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[stardude]

You sure about the X-Drill decision?

yeah, why do you say that??

its going to be quite high revving, and the x-drilling helps to keep a good supply of oil

and its peice of mind for £30ish , that the crank that i will spend quite a bit of money on wont die lol

Edited by stardude, 02 May 2009 - 02:38 PM.

[liirge]

It also Weakens the Crank quite alot, so if its revving, might cause failure.
Make sure you have a good Crank Dampner, i got a good one on ebay for a few pounds the other day

[stardude]

It also Weakens the Crank quite alot, so if its revving, might cause failure.
Make sure you have a good Crank Dampner, i got a good one on ebay for a few pounds the other day

ahh ok.

it will have a centre main strap to help stop flex too.

its all also going to be fully balanced

do you have a link to the one you bought??

cheers

adam

Edited by stardude, 02 May 2009 - 02:41 PM.

[liirge]

Yer a centre main is an absolute necessary as if your going to be revving you dont want that bearing housing moving at all!
I think mines just a Standard one Fitted to 1275's, although it could be the Cooper Dampner.

[liirge]

Also mate, What are your plans RE: Gearbox?
What kinda FD you looking at? any plans for a close ratio jobby?

[stardude]

i plan to go for a standard gearbox, but with a x-pin diff and a 3.44 final drive, as i do a fair bit of motorway driving and find it a good compromise between acceleration and cruising at speed.

but i will be going for the straight cut drops.

maybe in the future i can get a close ratio box or gearset

[liirge]

Hmmm.. i dont do any motorway, or very occasional so im not sure on what to go for..

[liirge]

Well I just bought the Drops from MRA!!
So i'l tell you what they're like!

[stardude]

lol hows the card feeling??

[liirge]

Not that great im not gonna lie!

[liirge]

As the my Engine Spec is so Similar i thought i would post it on here, to see if anything crops up that we can both use:

BLOCK
Surface Skimmed
Over Bore
Honed
Chemical Clean
New Cam Bearings Fitted

PISTONS, CRANK AND RODS
Crank Regrind
Crank Wedged
Crank Lightened and Balanced
Con rods Lightened and Balanced
Pistons 998+ 20thou inc. Hastings Ring Set
Bearings Mains
Bearings Big ends
New Oil Seals, Gallery and Core Plugs

CAMSHAFT
Swift tune SW5-07
Slot Type oil pump
Lightened Duplex Fully Adjustable Duplex Vernier Timing Gears

CYLINDER HEAD AND FUELING
12G295 Cooper Cylinder Head
10 – 10.5 Compression Ratio/ Possible Skim
Twin SU HS2 Carburettors
New Needles
Ram Pipes 3”
Sock Filter
Facet Solid State Fuel Pump with Wired Inertia Kill Switch
Filter and Regulator

GEARBOX
MRA Minis Straight Cut Drop Gears
Mini Spares Straight Cut Close Ratio Gear Set?
Competition Baulk Rings?
Final Drive: 3.44 or 3.9 or 3.7?

CLUTCH
Ultra-Light Balanced Fly Wheel and Backplate
Orange Rally Spec Clutch Plate
Friction Plate AP

THE REST
Custom Ignition Advance Curve
Custom Needle Fuelling Profile
Rolling Road Session
Standard Mini Cooling System
New Water pump and Belt

Is there Anything Obvious i have missed or put on that isnt necessary (Apart from the Drops)?
Any Advice on the Gearbox would be helpfull as im not sure on My FD or what gear set to get, the car isnt a daily driver and will barely be used on Motorways..

Thanks in Advance
Alastair

Edited by liirge, 03 May 2009 - 06:03 PM.

[stardude]

i am realy not sure what to do now.

its a lot of money and i should realy make the most out of it

i could build a screamer of a 1380 for the price of this 1096

this may sound silly, but i actually lost sleep over it last night!!!

its a hard decision

if i did a 1380, i can always move onto a KAD 16v head in the future too

[liirge]

Oh mate, you know you want a little 998 thats capable of some pretty good power!! dont take the easy route out!!
Does anyone have any idea on the HeadGasket i would use on ths +120thou Overbore?

[Pooky]

The way I think about it is that I like being different and having a tasty small bore.

I've got the rest of my life of Mini ownership and I'm going to increase the power with my age

Can't wait till I'm 60 and I'm driving with twin V8's

[Spitz]

I have a fairly similar spec as your original post.

1098 crank
+40 bore (1130cc) AE 1098 pistons
12g295 head...shaved 80thou
lightened duplex chain/gears
SW5 cam
HIF38 with AAU needle
LCB
Janspeed intake manifold
3.44FD
(stock dizzy etc)

The car runs very well indeed. Lots of pull....and quick acceleration from go.
I auto cross it, so it regularly reaches 6,000rpm...maybe 6,500 (I'm too busy to look at the tach..lol)
On the highway (motorway), it cruises nicely at 110k. A 3.1FD would be nice, but I'd lose some accel.
As someone said earlier....tough to notice the SW5 at idle.....very smooth idle

I have no idea of the HP it puts out as there is no rolling road within 1000km of me.
Anyone hazard a guess as to my HP...?