100+ BHP mini?
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Just have a look here what can be done with an A series. http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=439410

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

I changed the topic as the genral jist of the subject has moved away from the 16v head. And as a few people have said they are "Wallet emptying" I have come across a 5 port 1275cc and wanna push over 100bhp out the engine. My budget is around 1.5k however I work at home and will be doing the build myself as apose to paying a someone else... i would like to keep the engine as possible but as this is my first mini and my first project im not sure which route to go down, because once you start you gotta follow it up... sorry about the complications... Jack.

Edited by MiniFTW on 20th Sep, 2011.

Never underestimate a Mini!

No comparison. 16v every time, BUT, if I were to build a pushrod engine it would be an Arden 8 port. I just don't think I woud be happy knowing the 7 port is trying to be something that it isn't

You certainly don't need anything special in the bottom end of the engine for 100hp+ on a 16v 1293 motor

Plonk a turbo on there and your into 200hp at 15psi boost!!

Turbo for cheap power mines a std turbo engine opend chambers air filter exhaust intercooler 12psi = 130bhp at crank 105 at the wheels just my opinion but still plenty room for improvement & got to be one or the cheapest routs to power

To be fair a 100+ 998 turbo is fairly easy to build.

7-port gets my vote. all the advantages of an overhead cam engine with a very simple build. I used a single TB which made it cheaper and simpler to build.

In NA form there is a definate advantage to any of the 16v heads over the 8v heads, but once boosted, this is less of an advantage.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

If I were after a everyday driver I would go with the BMW 16v.

I run a 1380 BMW K head in my hill climb mini running standard tune pushing out 130bhp, it is so driveable at low revs and goes very well.

In my clubby I'm running a turbo lump with a t3 9psi which is putting out 111 at the wheels, not best for a steady drive, need to be in the right gear at the right time.

Depends how deep your pockets are..

If in doubt... flat out! The words of a true legend

On 20th Sep, 2011 MiniFTW said:
I changed the topic as the genral jist of the subject has moved away from the 16v head. And as a few people have said they are "Wallet emptying" I have come across a 5 port 1275cc and wanna push over 100bhp out the engine. My budget is around 1.5k however I work at home and will be doing the build myself as apose to paying a someone else... i would like to keep the engine as possible but as this is my first mini and my first project im not sure which route to go down, because once you start you gotta follow it up... sorry about the complications... Jack.

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Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Well i can cover the engine rebuild and gearbox, without touching the 1.5k that is the set aside for tuning, I have a 998. but as im getting a 1275 for well £75 then im gonna run that instead and service and rebuild my 998 as original... I mean a turbo is cheaper but you dont get the power in the low revs like you would if it were N/A

Never underestimate a Mini!

you do if you fit the right turbo

and low down drivability depends what cam you use for a N/A engine

And 16V have less power down low than 8V too.

If I were you, I would build a cheap 5 port carb'd turbo, just to warm you up.
And once you ride it for a while, you can think of the best way to use your 1,5K to upgrade it.
Be it a fancy head, refined turbo setup, injection or whatever.

The shopping list is the easiest and funniest part of the build but it's the one that doesn't get you very far ...

(I have been polishing my shopping list for 2 years and my car is not even registered yet ...)

Rusty by nature

i think wev all blown our original budget out the water. I know iv gone well over 1.5 k and i still need gearbox drops and a benross special head but slowly getting there

Done now needs redoing lol

I dont get this thread....

Price up how much each engine.

N/a
16v
turbo
engine swap

what are you trying to do, cheep or power, most people cant have both

What was that sign from the fast and the furious, might not be same 3 options but you get the idea.

Fast, cheap and reliable? You can only have 2 of the 3

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

I built my first turbo motor for £800, ran it for 2 years as a daily drive and put out about 150bhp...I'd class that as cheap,fast and reliable.

I found the 5 port turbo drove ALOT better than my N/A engine, the torque came in lower down, idled better and I didn't need to rev the nuts off it to get it to go anywhere.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

On 22nd Sep, 2011 matty said:
I built my first turbo motor for £800, ran it for 2 years as a daily drive and put out about 150bhp...I'd class that as cheap,fast and reliable.

I found the 5 port turbo drove ALOT better than my N/A engine, the torque came in lower down, idled better and I didn't need to rev the nuts off it to get it to go anywhere.

Rusty by nature