25 replies to this topic

[mattjg87]

i want to fit a ford cvh engine into the mini, does anyone no if this is possible and how much work it needs? has anyone carried it out before?

[rosco454]

A guy used to run an rs turbo motor in a green mini a few years back,i have it in my head he was called Stuart Beales for some reason but i could be miles off the mark lol!

It may have also been rear engined but im clutching at straws here through my really hazy memories.

[mk1leg]

Hi..There used to be a conversion plate to fit a ford engine to a mini G/box.........I do have a pic of a ford lotus cortina twincam motor in a mini clubman ......will try and find it...........

[Rhyd]

A guy used to run an rs turbo motor in a green mini a few years back,i have it in my head he was called Stuart Beales for some reason but i could be miles off the mark lol!

It may have also been rear engined but im clutching at straws here through my really hazy memories.

Stuart Meads

Edit: My fave vid of his, gets more interesting at about 3:30, or 4:25 if you're impatient
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Edited by Rhyd, 24 February 2009 - 10:30 PM.

[rosco454]

A guy used to run an rs turbo motor in a green mini a few years back,i have it in my head he was called Stuart Beales for some reason but i could be miles off the mark lol!

It may have also been rear engined but im clutching at straws here through my really hazy memories.

Stuart Meads

Damn! So close but yet so far

[Rhyd]

Damn! So close but yet so far

Close enough for me to know who you meant

P.S. Check the edit above.

[cookie4343]

I was also thinking of doing this conversion as someone has offered me an cvh rs turbo engine with everthink,not sure if ill do it yet,only really looking into it,and also depends on price,but well see what happens.

[maph2]

i believe allspeed engineering where fabbing up a front engine rs turbo subframe. i think it might have stalled because there are more modern, lighter and better engines out there.

if you have a CVH sized hole in the life, go for it, but you may well be making a rod for your own back. for example you can fit a gm x16xe in - its a well tried swap then turbo it if you want

[Guess-Works.com]

as above there's better engines out there, as opposed to a cvh, why not go zetec ?

PS, it's the MANX gearbox which the older BDA, X-flow etc fitted onto which is a converted Mini gearbox.

[mattjg87]

cheers people. love the rs fords that why i want to put one in, seam like it could be difficult and expensive tho.

[wolfie]

as far as i am aware stuart uses a 2.3 duratec as thats what it looked like to me last time i looked

cvh is a gash engine

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

cvh is not a gash engine take it back the cvh engine can produce anything up to 300 bhp i will for all ford enthusuasts say anyone who disrespects cvh fords and hasnt had a well prepared cvh turbo cant speak

i love the cvh easy to fix and maintain and such a good engine

fyi the cross flow head fits the mini block i was once told may have been a fib but with some fab i recon its very possible

Edited by Saxo-Fiesta-Mini, 25 February 2009 - 06:03 PM.

[wolfie]

cvh is gash ive owned enough to comment

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

im not gonna try hard to convince you i just think that the design and engineering behind the cvh was way before its time and that in my opinon is a very good basis for tunning and more resently the ZVH turbo engines have made 450bhp and did hold the world fastest fiesta medal

[wolfie]

zvh is not a cvh, you cant convince someone who has learnt not just from experiance but moderating one of the largest ford sites for years, as matt woods has proved 300 can be got from a 5 port let alone a supposed modern 1600 turbo

so yes its gash