock MINI. What questions are there with this? This was in very clear language to understand?
The stage II that keeps coming up does not seem to be a offer by the manufacture or distributor of Sprintex which is Boostec but by one of their dealers MYNES. This kit seems to be with other products recommendations accompanying the standard kit and in the language written requires many other parts and modification for a fundamental base line operation. In other words for a "gear-head". So the Stage II is a specific Boostec dealer offer only, it is NOT representative of the original tested kit from Sprintex and distributed by Bootec.
I see that a couple individuals have successfully installed the basic kit without any troubles with the kit or operation of the kit itself. The problems arising are not kit related but merely those issues present already with their MINI? A common sense to most of us when doing a minor/major change of a so many parts that you will often find or see worn or damaged parts during that process needing repair or replacement.
As far as the unsuccessful attempts by RMW and others working with him to get a good finished Sprintex kit to offer for a MINI should be simply considered for what it is. Unsuccessful.RMW should move on and promote parts that worked for them and not cry about how they could not get it to work for them?
My interest in following the Sprintex history is because I am close to the point of needing a new Super Charger to replace my tired M45. I see my choices are, to have mine rebuilt, buy a re-manufactured from MINI, or get a Sprintex spend a tad more and get an improvement over the stock Super Charger. I can work on my own MINI so the labor cost factor does not come into play with me like others. But for those that it does I talked with a service writer at a MINI dealership and it seems that the labor time is the same for the Sprintex or to replace a stock Super Charger? As far as cost t per HP improvement the better choice is with the Sprintex.
I might add with calling Boostec and talking with Rick Rimmer I was pleased that he filled me with a lot of information and never once asked the question “so can I sell you one”.
RMW’s forum is full of information laid out very well about their product line. Reading many of the threads it is a very positive atmosphere with all the members and Jan with RMW. So I ask why can’t he respect the NAM forum as he does his own forum? I am sure that what RMW and Jan does here on NAM would not be tolerated or posted publicly on his own RMW forum?

 

To be honest, I don't know why Ian is still working with the Sprintex unit, and I respect Ian a ton. Have you read his posts on the Sprintex? It's enough for me to be cautious....

Not sure where Jan's GP is relevant to this discussion of the Sprintex, that's an issue for another thread...

Minicobra, the Sprintex may work out; I hope it does, it's just one more choice for everyone. Some people are 100% convinced that this thing is ready to go, plug and play, and off you go.

I know there are other cars running this other than Richard, but in Richard's case, it's not been plug and play--it's been a labor of love, and that's totally cool. You mention it's a modded car and the issues are with the car, not the Sprintex; it may very well be a combination of both.


I'd love to see feedback from a customer who has put the Sprintex on a stock MINI, run it for a few thousand miles, and data logged. So far I haven't seen that. I'm not a Sprintex hater. My whole philosophy on this type of MAJOR mod is I don't want to be the first on the wagon. And if it looks promising, I don't want to be the last on the wagon either.

Since you mentioned Rick Rimmer, you might want to google that, see what you turn up...

 

Jan has developed some truly awesome products for the MINI. And he will continue to do so. The problems arise when Jan's babies get some negative flack. I expect Jan to defend his products, but I feel he looses his professional perspective and makes it personal. This tends to cause a playground exchange - my head can beat up your head etc. His products stand on their own merits. While I only have a RMW cam, I plan on future mods using Jan's parts. The only problem I have is trying to determine what he has available - i.e. not on his web site. It feels like there is a secret club whose members are in on what's going on. I know, I should call him, but I don't like to bother vendors when I'm not yet ready to pull the trigger. I just wish he would make a list so we can see what is available but not on his web site. That way I can see if a call to RMW is needed for additional info.
Flame suit at the ready.

Kevin

 

Yeah, I was there too and got a ride in the Mynes Green Mini, that thing is quick. Also spoke with Kmc (their Vegas dealer) and Boostec, got a lot of of info on the kit.

The kit in the Mynes car is a pre-production unit (same exact design as the production units, but the parts were CNC in pieces and welded together). They have a production unit on display and all the parts are casted, super nice.

Look fwd to more long term results.

 

I know why he is selling them, he knows the new kit will work and people will buy them and he will make money.

I added the GP part so the truth would be known.

