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[Turbo Phil]

Here's a nice easy one to start this section of the forum off.
How many people on here actually have a Turbo Mini ? On the road ? in the process of building one ? Have plans to build one in the future ?

Cheers
Phil. :grin:

PS. Would it be possible for somebody in Admin to move all archive "Turbo" related topics in to this section ? I know there have been quite a few recently, it would mean that all the useful information for Turbos was in one section then ? Just a thought.

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[Brawlyrox]

OK..... i think im about to get the ball rolling.

I might be getting some 1310 low comp pistons.. guess who from :tongue:

Now... if i bought a complete mg turbo engine could i bore it out and make a 1310 turbo this way? I tried reading some of the turbo sites last nite but they seemed to be down. :nugget:

[Hols_mini]

Dont have one

Would like one, but dont really know lot bout turbo's, hopefully this section will help

[clubman_dan]

i just won a turbo block with pistons, t3, manifolds, plenum and oil cooler for £100
bargain!!!
turbo power, here we come!
:grin: :grin: :grin:

[clubman_dan]

oh yeah and the cylinder head too! nearly forgot

[Brawlyrox]

Nice 1, dont know of any more do you?

[stevenford_uk]

i am building mine at the mo, should be done in bout 2 weeks

[mighty_mini]

im trying to get mine running for Drag wars... probably wont have a go, because its a long way home to walk though.

its proving difficult at the mo as im very much out of money as u can tell...

[vasi]

I'm working on my conversion - decided to do it all properly now so it'll prolly not be complete till next year due to cash restrictions. I have nearly stripped the whole metro down now, just got to lift the block + box out then take out the fuel system + any wiring I may need.

I'll spend most of this year bringing the rest of the car upto spec, suspension, brakes, rollcage etc.

The main engine / box spec should be..

+40 thou, block modded for GpA gasket,
Avonbar turbo head, reworked a little more.
Straight cut drops
Box rebuilt using a Straight cut 2nd,3rd,4th gears.
twin crosspin diff
running 12psi maintaining ECU
+ the biggest intercooler I can get to fit.

[Bluemini]

Why only 2nd, 3rd and 4th?

Think you'll find that it aint possible to do that as the gears that engages 1st also engages other gears, so its either all s/c or nothin. If your gonna go s/c, then go the whole hog

[vasi]

At least two places do a replacement A+ gearset that uses your existing first and reverse gears. Mini-its have one + I forget the other I saw. This is only a kit for A+ boxes and saves quite a substantial amount of cash.

Or maybe I have read their adverts wrong :S

[Turbo Phil]

1'st and reverse gears are already straight cut on a standard box.

Phil.

[redmini]

:wales: I've got a turbo instalation underway at the moment, 1293 ex-works built by jonspeed. Didn't have a clue about turbos when I bought it at 45 but had a crash course and getting to grips with it now, bloody nightmare but my own fault for impulse buyin!

[browncowracing]

I've got one!
Don't know when it will be running tho??!!

Hopefully soon?

[tom]

Hopefully, this summer, it will happen. Somone local has a '73 Clubby estate thats a bit shagged out, but with a nice body. Plan is to work like a beast over the summer, now that college has finished, strip it to the bone, spray it matt-black, stick a turbo'd lump in, and get some chrome on that beaut!

I'm thinking 6×10" Chrome Minilites. :grin:

A bling-bling rocket!