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[firstforward]

He is only 14!

[nicklouse]

Exactly.

[mini-man14]

Exactly.

 

Ok guys,

 

yes I am only 14 and yes I don't own a mini yet but me and my dad will start the mini project in may 2015 ok and I was just want to know some stuff that I don't know ok.

I didn't know that this would be that big of a deal, I just wonted to know some more stuff about minis...

 

clearly you guys are not OK if I am 14 years old!

Let's make a deal If I don't post some photos of MY MINI until August, I will abandon TMF!!

 

Regards, Jure!!!

Edited by mini-man14, 08 December 2014 - 09:43 PM.

[Carlos W]

 

I didn't know that this would be that big of a deal, I just wonted to know some more stuff about minis...

 

clearly you guys are not OK if I am 14 years old!

 

The fact you are 14 is no issue at all, in fact it doesn't matter if you're 14 or 100.

 

This forum is for people with an interest in the classic mini. Age doesn't come in to it.

 

I for one have never driven a mini!

[mini-man14]

 

 

I didn't know that this would be that big of a deal, I just wonted to know some more stuff about minis...

 

clearly you guys are not OK if I am 14 years old!

 

The fact you are 14 is no issue at all, in fact it doesn't matter if you're 14 or 100.

 

This forum is for people with an interest in the classic mini. Age doesn't come in to it.

 

I for one have never driven a mini!

 

 

Thanks, thanks a lot!

But clearly some people don't think like that

[mini-man14]

So we fixed this problem ( I think ) :)

 

What I was asking earlier is I would like to have a 200bhp, reliable classic mini engine which could fit to a FORCE RACING titanium front subframe. 

All that must fit to the shell down below ( link below )

What I found is KAD and twin kam engines.

But the KAD is too expensive and twin kam engine you sad that isn't that reliable so...

If you guys have any suggestions where to get this kind of engine please tell me.

 

If you find anything please attach the links.

 

http://www.absmotors...il#.VIYzDYvF_FI

 

Thanks for all the help, Jure

[Tupers]

There shouldn't be anything wrong with the reliability of the a BMW headed engine from Specialist Components. They are a very good company to deal with and have been building those engines for a long time now. 

The real problem you will have is the actual life span of the engine. I would highly recommend contacting Specialist Components directly and ask how many road miles they recommend their engines do between rebuilds. 

 

Also going by all the parts you've talked about so far this car is going to cost the thick end of £35K in parts alone. 

[Alex_B]

I think you need to do a lot of research, David Vizards 'yellow' bible is a good place to start.

getting 200bhp from a 50 year old engine design is difficult, especially if you want reliability. Mini Miglia racers (the pinnacle of mini motorsport) run about 120-140bhp, they cost about £20k to put the engine together (prof engine builder) and last a racing season if you're lucky, only a couple of thousand miles. Granted they could get more power if they were less limited by regulations.

I remember when I was your age or a bit younger, money wasn't really a concept I fully grasped and I wanted a toyota supra with the veilside bodykit and NOS etc etc (the fast and the furious had just come out). it was only gunna cost £20k! bargain I thought. but now I have more of an idea on what I want it is looking much more expensive relatively. I am building my mini to hopefully be a fast road mini that I can do some low level motorsport with, and money is looking like about £3k in the engine, £1k in the gearbox, and a couple on the shell and whatnot. I will be left with a quick mini, but in comparison to what I could get for the money I could have bought a much better performing car.

Age isnt an issue on here, its the head in the sky attitude, not that is a bad thing, we all go through that. So I would say try not to set the bar so high, a 200bhp mini would be stupidly quick and not very nice to drive, google torque steer. I would be looking at a way of getting into a mini in some form of club motorsport and get a feel for the car first, a 1 litre mini with 40bhp is quick enough to have some fun in and also get you into trouble! There is a lot of info on here but it helps to do some of your own research instead of asking about every little thing, people are more likely to be warming and help if they know you have done the lower level research. :)

[Dusky]

After reading all this I have only one question :why do go u need/want 200BHP?

