so talk me out of it....
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.... toyoing with the idea of replacing the a series with something like a toyota starlet turbo engine for reliability and quietness, now me cars a roady again. now i rekon if i flogged my engine setup it wouldnt cost much/anything. i think its not a difficult job to make a subby. cars a clubby so no extended front needed.

pros and cons please

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Judas,

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pros: tonnes
cons: none

there you go :) best decision i ever made, if i couldht go 16valves i wouldnt have a mini any more :)

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

do it

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
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as much as id like to say dont do it, the startlet is still a turbo and a damn good engine at that

My head says yes, but my heart says no

I'm with Nic on this one.

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same here, heart says no, i'm the sorta person that if you have a mini it should be a-series based, but then if you want reliable daily, get a boring micra or somat, i think the engine swap to another brand is bit overdoing it!

a mate of mine is putting 2 xe vauxhall engines in his minivan, i think the engineering part is good but its spoiling the thing overall

i can see the attraction to a modern motor but with megajolt/megasquirt or a simple injection setup i think motor thats reliable & quick enough can be done with the a/a+ these days

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the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

iam with carl on this one.....LMAO!

Do WTF you want. See if I care.

LOL hehe!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

If your going to do it, use a charade GTti engine. Forged crank, rods and pistons from the factory, 7800rpm red line, all the stock internals are good for 200bhp un-fettled.

The noise is glorious too, my last one had 147bhp at the wheels with a chip, 1bar boost, and an exhaust, very exciting indeed!

J

As blown imp said, the starlet is very short geared IIRC and the charade engine sounds like the way to go.

VW turbo diesel going in my Clubman Estate when I've done Candice's car ..... 70+ mpg and bullet proof...

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

anyone ever see that diesel pickup at watsons? what engine was that?

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

metro lump - well to be precice its a PSA lump.

Alex

AlexF

The GTti engine is a neat setup, 1L 3 cylinder, ally block, and still got the essential item...the turboo.

A mate of mine had one a few years back, had it chipped hybrid turbo running 15psi (I think) 155 bananas!

The only thing you might struggle with is getting spares!

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

I thinking of building a Mini with a silly non a-series but not to the current project. Mini Maguire perhaps?

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


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Split Rims? - http://www.force-racing.co.uk/

Tempted??

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

the GTti block is cast iron, for spares visit camskill. Most parts are still available.

One thing though, please please dont break a whole car if you do this, there are only around 200 left in the UK, thinning out the numbers even more would be tragic. Engine become available quite often on Ebay, or talk to the GTtiOC for news on parts etc.

J

Ah I was always lead to believe they were Ally...stand corrected though. :$

I forgot they were DOHC, never see them around anymore have to admit.

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

the onlt good thing about the di-shitsu sharade, is the alternater,lol

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Gotta be kidding me fast carl?

The GTti engine was designed under the group B rallying rules to go into the 926r charade DeTomaso,





DRS in japan have got over 300bhp from this engine, very little can be done to improve the head flow. The injection system is fully sequential and runs off of a MAP sensor.

My old engine -



200bhp engine -





Its a fantastic engine, but the alternators are rubbish. If you want a small alternator, get a motorbike one!

J

Fook thats some heat!!!

Blown-imp, were you in any GTti owners clubs?

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

Yeah i was in the GTtiOC, here was my one -





One of those car that i really shouldent have sold, seemed like a good idea at the time. :(

Ahh well! Im going to have another one at some point, full straight cuts 220bhp screaming at 9K

J