Midget Update
Turbo Mini Forums

Finally got it back on the road.Winter work included:
New rear oil seal set up (and a bigger driptray!)
Oil pressure adjuster-now 55psi max cold,45psi hot
1.5 roller rockers and a new top cover to clear them
AEM wideband-12.5 afr at full boost (17psi)
Japanese alternator-so far the belt stays on!
BIG intercooler and pipework-ebay shop item
New 4 core radiator-it cools now!
Pictures of this lot below (I hope!)and in my photographs

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'Where does the engine go?'

bet that will honk on a bit !

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

That intercooler fitting looks great!

Robert,boost comes on around 4000.then it's like the original starship Enterprise shifting to warp speed.Hope to get some RR numbers soon.

'Where does the engine go?'

gosh that seems high steve ,what turbo is it ?

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

A rebuilt T3 from Avonbar.From recent posts I suspect the turbine is too big-an RS turbo one?

'Where does the engine go?'

Sounds like the RS one.

The midget looks fantastic. I bet it's great fun! if not scary with that sort of lag.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

2009 pictures,story to follow.

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'Where does the engine go?'

After last year's disaster with a blown engine I've rebuilt with Accralite forged pistons giving 8:1 CR.Then over Winter I,ve fitted a T2.Different challenge on an in-line engine,lots of room along side,none at the back.Also wanted to keep T3 elbow/exhaust pipe interface.Anyway,I moved the compressor outlet round and re-tapped it for the actuator bracket (modified).Used a sandwich plate on the turbine outlet and welded a T3 elbow to a second plate.BENROSS worked his fettling magic on this and it came together quite well.All the usual hassles on water/oil feeds and lots of insulation where the air pipe and exhaust manifold are VERY close.Now have to run in and set up on RR.
Also decided to increase the in-car ventilation (lol).See pictures above.

'Where does the engine go?'

Love it!

Very nice

Me likey!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

very tidy setup, how much power you looking for?

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Hi Brett,
Just running in on 5psi boost now,but later 15psi.the head is quite trick,the T2 has a larger compressor,like a Tomcat,Megajolt,so your guess is better than mine!

'Where does the engine go?'

I,m running a T3 on an in-line A series with an intercooler,cooking pistons and 16 psi max.So far so good.On full boost in second you have to change up so quick its startling.
So pleased to see that I am not the only one using 15mm plumbing fittings !!

B&Q,the thinking mans parts supplier of choice! :cool:

'Where does the engine go?'

sound like its going to pack a punch then, what sort of mods do you do to the gearboxes on these? are they pretty good standard or are they as weak as the mini's lol

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Midget gearboxes give up a little later than Minis but the transmission of choice is the good old Ford Type 9, the Sierra 5 speed.These are good for at least 180bhp.
The Capri and Granada version is even better and has closer ratios.

All true Dave,but this has a Jack Knight straight cut gearset which all the spridget racers use-should be good for 200bhp.Uprated half shafts,but the diff.may be the weak link.

'Where does the engine go?'

I really really realllllllllllllly would like an MG midget at the moment (I had to be careful how i phrased that then)

Horses for courses as they say -I like to think that my car is a road car(well, I use it on the road) - its not, but I cant hear the gearbox or diff above the engine,which would probably not be the case with any straight cut gears.
I always thought that it was torque that gave the transmission a hard time, so high revving racers with 200bhp(!!) probably are easier on the trans than a turbo at, say, 5000rpm?.

Very nice, bet that's fun exciting round abouts.

Let us know how the oil seal holds out.

Got to say I've not driven a Midge with a SC box, but I had driven one with a Type 9 and it's a nice conversion, that said I've still got the old for speed in mine and it'll probably stay that way unless I break the box.

Have you though about an English Axel at the back? I realise it's more money but would get you a better diff.

All this talk of midges is making me want to take mine out tomorrow, just need to find the special tuning cloths pegs for the choke cable.

I reckon I could do it

Rob, by english axle do you mean the Ford one ?.