24 replies to this topic

[Brawlyrox]

im still undecied on engine

[Bluemini]

turbo's are cack, its forced induction and the a series isnt made for that sorta stuff, y go to the expence of a turbo and strong enuf box for it, when you can get a bigger engine and tweak it propperly!

[Bluemini]

i got a mate whos runnin a 1380 with a weber and other trick bits, thats kickin 102bhp at the wheels!! it is a beast of a car, and can be built cheaply too...

[Wil_h]

I can see I'm not going to convince anyone about turbos. But if they're good enough for WRC cars, indy cars, F1(old) etc. then they're good enough for me. The box is easy strong enough if it's in good nick. So what if the A-series wasn't designed for a turbo, was any engine? An engine is an engine, with a bit of thought it can be made to do anything.

As for expense, well I payed £150 for a good turbo with all the carb and manifolds. I reckon a good Webber will cost that.

I guess you're either a turbo man or not.

Wil

[marksmini]

is that your clubman???

TIRBO's are just so much fun even better when your in a mini and its a cabro lol not that ive just sold one

wish i kept it, it was lovely...

anyways sorry lol turbos are fun just it just depends also on what driven your doing... if it town then dont bother i say, by the time the turbo has wound up. u will be brakeing to slow.

you got the goods and the bads so have a think about it, both are fun no matter what anyways mate...

[Brawlyrox]

i wouldnt mind driving a turbo mini

[Wil_h]

Yes that's my clubman.

[marksmini]

B) cool....

[paul mq]

alot of people are talking about a 1.6 vtec but theres alot of work involved with that. if you are going to all that hastle why not go for a 2.0 16v out of a astra or even a calibra turbo.

that amount of power in a mini would put a on any ones face

[marksmini]

lol

like being shot out of a gun in a bake bean tin