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[knoxie21]

found a clip of same car at longleat hill climb

http://www.brayspeed...eter crewes.wmv

[Bungle]

[mini93]

ooh that sounds nice!!!...off to you tube now try see what a 8port sounds like....if you can hear over the straight cuts

[Dog]

Tempting, VERY tempting!!

I'm not sure if I can do £1000 for a head, but I may do it as a "ultimate dream engine" project....

[mini93]

think about it tho...if you want to do sumin and then dont do you may always be wondering...what if...which is why i decided to do my 8port supercharger, i told myself i shouldnt but i gave in..n now i have a job tis ok realy...hazzar!

[Oldskoolbaby]

Lol, Thats exactly why I change my mind so much. Nothing worse than thinking "what if...".

The A series cross flow will always be more expensive than the usual 5 port tuning. It was when I was looking at Miglia heads costing well over a grand that it truly swung my vote. Not only that but the 7 port has soooooo much more potential.

[andywaller]

you looked into the k1100 head set up at all, its something i have had a good look at.

and will definately be building a mega spec 16v a series in the future, any way. you can buy the head for 350 and that comes with throttle bodies and then get the kit from specialsits components, then you need the injection system, or dump the throttle bodies and fit a couple of webers.

the engineering on the block shouldnt cost too much!

oh yeah the windows were ok i havent unwrapped them so they have a white cover, still will take pictures if you like, the only thing i have found is that the rear widons are a little small in places.

[Dog]

Don't get me thinking about 16v PLEASE! lol
The boss at work happened to surjest I speak to one of our customers... he has a few Minis and Metro's about, and a few Metro Turbo's.......

So that got me thinking about turboing again!
I am tempted to build a mega strong turbo lump... not sure, like I said, I am tempted just to shove my standard engine in, with a better cam and head, already have one of the best exharsts going for a large bore engine...
I just need to make my mind up later on, when I get bored, or want more to take on more, than just your Chav in the Poxhall or 5hitreon!

[Oldskoolbaby]

Even with the BMW head onboard, it will still cost a fair few grand to get running. Anyway, its "bang for buck" I reckon and Im not sure how the bike head compares with 5,7 and 8 Ports and other 16 valve heads such as KAD and Jack Knight in terms of tuning and what u can get out of them.

I only picked the 7 port as its such a good peice of kit for tuning and is a very simple instalation.

[Dog]

Well which ever way I look at it, its going to cost quite a bit!

I mean a super strong bottom end is already touching £1000... plus a head £1000 and even then, I still need to get the dremal out to tweak it ever so slightly....

I have a standard geared box here, with a 4pin diff, so a box isn't a problem (no need for SC, they won't be strong enough) then I've got the clutch etc to get.... so I guess all in all, until I look at carbs, I'm looking at £2500....

[biggav]

I got an oselli built 1380 with sccr gears, orange clutch, cam, lightened wotsits etc for £600 and then got a minispeed stage 4 head off Fleabay for £250 ish... and its fast as hell!!!!!

its running on a single 1 3/4 SU (with Vizard Mods) and i haven't yet put the nitrous on (£200 ebay)

I reckon you could get all the bist you need and clean them up and build it yourself for about £1000

yes there will always be the questions in the back of your mind like "i wonder what it would go like if i had got that 16v head/supercharger/webber" etc but to be honest i don't think i'd want much more power than i already have...... still unsure about putting the nitrous on!!!!!!

[Dog]

A 1380 for £600...
Not a bad price that at all!!

I think for mine, its £500 for the Short block, £200 for my box (already got) but then it comes to the head, and as people say the head makes the power...

[TOMMO0302]

Anything come of a PM to OldskoolBaby?

[Dog]

Aye I got a reply, this is whats making me have a seriuos think about what I can do.

OldSkool's head is an awesome base to work on, but £1000 for a head, thats only going to be used for chav burning, and not serioes racing, seems a little dear... but then again, it will have MASSIVE protental! it just needs to be found, and its something a little different due to the cost of the heads, not many have done it.

Turbos; Although cheap bang for buck... to get a decent level of power is where the cost comes in. I did have a Turbo engine once, then I got a little carried away with what I could do with it, I think I got into 6 figures | although, now I know what I need, and what does what, I could probably build a nice strong turbo engine for around 3-4k, same as a 7 port.

Supercharger; Same as turbo really, but I have limited knowledge on this area, as its something I've never considered, but I do know, the rever the engine the better...

Hybrid; It will work out about the same to fit a Vtec, Suzki, Rover engines.. Vtec 160ish bhp as standard, K series 1.4 gti engine, 104bhp as standard.... As I said, this can work out the same as fitting a nice powerful A series....

Realiablity isn't an issue tooo much with me, as the Mini is only a weekend, show gower, and chav burner, so as long as I havn't got to rebuild the engine every 2 months, I am happy, maybe something I'll need to strip and build every 12-18months is ideal, gives me a winter project then.

So atm in my frame of mind, I am thinking of only replacing the cam in my 1275, sticking a Metro 36/29 valved head onto it, and getting it rollered on a single HIF44 Vizard carb and a Vizard head...
And while the 1275 is running in the Street Fighter, I can build another "dream" engine, on the side, as I am not doing so many Minis now, so I can stick all my money into making my Mini go faster (0-70mph owt more than 70... as most chav wagons will be lacking by then ) As the shell would of been done, I won't have the cost of repairing that too!

On my current wages, I can quite happily have £3k to build an enigne with....
I think I'll just play it by ear, and see what comes up, to see what path I take, although 7 port is higher than all other choices atm, just because I like N/a.... B)

[Oldskoolbaby]

I have a standard geared box here, with a 4pin diff, so a box isn't a problem (no need for SC, they won't be strong enough) then I've got the clutch etc to get.... so I guess all in all, until I look at carbs, I'm looking at £2500....

Not sure whether a standard box will cope with a cross flow A Series. I was looking for the far side of 150bhp and there was know way I was going to risk a box going bang and recking, as you say, an expensive bottom end.Its not the fact its straight cut or helical, its the stuff they are made from that is important. After all, theres no point having a chocolate tea pot.

Edited by Oldskoolbaby, 15 December 2006 - 10:07 PM.