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[steve1978]

Hi,

I am new to world of mini and am thinking about buying one. i have about £3000 to spend and i like my cars fast!!

i will be having a look around.

Thanks

[ScottyBoi]

Hey Steve

Welcome to TMF

Check out the classifieds on here!

[Puddings]

Alright mate any chance you could up your limmit I have my MED 1380 for sale it's 5.5k tho have a look follow the link in my sig

[davidv]

It does look good offer you a lot less money for it only payed 4.5 g on my 928s with full history and 150k on the clock will you come down a bit like can a lot

[steve1978]

thats not a little thats a lot! i currently have a lotus exige which is going on friday. i would like a car that can do a 0-60 in under 6seconds ideally.

[welshdan]

thats not a little thats a lot! i currently have a lotus exige which is going on friday. i would like a car that can do a 0-60 in under 6seconds ideally.

your best bet is to look for another car, not a mini

[mk1leg]

Hi..and welcome to TMF and enjoy and you will need more then £3000 for a mini that does 0-60 in 6 secs more like £15000...............Hyabusa powered...............

[davidv]

Under 6 seconds to 60 is a lot to ask for did try a 3.3 911 turbo at about 5.5 to 60 are old classic cozy ford was only 6.5 the old white slug best go for a mitty *woman of ill repute* or sublow turbow i do like the vw high lines and they are cheap for a vr6 had the Audi coupe one only the 2.6 model and that was quite fast and well made like brand new only got 750 cash for it insurance even being old got my back up about 17 for a blender no badges on it my 2.8 carpris were only about 8.2 to 60 in the early 80s the white tickford twin turbo was a bit faster looked like a box had a lot of cars to play with one i did like was a classic black hurst used it for work hope you get a good mini v8 or v6 big lump minis fly

[steve1978]

i used to have a golf vr6 highline, that was a nice motor. i was looking at the 1.3 turbo or a bike powered mini. something a bit different.

i have my first baby on the way so the lotus has to go to buy to cars one for her and the mini me and one fun car for me. i just cant seem to decide on either car! looking at audi a4, a5 or mit evo for her and i would like a tax exempt car for me, it will only be used 3 months a year or so and kept in a heated garage all the other time.

mini or beetle seem to be the tax exempt catergory.

i would like to get one for about £250 and whack a big engine in it. my skills are limited..... as in zero. i am a novice, but willing to get my hands dirty. ideally i would like a car quicker to 60 than my bro in laws, slk55 amg, 4.7 seconds.

open to suggestiuons!

[zrblue]

i used to have a golf vr6 highline, that was a nice motor. i was looking at the 1.3 turbo or a bike powered mini. something a bit different.

i have my first baby on the way so the lotus has to go to buy to cars one for her and the mini me and one fun car for me. i just cant seem to decide on either car! looking at audi a4, a5 or mit evo for her and i would like a tax exempt car for me, it will only be used 3 months a year or so and kept in a heated garage all the other time.

mini or beetle seem to be the tax exempt catergory.

i would like to get one for about £250 and whack a big engine in it. my skills are limited..... as in zero. i am a novice, but willing to get my hands dirty. ideally i would like a car quicker to 60 than my bro in laws, slk55 amg, 4.7 seconds.

open to suggestiuons!

I think you'd really struggle to get a mini doing 0-60 in under 5 seconds safely, for less than £3k. According to power/weight ratios, you'd need roughly 160 bhp at the fly (gearbox dependant too) in the mini to get you from 0-60 in under 5 second (4.9 sec). That could be done with the Rover K-Seriess VVC engine fround in the MG ZR 160, or the TF160. Im not sure whats possible with turbo-charging the A-Series. Depending on how much work you'd be willing to do yourself, you may be able to fit the k series in a mini for under £3k, but it would be a hard push. Good thing about the K is that its easy to work on, cheap to buy, nice and light (90kg), and there tends to be plenty about.

But, if it were me, id by a motorbike, can pick ones up for well under £3k that will get you from 0-60 in well under 5 seconds.

[steve1978]

same engine that is in my lotus the K series. i may actually have one spare to! i am not very handy though i have to be honest. what i lack in ability i make up for in enthusiasm! if it is possible i will have a go!

i am not a biker, dont have a license. i like a little comfort aswell as performance so that rules bikes out completely!

[zrblue]

same engine that is in my lotus the K series. i may actually have one spare to! i am not very handy though i have to be honest. what i lack in ability i make up for in enthusiasm! if it is possible i will have a go!

i am not a biker, dont have a license. i like a little comfort aswell as performance so that rules bikes out completely!

if your exige was built between 2000-2004 then it will be a k-series, but not the 160 VVC, it will be the K-Series VHPD, which is a bit of a jump in spec from the 160. The VHPD produces an extra 20bhp than the 160.

If you've got a spare vhpd lying around then that would be awesome to whack in the mini...otherwise, they are really expensive.

[steve1978]

I have a 120hp elise K series engine, non VVC. when i say spare it is "potentially" quite a nice motor and can push the elise from 0-60 in about 5.5 seconds. only 33k on the clock to.

How easy / hard would it be to get this in to a mini? what about gearbox? the Elise uses the Rover PG1 i think. As i said before i am a complete novice but have a toolset, a jack, and a haynes!

[davidv]

Congratulations both on the new baby. like the Lotus cars never had one the old bond turbo best loved the shape and the inside design. There are still a few classic TVRs around had the early metro white turbo in the past but that you would still find slow but fun in a small car they sound great to on dump. I like the 0 to 60 in cars more than top end and so many cameras to scan on the roads these days. With a classic Mini its nice to fit a mg metro 1300 lump in they drop straight in and the brakes and wheels when they test a mod car for insurance they are hot on brakes. there are a lot of cheap kit cars about that will give you the spec you would like. Minis are great round lanes.

[zrblue]

I have a 120hp elise K series engine, non VVC. when i say spare it is "potentially" quite a nice motor and can push the elise from 0-60 in about 5.5 seconds. only 33k on the clock to.

How easy / hard would it be to get this in to a mini? what about gearbox? the Elise uses the Rover PG1 i think. As i said before i am a complete novice but have a toolset, a jack, and a haynes!

Im not actually sure how hard it would be to fit - ive never done it. although there is a convertion section on the site you could look at.

The 1.8 120 engine is nice, meant to have buckets of torque to play with. I always prefered the 1.6 with it being more revvy due to the shorter stroke and smaller crank. 1.6 VVc's are supposed to be pretty immense too, but ive never driven one unfortunately.

The gearbox you have should be fine, its really only the r65 that folk avoid fitting to the 1.8 cause they get chewed up quick with the torque.