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[Gcornwall]

Provided an afternoon of entertainment, I'm more clued up on mini engines now though haha

[Spider]

Sorry we ran a little off topic ! Lol

 

40 lashings!!!!   (and that's from the kettle calling the pot - black!)

Edited by Moke Spider, 04 July 2015 - 09:32 PM.

[Anthony30]

What about a 12g295 head skimmed with unleaded valve inserts, twin hs2 carbs, maniflow/rc40 exhaust, recurved dizzy and a kent 500 camshaft to be authentic. Should make a very nice road engine. IMO.   I'm in the process of collecting parts for a 998 turbo build for my car ATM. Nothing crazy, just a small turbo for road use.

[coopdog]

What about a 12g295 head skimmed with unleaded valve inserts, twin hs2 carbs, maniflow/rc40 exhaust, recurved dizzy and a kent 500 camshaft to be authentic. Should make a very nice road engine. IMO.   I'm in the process of collecting parts for a 998 turbo build for my car ATM. Nothing crazy, just a small turbo for road use.

Because that will be around 60bhp

Send the same on a 1275 and you can get 80bhp haha

[Spider]

IMO what's needed to make the best of a 998 is a decent head and in these parts, for what you'd pay for a half decent head, you can pick up a 1275 for.

 

And that's before we get in to Camshafts, Carbs, Exhausts and Sesame Seed Buns!

[CityEPete]

I've owned a standard but sweet running 998 a 1275(53bhp), an spi Cooper and an mpi Cooper, ok the Coopers were slightly quicker but without spending lots of cash or fitting a civic engine and flip front non of them were quicker than my vw caddy!

[Carlos W]

To the OP. Buy that car for £300, take all the decent bits off then chuck the shell on eBay.

 

A 1275 with a decent head, cam and carb well built and set up will be loads of fun. 

[mini93]

I wonder, those who complain about engine swaps saying the A-series is the identity of the mini and without it, its no longer a mini... A lot of the Jap modification scene chops and swaps engines all over the place... would a 200sx with a skyline engine no longer be viewed as a 200sx then?

[Carlos W]

I wonder, those who complain about engine swaps saying the A-series is the identity of the mini and without it, its no longer a mini... A lot of the Jap modification scene chops and swaps engines all over the place... would a 200sx with a skyline engine no longer be viewed as a 200sx then?

 

I think the mini scene (I hate that phrase) is interesting due to people putting their own stamp on things.

 

I love the concourse limited edition and old stuff, but I wouldn't want every single car at a show or L2B to be original. It gives it all a bit of spice

[petey81]

I love my 998 with good mods.(+20 twin hs2 with vizard mods, 12g202 head, maniflow freeflow and so on) with carbon fibre front and bumpers and poly windows.
I embarrassed a golf up to 60mph last week! Thats all i need. A mini is a mini im happy cruising at 70 as thats the speed limit!

Edited by petey81, 05 July 2015 - 10:15 AM.

[Gcornwall]

So the plan is to just build a 1275 on budget, quiet achievable on a low budget. Just means it won't be anything fancy but it's a start.
So I need 1275 engines bits, anyone?