My up coming projest 05/06
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Dave, yes the ports are smaller, 40mm at the manifold face instead of around 45 of the older heads, dunno about further in at the mo, my heads still with stuart at Vmax.

I'd love to add a 7 port head to my engine, unfortunately I haven't got that kind of money..............

Too busy spending my money eh Tom? :)

Somebody has got to, as you sure as hell won't........

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

All that power eventually ends up at the clutch. And nobody's solved that one yet.

Wil

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

Will upload some pictures of my clutch design shortly.
I'll be looking for one or two volunteers at some point aswell to assist in testing, but priority will be given to those who use their cars more often (for obvious reasons!!!)


mini13 - that's great news about the inlet ports. This was (i understand) the biggest problem with the heads previously; low port velocity due to ridiculously large diameters....

Just had a look at a pic of a sand casting of their 7 port, by doing a dodgey bit of measurement against my pc screen with a pair of calipers it looks like the port throat is about 31-32mm, not far of where is should be! on a 1380 I estimate around 250-270 ft sec gas speed??

Dave, So you've got a clutch design now! can't wait to see that!!

Does anyone have the sequential gear box i know they are alot, as mbe and another gezzer designed it im not sure how the clutch could manage it. But hopefully i will see them this week sometime and im going to ask lol.

i know someone with one. lives in your village CJ i reckon....

Dave, would be interested in giving a clutch some abuse next year....

Cheers Iain - As i said though - I'll be taking my descision based off who does the most miles... A clutch that sits unused for 13 days in every 14 isn't a lot of testing!!!

Edited by turbodave16v on 21st Nov, 2005.

Yes you mentioned that before i still dont know him lol anyway heres a mate from the mini forum on my project news from speaking to simon from morspeed.

"Is that simon from Morspeed? I was speakin to him at his shop to day and he has completly turned me towards the turbo route again. He was speaking of some fellas 210bhp turbo that was hittng 60 in 3.8 seconds and could piss all over his 400bhp 7 seires. 016_lol.gif 016_lol.gif Me want! me want! Sorry to say it Pandora, looks like your not going to be the only 7 Port Turbo around. Im going to follow those drawings I put up. Working it out, its gunna be cheaper to turbo it than fit twin webers, all the linkages, billet trumpets and four air filter socks. I dont think its gunna be as trick as yours as Im not going for fuel injection. Im just gunna make it plain and simple with the T2, MIRAGE manifold and HIFF 44 Su."

Looks like we're going to be in a very exclusive club though mate lol

no problem mate

If it needs testing though i can use it daily for X amount of miles type thing. especially if its traffic friendly and then give it some beef round the track

still probably more people do more miles than me mind.

i'm thinking he may have been talking about our very own JF CJ. i'm guessing anyway but everything lines up.

My engine is from Simon as well. few more bits and ill see how it goes!

0-60 in 3.8???

I assume you mean 4.8?

Oh right, well i got the impression simon wasn't botherd about it i sent that email to him and it seem to say why bother using a 7 port turbo and injection but MBE should sort us out. Mind you i will be getting the 1293 turbo first and have the straight cut as well run them in and then get the 7 port with injection. Cant wait

Message for us poorer peeps...

In case you don't have money for a 7-port - don't worry! My recent EFI findings and work is showing the way forwards. Under boost, with proper EFI, there won't be much to separate 5 or 7 ports And you can quote me on that!

Edited by turbodave16v on 21st Nov, 2005.

Well i dont know mate but thats what he was told i mean the zcars space frame hill climb does it in 2.83 mind you thats a bike engine and turbo'd

Edited by CJ on 21st Nov, 2005.

So when do you lot plan on another rolling road day? are you going to have one?

Nice where would it be held?

O ok well i hope i have everything by then lol

nice one dave, we will definately need a kit now!

Not sure where we're going to hold it to be honest. Last time we held it at Mike's (MBE) but always open to offers. Good to try and make it central for most people.
I'll start a post soon to get the ball rolling, we usually aim for easter saturday before york