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[charlieb150]

How's this going Charlie? Are you running it regularly on the road?

yeah have done 4-5000miles this year no trouble at all been all over really couple of trips to france belgium etc  been excellent on fuel get 50 ish mpg 

 

 

also did MITP did 9 runs up the strip with no trouble it was my first time there managed 14.7 on my first run but struggles for grip with 10' wheels 

 

also had it mapped.... 

 

 

it achieved   

 

152 bhp @ 18 psi @ 6000rpm

and 

210nm @ 3500rpm

 

and just passed the second mot last week

[998kid]

Don't suppose you fancy doing another do you? Haha

This is amazing. Saw t at London to Brighton and was gutted someone had done it

[Richie83]

I need this in my mini!

[charlieb150]

In the future I may try to get a kit put together or somthing similar... but I would really like to prove mine first

But then again I would also love to have it mid engined with a sequential box would be so much fun , but that's a dream

Edited by charlieb150, 30 December 2016 - 10:56 PM.

[Richie83]

I am looking to in the future at some point to get a kit put together or somthing similar...

But then again I would also love to have it mid engined with a sequential box would be so much fun , but that's a dream

id be interested in the kit for sure.

[Mini Manannán]

I'm interested in the kit too.  150bhp and 150 ft/lbs with 50 mpg sounds like my kind of thing.

[Richie83]

Saw it in this months mini mag. Good job.

[Magneto]

What RPM are you turning on the highway, say at 70 mph?

[tiger99]

It is good news that it is running well. I think that it may become the most useful engine conversion that the Mini has ever had.

I would be interested in a kit of parts at some stage, if one was to go into production.

I would think that one more thing might be needed, a lower final drive ratio, to make it just perfect for long distance touring

[charlieb150]

Saw it in this months mini mag. Good job.

Thanks

[charlieb150]

What RPM are you turning on the highway, say at 70 mph?

Currently a bit on the high side at 3300-3400 ish I think but it seems very happy there would sit there all day I think

[charlieb150]

It is good news that it is running well. I think that it may become the most useful engine conversion that the Mini has ever had.

I would be interested in a kit of parts at some stage, if one was to go into production.

I would think that one more thing might be needed, a lower final drive ratio, to make it just perfect for long distance touring

I have been looking into it i think quaife do a lsd, and potentially a final drive. The gears are quite short but then so is any conversion the gearings always out, however it is very tractable and drivable like it is

[Mini Manannán]

£1200 for a 'nearly new' engine. Hmmm...  I'll be interested in a kit

[paulrockliffe]

£1200?  I looked on eBay and there were low mileage engines complete with all the bits for £500.  

 

I think these are probably going to be too tall for my Minus, otherwise I was going to give it a whirl when I've finished converting my loft.  I'm sure there'll be something similar that's a bit shorter out there though.  Maybe I should stick the head through the bonnet perhaps.

[charlieb150]

I paid 300 for mine with a damaged water pump housing

Edited by charlieb150, 08 January 2017 - 01:48 PM.