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[minipete]

Oh thats a bugger.

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

looks absolutely lovely especially with the webbers but if your stuck for a garage you could always build a bottom end in your house/bedroom

 

when my sister moved out I wanted to convert my her bedroom into an engine building workshop but unfortunately was vetoed on that pretty quickly, had a dishwasher, tools and everything ready to move in aswell

[R.S.P]

Sorry managed to post in wrong thread 

 

Should not let us oldies loose with a computer

 

 

Edited by R.S.P, 20 September 2015 - 10:38 AM.

[R.S.P]

Dont give up mine is a long way out of tune running out of fuel at about 4800rpm and I run a SW10 cam so doesn't come on cam until 3400rpm I still managed to keep up with a freshly built 1380 by a reputable mini tuner, the torque of this engine seems a massive jump from my mpi

 

 

Save up some cash and build a good bottom end they don't take up much space

Edited by R.S.P, 20 September 2015 - 10:55 AM.

[severn]

hi,just-finished-building-1293-in-a-cooper-S,-10.3-1-compression,mild-cam,1.25-roller-rockers,7port-alloy-head-with-20cc-chambers,decent-crank-and-rods,full-ARP-hardware-and-studs,-Maniflow-LCB,-2x40dcoe-webers,decent-distributor,-could-anyone-give-me-jetting-and-timming-suggestions-for-this-engine,cam-set-at-108,any-help-greatly-appreciated,will-post-pics-if-Ican-figure-it-out,Thanks-everyone,Neville-in-New-York

[mk1leg]

The problem for me is that my workshop, garage etc is a strip of tarmac by my front door. If I had otherwise the head would most definitely gone onto a tweaked bottom end. As for paying someone else to do the same there`s no-one within miles who would know what they are looking at even, It`s all curry and pizza round here 

Hi..Hazel do not give up I stripped my engine on a bit of carpet on the gravel drive.........its the rebuild you realy need a bench....lol

Edited by mk1leg, 19 October 2015 - 10:27 PM.

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

Too late, the head and carbs have gone, the 1275 is sat on a pallet yielding the odd bit and there is a tweaked 1380 sitting in the hole now just waiting for the 27th so`s I can get his carb and some other bits and then...............................Clubby lives!!!

[mk1leg]

sorry to hear you have had problems..........Touch wood Mine is still going fine........what head are you using and what cam is in the 1380.......and whats the carb your using

[Mini-Hazel-Nut]

Bloody `ell, lol. It`s an A+ engine with all parts reground so just like new basically. I think the valves are bigger than standard but I won`t swear to that. The cam is a Piper 266 with high lift rocker shaft from MiniSport (boy do those springs close up!) The carb, when it arrives at Minispares on the 27th, will be a HIF44 which everybody including the engine builder has recommended. I have fitted a stainless LCB and am waiting for the stainless connecting pipe to arrive so`s I can fit my lovely stainless twin pipe RC40 box. Flywheel is lightened steel, flat-top Powermax or better pistons, vernier timing set up, powerspark dizzy, Viper coil, NGK plugs and that`s about the lot I think. Roll on the 27th, I`m getting quite orgasmic in anticipation. OH!, yea, it`s got a beefed up gearbox, central oil pick-up, straight cut transfer gears and a  cross pin diff giving a 3.1:1 final drive. 

[mk1leg]

Try a BCE needle or BBC

[mk1leg]

a short vid of a run on last meet

[coopdog]

a short vid of a run on last meet

What power is that putting out?

[mk1leg]

 

a short vid of a run on last meet

What power is that putting out?

 

Hi..some where around the 115-120......not had it R/R yet will Try and get to the UK later this year at SRE......

Vintage Mini's Boss recons with my spec