Correct me if Im wrong but Im pretty sure the 850 ent the squarest of engines by a long shot. And has anyone ever seen the cranks on them. Ive seen twiglets with more streangth so it wont rev that highly. If money was no object, id steel crank it, wack a 7 port X flow head on it, T2 turbo it and add a shed load of nos to get rid of the lag.
Its got to be done though, ent it. You'd be a ledgend if you got it to work reliably. Sounds like a cracking idea I think. Id concentrate on that bottom end if I was you. Only then could you trust your right foot.
Bluemini's Turbo 850...
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, Jun 28 2005 02:57 AM
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 09:52 AM
850s dont rev much better than a 1275...
after all miglia's are going to 9k....
Alex
after all miglia's are going to 9k....
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 09:45 PM
THE engine to use is the Cooper S 970 which is the squarest of A series engines but the pit fall is that it is like rocking horse poo to find and when you do your bank manager won't be happy 
I say do it, theres nothing like building something that very few others have, uncharted terratory is an adventure into the unknown :grin:
I say do it, theres nothing like building something that very few others have, uncharted terratory is an adventure into the unknown :grin:
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Posted 19 July 2005 - 04:51 PM
This sounds mad 
Go for it mate! Wipe the floor with the Corsa-boys
Go for it mate! Wipe the floor with the Corsa-boys
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Posted 19 July 2005 - 05:42 PM
Can I come and play when I get mine finished
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Posted 05 August 2005 - 07:41 PM
question for mini1071s...
how are you fitting the wide centred 850 crank into the 998 block? Am intregued as to how this can work... sounds interesting!
how are you fitting the wide centred 850 crank into the 998 block? Am intregued as to how this can work... sounds interesting!
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Posted 05 August 2005 - 08:42 PM
Dam big thrusts?????????question for mini1071s...
how are you fitting the wide centred 850 crank into the 998 block? Am intregued as to how this can work... sounds interesting!
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Posted 05 August 2005 - 08:44 PM
If you're good, you are talking about the car right?!
That didn't read right :nugget: Yes I was talking about the cars Doh!
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Posted 06 August 2005 - 11:24 PM
go for it, be well worth it! 
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 01:01 PM
Dam big thrusts?????????question for mini1071s...
how are you fitting the wide centred 850 crank into the 998 block? Am intregued as to how this can work... sounds interesting!
that could be a tad interestin :fear:
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Posted 11 August 2005 - 11:46 AM
Interesting, have mine on the rollers in october, will tell you MG metro power figures!mg metro is 74 bhp??
a std mpi is 64bhp....
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