I was at Big Mini Day yesterday, and I saw a non-M7 hood scoop that wasn't stock. Sorry, I didn't have a camera, but there were a few around the Mini Mania trailer. Less "WRX" like than the M7. Don't know anything about flow nubmers. Some were claiming 30-40% increased airflow, but I have no idea how it was measured, so who knows how accurate it was.

Mini Mania may have gotten one to play with and evaluate, but that's all I know for now.....

Matt

 

Figures, once one comes out another (copycat) comes out

 

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Were the scoops at Mini Mania's trailer or the one next to it -

Bay Bridge Motors?

Saw your car there but didn't see you.

 

Does indeed sound like something Bay Bridge could make though, given their expertise...

 

Here's what one of the Bay Bridge car was running last year.




More pics of the car here:
http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1056610&page=1

 

It's a good thing they don't sell parts or I'd have a Mini just like their in a few years (and broke!) Love the interior/underbody metal works Interesting that they have the lower grill blocked off

 

I just ordered an M7. I'm not crazy about the "Subie" look but I want the performance.

 

And that very car had a very bad day. hood pins failed on the track, scoop shot up in the air, hood flopped back, windshield trashed. But I spoke with the guy who built the rear suspension set up. Pretty trick!

Matt

 

Wait to buy a scoop! Randy Webb has a nice one in the works- I saw it on his bad-*** mule. Much better than the M7, IMHO... more subtle in appearance, but still trick enough for performance. It's a side project, but if it gets produced it would be the one I would buy (if I had an "S" )! I hope I didn't let the cat out of the hood!

 

That car was running the stock intercooler

 

What's that small tube sticking out through the upper grill?

I like their color scheme (being an Illinois alumni!) --

 

Very ineresting car especially that rear suspension set up whcih would be nice to put in any Mini if you didn't need the rear seats. But I am surprised it's only 200hp are you sure that's correct? A regular JCW plus a few other minor additions goes beyond that, I would have thought they would go for bigger HP's no?

 

First off its light... and second with minimal upgrades you get less things that would go wrong. A larger spread.
Endurance racing I guess.

 

Yah, i thought this was an endurance car....so mods arent necessary and might harm the car in these races.

Also, realize that the lightness will REALLY help. The Nuzzo cars are mostly stock concerning their engines, but because of their tiny weight they can keep up with the fast cars in its class

 

kinda random, but doesnt it look like the guy in the car is the same one as the one outside the car

 

More Photoshop trickery! Can't believe a damn thing you see anymore!

LOL - good one!





(Now watch - somebody's going to tell us Bay Bridge is run by twins!)

 

(Now watch - somebody's going to tell us Bay Bridge is run by twins!)
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Nope, That's Jacque Andres, owner of BBM in the car and Greg (sorry, forgot the last name) leaning in the car. BTW, Greg is an outstanding body and paint guy.
Sorry to hear they had a sucky day.

Jim Williams
BBM Loyal Customer

 

Thanks for the clarification on the "twins," Took a while to separate the two (left guy's hand is on the roll bar). So, what is that mole-looking thing to the right of the scoop?

 

Thats for the intake- look here-

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1056610&page=1

thanks, xalfa-

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