Should i?
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Right been assessing what i have got left after being robbed and its not alot. But i think with things i can sell i might be able to scrape together enough to place a b16a into my mini. And maybe include my 2056. Has anyone got a rough idea on the price of the conversion minus the engine and subby. As ill make a subby myself. To sell then i could have a short block ill break up which includes omega pistons, ph2 cam and a few other bits. A med sensor and pulley, megajolt setup, alternator carb etcetc. So im wondering whether selling this lot might be enough for me to throw in the towl and throw something else in it. Because although i have some bits adding up the rest of what i need and buying it again just seems to expensive right now as i dont have an a series to even start with.

Edited by Rick.SPI on 11th Dec, 2011.

I would take the megajolt set up if you decide to sell but I would guess that a series will still work out cheaper as I bet there will be a lot of hidden costs & hurdles you prob not take into account when trying to work it out I could be wrong but that's my opinion

You're probably still looking at a lotta money on a honda conversion, lots of custom fabrication to be done, driveshafts, pulleys, alternator brackets etc. The only honda engine worth putting in if you're keeping it n/a are the 1.6 16v lumps, they sound immense!

why not just build a na a series lump? then when funds allow get a turbo in there

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

I would keep the a series, without it its just not a mini any more in my opinion, k heads and all that are still ok to me though. You might have to go back to basics for now rick, but you can always build a turbo engine at a later date as JT says.

Edited by george91 on 12th Dec, 2011.

Do what you feel you want most..

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What i want is something nippy. And unique. Something that i can put together and get my mini on the road for a decent price. I can fabricate but cant built engines so im starting to think itl be the easier/ cheaper option. Im starting to think after i brought all the a series stuff and never got it do i really want to buy it twice. I really wanted a turbo a series but a vtec na might be like a new start. Less stress etc. With the view to plumb my turbo and cooler on it later.

go on YouTube and search ringmini
They're the 1.6 16v honda engines but with a bit more tuning.

Does anyone know wether small block vauxhall engines take boost well? As you can get a low mileage lump for next to nothing, and am i right in thinking they go under a standard nose?

I do agree with george I like the idea of a fast a series engine personally & without it you lose the heart of the car

if i was going to go for a cheaper conversion id go with a 2.0 8v vauxhall.... easy to june and few guys on the vasuxhall forums are boosting them.

I'd go b18 honda.

Can get the civic's with them in for around 750. Have been told to expect about 4k for the whole conversion. That said my turbo build will probably come to about 3k in total and I know Id of preferred the honda build any day of the week

edit: Standard honda engines will be more reliable for a start and more suitable for motorway driving too. What attracts them to me is that its essentially modernising a mini :)

Edited by Craigie-B on 13th Dec, 2011.

No. stick a cheap n/a a series in there and drive it round like that until you can afford to build it as you planned.

Don't let poor service from one supplier put you off tuned a series.

How about starting with your foot on the first rung of the ladder.

Trying to jump a few steps has so far lead you astray.

Did you ever get that 1275 looked at by someone who knows their stuff?

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I didnt but i only have short block and thats it. So even then im way off having an engine. But just selling thats i cam get a donor car and make a subby i should think?

Jamz i know i dont want a redtop as ive been tol theyre heavy and not worth the extra weight fot the gain in power. Im not decided yet but im not sure if i can bring myself to do the a series just yet as much as i do prefur the originality and the idea of the a series.

If you do dump the a-series vtec would get my vote any day of the week.

Would mine too bud they are about 3 times the price of dumping a vauxhall lump in

Whichever way you look at it, performance costs.
The vauxhall big blocks are huge and cumbersome, but its easy power So you'll have to beef up your suspension a bit.
A series drops in, no pissing about, it just costs a bit more to get the same power at the expense of a little less reliability.
The vtecs are quite light, good power output, reliable little engines, but the downside is the cost.
Word of warning though, all the kids in shitty corsas have probably nailed a good proportion of the 2.0 8v vaux's into the ground, repeatedly.

Not a big fan of engine swaps, take the character away I think. If you do go honda then either b16b or b18cr get my vote, but you pay the extra premium. You can go d16 turbo aswell but that road wouldn't be an easy one to go down in terms of fitting into a mini.

Either do what you planned or do a small block vaux c16xe or a honda motor, personally late d16 engines with sohc look better in minis and more room for a turbo.

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This doesn't make sense.

Looking at your list of parts you have left above, you really don't need to spend much to complete a decent spec a series turbo engine.

The cost and effort needed for you to put together a good turbo lump will be nothing compared with an engine swap.

Build it yourself. There's plenty of help on this forum if you get stuck.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

you could buy that dvd how to build the a series by bill solis

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

A series

Dont let some robbing twat change what you wanted

You have the basic components to build a decent engine. Forged pistons, block, decent cam etc.

Even if you just get a std head and turbo etc to get you going, you are then on the way.

You will also have much more motivation and willingness to spend out on something that you can enjoy whilst you save.