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    Quote Originally Posted by ELFMAN View Post
    Good stuff Jamie What's next on the agenda?
    Must take you out in mine for a wee hurl now it's been resurrected...
    Ported and polished head and a bigger throttle body Definitely! That would be great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gez View Post
    Ported and polished head and a bigger throttle body Definitely! That would be great!
    Nice one. let me know when you're coming down to your gran's and I'll get that Turbo spinning
    Polished Head? I used to have that on my 1275 classic Mini, now it's what I get at the barber's!

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    Haha! Hoping it will help with volumetric efficiency as I need more air!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gez View Post
    Haha! Hoping it will help with volumetric efficiency as I need more air!
    That's cos you're too tall, the air's thinner up there - at my height the air charge is denser, so I get more power. It's Nature's Intercooler!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELFMAN View Post
    That's cos you're too tall, the air's thinner up there - at my height the air charge is denser, so I get more power. It's Nature's Intercooler!
    Haha! What you no like!

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    Well, I tried reality for a while, but found it to be grossly overrrated, so from now on it's
    Will stay tuned for your next report. Carry on young man!

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