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R50/53 Rally MINI!

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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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Rally MINI!

How is THAT for cooling!!!

 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Is there an engine in there, somewhere?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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yup!

I beleive it's the 1.6, but slightly modified to output ~ 550HP and 750LBS of torque...
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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GEEZ

Thats all I have to say...
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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coooooooooool

How well is it doing?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by british kompressor
yup!

I beleive it's the 1.6, but slightly modified to output ~ 550HP and 750LBS of torque...
550HP out of 1600cc!! That's amazing!! Roughly 1HP for every 3cc!!
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Does anyone have any more information? Here is another picture...

 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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But what about the warrenty ?

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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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But what about the warrenty ?

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As long as none of the aftermarket parts cause the BMW part to fail, hes fine. He can still get his oil changed at his regularly scheduled interval.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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Wonder what the guy with the Mitsubishi uniform on is doing?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Hey !

That looks more like a race MINI than a rally MINI.

Where are those pictures coming from?????? Any details on the car????? where does it run, in what series, country?
Cheers,
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mcswrks
Does anyone have any more information? Here is another picture...

It's definitely AWD. You can see the rear drive shafts in there.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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I'm sure many of you noticed it's not really a MINI, it's just the shell they put on it. it's not a MINI engine either...


It's a car built for Ice rally racing. Extremly light, extremly powerfull and SUPER fast!
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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I was suspecting that a little bit. What is that "wall" between the cabin and the rear of the car? Is the engine front-midship or rear-midship?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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if you want actual specs:

- 3 liter 6 cylinder
- ~ 400HP
- All wheel drive
- All Wheel steering
- Total weight is about 900Kilos

oh yeah, and the tires look like this:

 
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