[vx220]

I don't think people are moaning about your age per se
It's just the advice you are after keeps changing, and you are unlikely to be able to insure it until 2020, so it may well change by then!

[firstforward]

Actually I do have a problem with your age at 14 in asking questions of the type you have. I think it is absolutely ridiculous you are asking about a 200bhp engine for yourself at that age. I do not do deals with 14 year olds but I am prepared to as a one off on my terms. I my opinion you should stop asking such pie in the sky what if's, until you come back with a valid insurance quote that you can afford and therefore prepared to go ahead and engineer a 200bhp engine.

 

by the way I take no joint responsibility for any future accidents and deaths you may procure on yourself or others in such a car when you reach 17.

 

Of course there are others that will be prepared to engage in such trivia with you, so be it.

 

by the way Carlos what is wrong with 1 to 13 year olds?

Edited by firstforward, 09 December 2014 - 08:56 AM.

[Carlos W]

Actually I do have a problem with your age at 14 in asking questions of the type you have. I think it is absolutely ridiculous you are asking about a 200bhp engine for yourself at that age. I do not do deals with 14 year olds but I am prepared to as a one off on my terms. I my opinion you should stop asking such pie in the sky what if's, until you come back with a valid insurance quote that you can afford and therefore prepared to go ahead and engineer a 200bhp engine.

 

by the way I take no joint responsibility for any future accidents and deaths you may procure on yourself or others in such a car when you reach 17.

 

Of course there are others that will be prepared to engage in such trivia with you, so be it.

 

by the way Carlos what is wrong with 1 to 13 year olds?

 

I don't know what the cost of insurance is like in Slovenia, or whether the OP is the son of a millionaire mafia boss and neither does anyone else (apart from the OP)

 

What we cannot and will not have on this forum is discrimination, whether it be on age, gender, sexual orientation or any of the characteristics covered under the equality act.

[sonikk4]

Carlos has put it quite clearly on his reply with regards to how we treat members on here. I would ask all posters to take this into consideration as none of us knows this lads background etc so please do not go making assumptions due to his age.

[Ethel]

I like to think I'm replying to anyone who bothers to read the topic, it avoids making judgements of others.

 

Admittedly you can still judge the quality of the question, but any exchange of information and ideas is usually worthwhile, even if it's with the other responders.

 

1. Just using 200hp in a road going Mini isn't easy and not necessary.

 

2. The A Series is a little cast iron lump with a short crank, these are good things for handling power and pressure.

 

3. It only has 3 main bearings and isn't particularly well balanced, this is bad for turning at high rpm.

 

4. Its 5 port head breathes like an asthmatic donkey, but is one of the most efficient burners of fuel out there.

 

5. The transmission is pinched from an even older design and BMC's engineers had to find a work around to make it barely reliable enough to work transversely mounted under an 850cc A Series before it even went in to production.

 

Forced induction is the obvious answer if you are trying to avoid being caught out by these limitations. Bash it through the gears and spin the wheels for cheap kicks and you're still likely to end up sat at the roadside with repairs bills that are anything but cheap.

 

To break my own rule, and for the benefit of the OP:

 

If you're genuinely interested in a Mini, get yourself one that's as close to its factory spec as possible, then you'll get to experience what it is so special about them.

[mini-man14]

Ok guys after all this reading I have done clearly you are not OK about me being 14 years old.

And you don't suggest  200bhp engine, because you think I will be involved in car accident in a few years!!

You see my dad is a race car driver and some day I will learn to drive very fast so that is why 200bhp engine!!!

And I have some videos of mini in the pic #4 on my you tube channel: https://www.youtube....vxBZdPiPn-bQl3A

I wil attach some pictures of the car my dad has for the road use and the car he has for the race track:

and in the pic #4 is my dads friend's car!

 

road use car: ( I don't have better pic )

 

 

 

race car:

 

 

 

friends car:

 

 

Thanks for everything, Jure