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[Pandora]

And whats so wrong with a normal a-series all this fancy 16v nonsence :tongue:

[ed4ran]

998 SPI sourcing engine

your missing 1 word from that sentence!!!! TURBO :grin:
What kind of engine you looking for?

[The Matt]

......1400cc standard everything except 74mm overbore awaiting piston rings....

What pistons are you using? I am using Fiesta 1100 crossflows in mine (Hepolite pistons).

[ihaveasmall...]

why not just get a normal car like a fiesta ?

[The Matt]

why not just get a normal car like a fiesta ?

Why post that on a Mini forum? :erm:

[neil_g]

maybe they were bored at school today?

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[The Matt]

Oh well,

I will respond anyway because I am bored too.

I have had (and still do have) lots of normal cars, but they aint as much fun as a Mini!

[Sprocket]

why not just get a normal car like a fiesta ?

Firstly the Fester is a Ford, nuff said. And if you think a normal car is a Fiesta then you are dis illusioned

I have a company car, a 55 plate Renault laguna Sport Tourer and the wife has a 02 plate Seat Arosa S which we own. So why would I even want to own a fiesta, not that I would, its a Ford.

The Mini , again which we own, is More of a toy and gets used in the evenings and at week ends when its driveble, its as much a hobby as it's a car.

So the question I want to ask is, are you one of these Fiesta owners that has fitted full body skirts, DTM spoilers, big flash wheels, stupidly big tail pipe that you could fit your head in, diamond tail lights, neon under car lights, illuninated washer jets and read Max power and Fast Car magazines for the naked tarts flashing thier tits and the 'how to' wire that amp and boom box sections.

And if so what are you doing registering on a forum called The Mini Forum, your user name says it all, ihaveasmall BRAIN :nugget:

because with a question like that, thats the first impression I get, and it aint a good one.

[The Matt]

why not just get a normal car like a fiesta ?

Firstly the Fester is a Ford, nuff said. And if you think a normal car is a Fiesta then you are dis illusioned

I have a company car, a 55 plate Renault laguna Sport Tourer and the wife has a 02 plate Seat Arosa S which we own. So why would I even want to own a fiesta, not that I would, its a Ford.

The Mini , again which we own, is More of a toy and gets used in the evenings and at week ends when its driveble, its as much a hobby as it's a car.

So the question I want to ask is, are you one of these Fiesta owners that has fitted full body skirts, DTM spoilers, big flash wheels, stupidly big tail pipe that you could fit your head in, diamond tail lights, neon under car lights, illuninated washer jets and read Max power and Fast Car magazines for the naked tarts flashing thier tits and the 'how to' wire that amp and boom box sections.

And if so what are you doing registering on a forum called The Mini Forum, your user name says it all, ihaveasmall BRAIN :nugget:

because with a question like that, thats the first impression I get, and it aint a good one.

sorry if I hi-jacked your project thread there MS, I am genuinely interested in it, I just had to reply to the geezer! lol

sssssssooooooooooo where were we?

Right, so the pistons..... :grin:

[Sprocket]

Standard turbo pistons(plenty around and cheep as chips) with a clearance cut for the valves :cheese:

Edit: :nugget: You mean the 74mm ones. I managed to get hold of a brand new set of Omega pistons. When they turned up some of the rings were broken making them next to usesles. Untill that was, when I found a possible source for new Omega rings even then the top rings from a Suzuki swift 1litre engine are about the same diameter and thickness

Edited by Mini Sprocket, 10 January 2006 - 06:19 PM.

[The Matt]

Standard turbo pistons(plenty around and cheep as chips) with a clearance cut for the valves :cheese:

aaah, I meant for the 1400 lol. :grin:

wrong project though! you gonna start another thread for the 1400 bad boy (or give me the engine) :wink:

EDIT after MS EDIT:

Oooh cool, I am using Fiesta stuff in mine and luckily the rings are in good nick. I could measure the thickness of the rings for future reference and see if they would be any good for the omegas.

Edited by mini mad me, 10 January 2006 - 06:22 PM.

[The Vert]

Hows the engine looking now then ?

[Sprocket]

Its on hold, but the block is just waiting for final machining as are the pistons, but after that its assembly time, ooooh yes

[neil_g]

where have all the pics gone??!

[Sprocket]

Sorry, but there are reasons i do not wish to discuss at this time. They will be back when other things have become realised.

Please accept my apologies