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Article by “minimania.com” Note that vehicle weight vary depending on options (e.g. automatic transmission, suspension type) and year of vehicle and is a guide only. The factory has stated different weights for the same model of car, for example. An READ MORE

This subject is a regular message-board poser. Many of us have touted our preferences and discoveries whilst playing about over the years. One problem with trying to deal with it on the message board is the sheer volume of information READ MORE

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There are three types of shifter mechanisms on classic Minis. The earliest cars used what is commonly referred to as the “magic wand” gear selector. This was, obviously, inferior. In September of 1961, when the Cooper and Super models were introduced, READ MORE

Article from “www.minimania.com” What is the terminology from SAE and API. Many think that the “W” in 10W-30 means “winter”.From SAE J300 p.2:“Two series of viscosity grades are defined in Table (1): (a) those containing the letter W and (b) READ MORE

Article by “www.minimania.com” A personal recommendation. These are the motor oils I recommend. This is based on information that I just happened to collect. I have not gotten the specifications of all oils out there. My opinion on these oils READ MORE

Article by “www.minimania.com”   Let’s use top gear: Let’s go racing. I will discuss driving in traffic jams in the Florida summer as well as racing in Sebring though there is no commonality. People lump these two driving situations together READ MORE

It is not what we thought. Article by “https://www.minimania.com/home.cfm’ Now let us finish talking about the differences of mineral verses synthetic oils. I will compare the same weight or grade of oils showing that the operating viscosity is the same READ MORE