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Interior/Exterior Spinners to fit a MINI...tailpipe!

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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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Spinners to fit a MINI...tailpipe!

Saw this on the "But Wait There's More" page in Autoweek. A great addition to any MINI, but twice as nice on an MCS!



http://shoplaser.com/ They range from $45 - $50 each, but maybe we could get a group buy going!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bee1000n
Saw this on the "But Wait There's More" page in Autoweek. A great addition to any MINI, but twice as nice on an MCS!
Wow, I wonder how much HP those add? You can impress all your friends
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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LOL - I am sure some person is going to start marketing them on ebay as "suction turbos" or some such BS!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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I spent a lot of time and energy to make the suction turbo so it would add at least 200% more horse power. You guys just come along and make me cry.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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Whoa dude....pimp my ride! .
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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That is hilarious!

Come on Bumble78, 200%?????? I believe it is more like 150%. Geezzz...talk about fudging the numbers.?!?!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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sid- there's your next mod.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Say it isn't so....
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bar10girl
That is hilarious!

Come on Bumble78, 200%?????? I believe it is more like 150%. Geezzz...talk about fudging the numbers.?!?!
150% on a stock MINI. 200% if it is in conjunction with the Turbonator.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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there is a little import shop near my house that some you guys might of heard of called VERSUS motorsports, any way they have been selling exhaust with spinners on the end of them for quite some time now they marketing scheme was that it gave your exhaust that turbo sound as well as helping to relieve back pressure by sucking the air out
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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From the actual website "the SPINNER EXHAUST TIP has the beneficial effect to eliminate the initial hesitation of the engine under rapid acceleration. Furthermore, the exhaust gases emanating from the tailpipe will be uniformly dispersed into the atmosphere."

I think they found the cure for the "yo-yo" effect and good for the enviorment too.....just for that

 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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I, for one, am acutally glad to see this ONLY because when I read the title Spinners to fit a...I thought someone was putting those stupid spinning wheels on a MINI

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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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I just pee'd myself
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bee1000n
Saw this on the "But Wait There's More" page in Autoweek. A great addition to any MINI, but twice as nice on an MCS!



http://shoplaser.com/ They range from $45 - $50 each, but maybe we could get a group buy going!
What will be next for the Cooper? Fuzzy dice?
I don't like spinners on wheels and I don't like them here.

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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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oh yeah.,,,don't forget to add the lighted valve stem caps and the under carriage neon light bars with this awsome mod.......
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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No Kidding!!!

Me too,for a moment I tought somebody was trying to get his MC MTV certified.
Spinners on a MC is a crime,the car should be bought back by Mini in order to preserve the image.




Originally Posted by 10851CS
I, for one, am acutally glad to see this ONLY because when I read the title Spinners to fit a...I thought someone was putting those stupid spinning wheels on a MINI

Earl
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Moskito
What will be next for the Cooper? Fuzzy dice?
Hey, whats wrong with FUZZY DICE? MINIs are meant for "youifiication". You like fuzzy dice that maybe matches your paint, go for it!
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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Thank God they don' t fit my JCW tips, I might have to go for the reduced backpressure....lol
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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I saw this thread and did not have to go beyond the very first post to know that these little babies were just MADE for my MINI.

I'm waiting for the UPS guy to show up with them! Gonna be SWEET!
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by chows4us
Hey, whats wrong with FUZZY DICE? MINIs are meant for "youifiication". You like fuzzy dice that maybe matches your paint, go for it!
I agree with you, as long as the "youification" with spinners and fuzzy dice is not "youification" my car.
There are actually some mods which I personally like but won't do because it would seem like "followingtheherdification."



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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Moskito
There are actually some mods which I personally like but won't do because it would seem like "followingtheherdification."
Hehe. "followingtheherdification" ... would that be like ... "ooh ooh Johnny got Big Brake Kit so I got to too (even though Johnny never would actually have a need for it?)

Too funny
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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No its the propeller for when you change your mini into Boat mode. with this mod I can take my mini cruising in the lake.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by GRENDEL
No its the propeller for when you change your mini into Boat mode. with this mod I can take my mini cruising in the lake.
Ahh. Cool
Bond, James Bond
 
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GRENDEL
No its the propeller for when you change your mini into Boat mode. with this mod I can take my mini cruising in the lake.
I knew it! Sooner or later someone would say their MINI can walk on water
 
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