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[1 litre screamer]

Hello all, I'll apologise again for the lack of mini but as I said when introduced myself i have found the site very useful for my project. I now have the car marked out ready for the rear cutting out and also just taken delivery of a nice new and shiny Kawasaki ZX12R enigne! i cant wait to get this in the lupo.
Here is a question!
Are any of you chaps intereseted in following this project or shall I leave your forum VW free? I totally understand if its the latter. Daz

[RacingGreen]

I cant speak for everyone else, but i'd be really interested to see how it goes.

[Will]

I'd definitely like to see the project, hope no one else minds though!

Sounds awesome mate.

[gizmo]

Me too, If nobody minds... RichMk1

[Mini 360]

I cant speak for everyone else, but i'd be really interested to see how it goes.

Same here! Looks great will be able to go like of a shovel.

[big bad dob]

i too want to see what you v dub goes like when its done

[mini-gti]

this forums not completely vw free, i'm putting a gti lump in my mini

sounds like your little lupo will be awsome!!!

what made you choose zx 12r lump?

gaz

[ryan69]

I heard that someone has put an Audi TT engine into one of these I think it had 225bhp must have been quick. I love the Lupo GTi, there's one on my way home in black it looks pretty cool.

A bike engine sounds really cool, would be pretty original (for a Lupo).

[1 litre screamer]

this forums not completely vw free, i'm putting a gti lump in my mini

sounds like your little lupo will be awsome!!!

what made you choose zx 12r lump?

gaz

I have chosen the ZX12r for the torque at low rev's, this is going to be a daily driver so needs to be reliable aswell as very fast! Once the back is cut out and the front lightened further i'm hoping to have the car down to 400kg's. the floor and inner wing removal is huge, its practically half of the shell jumping ship!!

ryan69
I heard that someone has put an Audi TT engine into one of these I think it had 225bhp must have been quick.

The problem with the TT engine is the weight, they are so heavy and thats not good over the front end, as you will probably know. this means its a straight line racer. these cars normally weigh 1100kgs at the minimum so thats 204bhp per ton. If i hit the target 400kg that will give my lupo (180bhp engine) 450 bhp per ton, and it will fly round corners too aswell, as trying to wheelie.
I hope!

[msisleman]

I'd be really interested to see this! Is that the Lupo you've chosen? Looks nice already!

[1 litre screamer]

I'd be really interested to see this! Is that the Lupo you've chosen? Looks nice already!

i got it from new, it was a standard 1 litre but is now stripped, race suspension,brakes,drivetrain etc. caged, 2 seats/harnesses and the rest! It handles very well now just needs the power, and its getting lots of that!! may be too much for a small car but i believe in never having to much of a good thing. :'(

[miniman86]

sounds good, keep us updated!!

[paulrockliffe]

Have you weighed the car since you modded it? 400kg sounds extremely light to me! Just interested to know how realistic a figure it is. Cheers.

[Jammy]

I thought 400kg seemed real light, I put it down to a probably alu engine and plastic body.

[R1mini]

I think 600kgs is more realistic and I don't think it will be easy either!

Cheers
David