21 replies to this topic

[16vmini]

Unfinished project here to be finished off.
Will have more progess in the new year but for now just going through parts seeing what needs doing.

Edited by 16vmini, 09 November 2006 - 03:37 PM.

[rob mini]

How much to do me a throttle body conversion?

what management are you planning on using as i hear they are an arse to set up with the vtec

[16vmini]

if you have to ask .. you cant afford it budget 15k.

Matt

[steveobennet]

is that 15,000 for the conversion! hmmm, z-car prices, and they put theirs in the back.....

[fikus01]

that doesnt look like a watsons frame because its got mini bottom arms!! but it doesnt look like the allspeed either because it looks metro based!! what frame is it!!

[TimS]

I think Rob was lookign at throttle boddies in his CRX not for a mini

[Jammy]

I thought the swap to just throttle bodies cost about 1.5k?

[16vmini]

15k would be for me to build you a ITB's vtec mini. so not zcars price range. (also zcars use the newer honda engine which costs more)

ITB's on any engine i would budget 2k - 2.5k as its all the little bits that you forget , dizzy packs , cranks sensors , air filters , throttle brackets etc

The frame is made by a company called SAE. (search on the 16vminiclub for the name)

Matt

[rob mini]

lol fair enough then pal, A good low blow turbo conversion will see me more ponies for less outlay

[TimS]

In english Rob?

[ed4ran]

He'll get more power per £ if he sticks a turbo on it.

[rob mini]

In english Rob?

low boost turbo set-up

[mighty_mini]

also from what i read, only breifly mind, low blow vtecs actually produce more power with vtec disabled.

[rob mini]

all vtec is, is a high lift cam, cant see how disabling it to a lower lift cam would make it perform better? The 1st lobe runs out of steam at 5k so when revving to 9k it surely isnt going to perform better :S

[fikus01]

i think what he's referring to is when they do the racing engine conversions and use "normal cams"!! lots lighter without all that vtec equipment clogging up the cylinder head and far less complications when setting them up!!!!!

just they wont have the smooth pull from low down the revs or the neat idle!!