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[WillCarter]

Ive had a standard 998 since I bought it, the only thing Ive really done to it is change the manifold, needle and air filter (mini spares stage 1 kit). I think its about time I did something a bit more drastic but there are so many options that I cant decide what to do. Im not after anything crazy as I dont think Ill use my current mini as a track car. So what would anyone recommend? Ive got about £3000 at the moment but Id obviously like to keep the cost down as much as I can. Ive upgraded the brakes and am going to upgrade the suspension too. Thank you for any information!

[Dusky]

People are going to shoot me but... Drop a 1275 in it. Thats the cheapest pound/HP.
All depends om what you want too. In had a 1275, evo001 cam from minispares, lightened flywheel, mg metro head. Was around 80bhp, and I really loved the smooth ride with lots of torque.

[WillCarter]

People are going to shoot me but... Drop a 1275 in it. Thats the cheapest pound/HP.
All depends om what you want too. In had a 1275, evo001 cam from minispares, lightened flywheel, mg metro head. Was around 80bhp, and I really loved the smooth ride with lots of torque.

A 1275 sounds like a good engine to start. I’ve been looking at 7 ports too, I’ll have a look at some builds, cheers!

[Spider]

People are going to shoot me but... Drop a 1275 in it. Thats the cheapest pound/HP.
 

 

I agree whole heartily with this.

 

The money they you'll spend on getting a 998 to make similar power to a standard 1275 will usually be around similar money that you'll get a 1275 for.

 

There also seems to be a wider range of 'go-fast' goodies for the 1275 too.

[Northernpower]

 

People are going to shoot me but... Drop a 1275 in it. Thats the cheapest pound/HP.
All depends om what you want too. In had a 1275, evo001 cam from minispares, lightened flywheel, mg metro head. Was around 80bhp, and I really loved the smooth ride with lots of torque.

A 1275 sounds like a good engine to start. I’ve been looking at 7 ports too, I’ll have a look at some builds, cheers!

 

The 7 port is a great solution but whether it's worth it over a properly set up 5 port is another question. The drivability on mine is great but its not a low cost option.

[WillCarter]

People are going to shoot me but... Drop a 1275 in it. Thats the cheapest pound/HP.
All depends om what you want too. In had a 1275, evo001 cam from minispares, lightened flywheel, mg metro head. Was around 80bhp, and I really loved the smooth ride with lots of torque.

A 1275 sounds like a good engine to start. I’ve been looking at 7 ports too, I’ll have a look at some builds, cheers!

The 7 port is a great solution but whether it's worth it over a properly set up 5 port is another question. The drivability on mine is great but its not a low cost option.

Perhaps a future investment then! But I’ll definitely be on the look out for a 1275. I’ve been wondering about buying a 1275 half engine kit that jonspeed do.

[Minigman]

Have you considered the VMax Scart supercharger kit? Im wondering where to go next with my 998 having just cracked the heavily skimmed 12G295 cylinder head. The kit makes some lovely torque even on a 998.

[WillCarter]

Have you considered the VMax Scart supercharger kit? Im wondering where to go next with my 998 having just cracked the heavily skimmed 12G295 cylinder head. The kit makes some lovely torque even on a 998.

72 bhp I just read for a 998?! That's crazy. I'm nearing 100,000 miles now though, would you say that an older engine would be a problem with adding a supercharger? 

[Minigman]

100k on any engine that you want to tune is a potential issue due to wear. The super chargers dont really put addition strain on the engine as they dont rev any higher but the additional power will put strain on the gearbox.

[WillCarter]

I’ll see about getting a half engine kit and then building from there. I’m guessing that will be the best way to go and I’ll hopefully learn a lot in the process.

[WillCarter]

I’ll see about getting a half engine kit and then building from there. I’m guessing that will be the best way to go and I’ll hopefully learn a lot in the process.