A lad I went to college with believed the tighter you do up plugs the more power they give you because it'll take up more space in the head, increasing compression. He did them up so tight 2 snapped.I watched an apprentice fit a spark plug with an air gun!!!
That and Ripspeed aluminium accessories.What a knob head. Everybody knows it's silicone coolant hoses that give you more power.
easye1
Banned
ripspeed still going?
thought they died years ago..
used to buy my racing mini bits from his shop till he sold out..
has anyone mentioned good copper grease on the threads of new plugs?
maybe the copper gives a better electrickery spark. just like the over tightening knobhead thought..
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I think they mostly make gearstick knobs, tyre valve dust covers and tax disc holders now.
ripspeed still going?
thought they died years ago..
used to buy my racing mini bits from his shop till he sold out..
has anyone mentioned good copper grease on the threads of new plugs?
maybe the copper gives a better electrickery spark. just like the over tightening knobhead thought..
Oh yeah serious power from polished alloy rocker covers and header tanks. Should it not be Ripoff?
True, it is mostly Ripsped and Hipspeed parts now. Usually with instructions that have 2 pictures and appalling Engrish translations.
easye1
Banned
Oh yeah serious power from polished alloy rocker covers and header tanks. Should it not be Ripoff?
saw some stickers when in jamaica back in 2000,
said ripspeed jamaica..
the stickers were shiney.....
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
StuckAgainSteve
Well-Known Member
ripspeed still going?
Keith Rip (who I used to know quite well) sold the business and trademark to Halfords - which was great timing as the business had already started falling off markedly as youngsters stopped modifying cars as much.
easye1
Banned
I now know Steve, as I looked him up.
had Xtreme at Harlow with his boys for a couple of years before moving on again..
while they were there, a couple of brothers I used to work with were good mates of the rip brothers,
kept me up to speed on what they got up too
kieth must be as old as me? now..
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I now know Steve, as I looked him up.
had Xtreme at Harlow with his boys for a couple of years before moving on again..
while they were there, a couple of brothers I used to work with were good mates of the rip brothers,
kept me up to speed on what they got up too
kieth must be as old as me? now..
Is there anybody else that old?
norseman
Well-Known Member
Not suprising - WD as in water dispersant (probably spelt wrong!) 'Duck Oil' is exellent, if it's still on the market.