Have you goggled another persons name on this thread

 

his shop works on cars.......he also told Rick that if it there was a problem that Rick would have to pay them for warranty time to work on it
(don't count on him paying either)

Believe me, ask nitro.......... Ian has tried to sell it to Nitro who is the big promoter of it yet won't buy it ..........why?
I also see Nitro has found his way back onto NAM


Could you please............please get your facts straight..........you are NOT even close to what I paid for anything in here
I paid sticker for my GP to start (FACT)
My car is a rolling prototype...(FACT) unlike our competition we actually test parts ON the RACE TRACK before releasing them. (FACT)
the parts on my car are easily duplicated at a fraction of the cost (fact)

you do realize the sprintex supposedly spent $250,000 on their kit? So you spent $250k and what does it do for $250k? .........you see how this line of thinking actually works?????? ROFLMAO............



Jim, I have offered for you to come to Buttonwillow to see for yourself yet you conveniently don't show.

Then you come on here and talk smack about us. I told you before we would beat the record @ BW with my street car at full weight and then some. I can understand your bitterness as the guys who you follow and believe without doubting a word they say have nothing left in the tank to beat us at the track so we are all left with the pack of minions on here ,ranting on about how great something is YOU YOURSELF have never tested. (or probably NEVER SEEN)

We are constantly bringing out new products AFTER they have been track tested. My customers aren't buying it to take to the grocery store or to the local starbucks. These guys are tracking their cars and racing their cars. Go look at the Grand Am cars.......... whose parts are they running? RMW......... Heads, cams,billet cranks, Headers .......ALL RMW PARTS

Let's do this Jim, I will bring 2 Rotrex cars to Buttonwillow, you have your guys bring Sprintex cars to Buttonwillow and we can all see how fast you are. Get ANY driver you like.

Better yet, let's wait for 100deg F weather out there and run the cars....... Mynes can data log the Sprintex so all can see how cool those inlet temps are

 

wow.........jason and nitro in the same thread........hilarious

 

Well this is certainly the most active thread on NAM d**k with the e85 changer over what type of changes are you looking for ? BTW what is a gallon of e85 going for in your neck of the woods ?

Randy
M7 tuning

 

I think someone else needs to get their facts straight

There seems to be alot of half truths and lies about the sprintex kit.

I suggest people contact Jay Upton directly at Sprintex. He is the Development manager of Sprintex and was the main driving force behind the development of the unit. He is also an automotive race legend in Australia.

Sprintex is also a massive Australian company listed on local and overseas stock exchanges that has the staffing, experience, infrastructure, capital and knowledge to fund a project like this and bring it to market. A little bit different to one man show vendors who work out of there home

The mini community should be celebrating such a development for the R53 as this gives a relatively inexpensive direct bolt on replacement for the M45 with added performance, instead of the negativity that always rears its ugly head on NAM and other forums

What people are forgetting is that there are also a number of cars in Australia with the kit with one in particular that has undergone extensive testing over in Perth in hot Aussie weather and there have been no issues what so ever

Jan it is interesting you spend so much time and effort responding to this thread. I suggest instead you concentrate on promoting you own products in a professional manner

 

Dez just run a 1.49.847 at Cali ...............shouldn't you be there Jan as its only 30 mins from you

I just asked Oscar Jnr on Redline livestream if he would be up for driving it and it looks like he would be

 

Let me start by saying that yes ALL of the problems I have had with the tuning of the car is not due to the Sprintex. My (WONDERFULL) tuner of choice, did NOT know what he was doing with our ECU's. All the mapping was way off of where it shuld be, and that is what I am fixing. All the broked parts that came off happened when the M45 shat the bed, and I wanted to upgrade rather than just replace.

That being said, yes the Sprintex with a 70mm pulley will bolt on to a stock car with no tuning nessicary. I am going to stop with trying to point out the facts that others have collected, and just focus on my own.

There are enough other peoples facts and oppinions floating around here, why not let the few of us who have the PRODUCTION kit installed, post up their individual and un bias (AS POSSIBLE) results.

Now if yall will excuse me, I have a date to get ready for.
Only question is, Car or Truck?

 

I thought I would bring the truth again to the masses as some here are a little cloudy.................

Sprintex : a 2cent stock worth 5milion market cap
http://www.topstocks.com.au/stock_di...hreadid=651890
http://investing.money.msn.com/inves...=AU%3AATJ&fs=1
better info here

Eaton.......$51 a share
Market Cap
17.53 Billion...........................
http://investing.money.msn.com/inves...ice?symbol=ETN

.........old66 has claimed they spent $250k for the development of the kit............ he claims to be on the inside with sprintex.......it's all in the aussie threads..........or did you conveniently forget that?

Please stop posting up incorrect info and I'll be glad to leave this thread alone.

 

Have to be selective what you google in this thread, as only a few people are interested in using their real names . On the other hand, if I can figure out who's who, pretty much anyone can....

Besides, my dad told me if I googled too much I'd go blind....