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Hey guys new to this forum been tinkering around with mini's in australia for a sometime time, just decided that I should toy with turboing one of them.

What i need is peoples opinions, advice and ideas.
First up do many people use a suck through turbo setup? Why, why not... I have this manifold and will fit without mods to firewall, I am really not to knowledgeable on boosted applications and need to know everything I need.

My engine is a 1360 fresh build with Avonbar turbo application Head (haven't worked out my comp ratio, no way to do this with the head on is there)
The mainfold is built for a T3, do you think this turbo will be suitable, what are other options etc.

Well besides the obvious what else will I require, to get this thing moving.

My thoughts are the inlet will be hot, but i guess the fuel is going through the turbo anyway so how much hotter can the fuel get?. Another thing is an intercooler impossible to fit with this type setup.

Not sure if I plan to use a weber or run a set of twin 1 3/4 su's on the weber manifold (just what i have atm, little different aswell)
The mianfold is new and has not ever been used, so your thoughts would be highly influential.
















This is the car that i plan to use it on

Hello & welcome.

A couple of people run suck through set ups, but they are in the minority, in a nut shell suck through prohibits the use off an intercooler which effectively limits the amount of boost you can safety run & the power you can get out of the engine.

As for choice of turbos there's a few out there, T3, T2, T25 & GT17 that people use although there may be others (IHI springs to mind for some reason) the key thing is matching the turbo to the engine, others here are better placed to advise you on this.

As for carbs most people here use a single HIFF 44 (but that's on a blow through set up) as it works and doesn't seem to limit power.

Rob

PS, do you have the phone number for either of the young ladies in the photo?

I do mate the person with the the best advice gets the numbers.

entice them both into a padling pool filled with maple syrup.

hows that for advice? lol

mmmmmmm maple syrup

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Dam it the one on the right is in the way of the engine...

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

Build thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7483

Katy Mini Owners Club Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=505552

Let's make sure you embarrass at least one VTEC MINI today !

https://www.facebook.com/groups/17557298589...096464253807802

If she were to turn that slight bit further she would dissapear.

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


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

Anymore advice? What compression ratio should i run? does anyone on here have a similar suck through setup, and what are your thoughts.?

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=9000

like this ?

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