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Re: [Fot] Mini Diesel...

To: "Gasket Works USA" <gasket.works@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Mini Diesel...
From: "robert bownes" <bownes@seiri.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:02:06 -0400
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For that I might give up my Cooper-S


2008/10/2 Gasket Works USA <gasket.works@verizon.net>

> See below... as many of you know. Gale Banks Engineering has been involve=
d
> in Diesel tunning for years.
>
> He has many projects on the table and in his shop floor.   One of the
> really important projects is the Cummins powered Navy Seal small op boat.
> The Navy wanted it to be a bit faster... He has several of these 6 cyl
> diesels on the floor with very trick go-fast parts..
>
>
> Anyways he is on all sorts of expert committees and recently he sent me
> this email..   Banks seems to like this Mini  maybe we'll even get a chan=
ce
> to get it here in the states.  Just fyi...
>
>
>
> Mordy
>
> Here's something interesting; A few weeks ago I represented Bosch as thei=
r
> spokesman at the Detroit Gran Prix. One of the cars we demonstrated to th=
e
> press as the Mini Cooper Euro-Spec Diesel. This one had a 6 speed stick
> shift and I hot lapped the Belle Isle course in it. What a kick!
>
>
>
> You would love this car as it goes darn near as good as the gasoline burn=
er
> but makes, get this, 67 mpg highway. That's 67% better than the gasoline
> version. And, a huge reduction in greenhouse gasses, wow=85just, wow. The
> attachment above tells the whole story.
>
>
>
> Now if I can just get BMW and Bosch together to meet our emissions
> requirements=85I'm working on it and they are so close. This thing would =
sell
> here, and I want one, how about you?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> As always,
>
>
>
> Gale Banks
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>For that I might give up my Cooper-S<br><br><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote">2008/10/2 Gasket Works USA <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:gasket.works@verizon.net";>gasket.works@verizon.net</a>&gt;</sp=
an><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div align=3D"lef=
t"><font size=3D"1" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">See below... as many=
 of you know. Gale Banks Engineering has been involved in Diesel tunning fo=
r years.</font></div>
<font size=3D"1" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"1" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">He has many p=
rojects on the table and in his shop floor.&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the really i=
mportant projects is the Cummins powered Navy Seal small op boat.&nbsp; The=
 Navy wanted it to be a bit faster... He has several of these 6 cyl diesels=
 on the floor with very trick go-fast parts..&nbsp; </font></div>
<font size=3D"1" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"1" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">&nbsp;</font>=
</div><div align=3D"left"><font size=3D"1" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdan=
a">Anyways he is on all sorts of expert committees and recently he sent me =
this email..&nbsp;&nbsp; Banks seems to like this Mini&nbsp; maybe we&#39;l=
l even get a chance to get it here in the states.&nbsp; Just fyi...</font><=
/div>
<font size=3D"1" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><font size=
=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><font size=3D"2" color=
=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=3D"left"><font size=3D"=
2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">Mordy </font></div>
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">Here's someth=
ing interesting; A few weeks ago I represented Bosch as their spokesman at =
the Detroit Gran Prix. One of the cars we demonstrated to the press as the =
Mini Cooper Euro-Spec Diesel. This one had a 6 speed stick shift and I hot =
lapped the Belle Isle course in it. What a kick! </font></div>
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">&nbsp;</font>=
</div><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div a=
lign=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">You would=
 love this car as it goes darn near as good as the gasoline burner but make=
s, get this, 67 mpg highway. That's 67% better than the gasoline version. A=
nd, a huge reduction in greenhouse gasses, wow=85just, wow. The attachment =
above tells the whole story.</font></div>
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">&nbsp;</font>=
</div><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div a=
lign=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">Now if I =
can just get BMW and Bosch together to meet our emissions requirements=85I'=
m working on it and they are so close. This thing would sell here, and I wa=
nt one, how about you?</font></div>
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">&nbsp;</font>=
</div><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><font =
size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br>
</font><div align=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verda=
na">&nbsp;</font></div><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">=
<br></font><div align=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"V=
erdana">As always,</font></div>
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">&nbsp;</font>=
</div><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div a=
lign=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">Gale Bank=
s</font></div>
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><div align=
=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana">&nbsp;</font>=
</div><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Verdana"><br></font><br>__=
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