[Fot] Mini Diesel...

[robert bownes]

For that I might give up my Cooper-S


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

> See below... as many of you know. Gale Banks Engineering has been involved
> in Diesel tunning for years.
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> 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..
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> 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 chance
> to get it here in the states.  Just fyi...
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> Mordy
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> Here's something 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!
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> You would love this car as it goes darn near as good as the gasoline burner
> but makes, get this, 67 mpg highway. That's 67% better than the gasoline
> version. And, a huge reduction in greenhouse gasses, wow…just, wow. The
> attachment above tells the whole story.
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> Now if I can just get BMW and Bosch together to meet our emissions
> requirements…I'm working on it and they are so close. This thing would sell
> here, and I want one, how about you?
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> As always,
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> Gale Banks
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