Another BMW 16 Valver
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Hello all Very Impressed with the sight a super welt of knowledge exists here well done all, So who am I well, I am a race engine builder from the South of Ireland and have been predominately building A series race engines in the last two years Below is my first Step away from 5 port into the big bad world of 16 valves I have welded up the cylinder head to JK spec and had it machined by a top bloke up the road from me the block is in the machine shop at the present and when it returns I will get some pictures up this motor is to be planted in to a late 80s shell which I am in the middle of building to Irish race speck I shall have some Pictures of that up later in the week


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Edited by PaulH on 5th Jun, 2008.

looks good mate, whats the head off.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

sore TH probly could have made that a bit clearer Is a BMW head

Hello Paul - nice to see you one here - the more twinks the better!

cheers

JK

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!

Thanks John people here seem to be a frendly bunch who might appreciate such a project

Is it going to be turbo??

Well the ultimate goal is to turbo one this one will be most likely Na
We have just bought a Heritage Shell from the good people in BMH which should be completed in the next run this shell will be built up using all my latest designs ect and used as a demo car we are running a mini challenge race series here in Ireland which has no restrictions on cc or any form of engine tuning other than it must be a steel shell mini with an A series cast iron block and a series gear box so some interesting times this winter our goal is to beet the current champions which is a Lotus

Welcome to TM.

There is a fair few of us on here going the 16v route so finding info should be easy. :)

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

Thanks Matt Ya it great to see so many 16V around its the way forward with out a dought now all we need is a gear gox that can cope with the power and we are away

Not sure the gearox is that much of an issue really, when you've got the like of Miniwilliams putting over 300bhp through his.

Are you going to be using the specialist components conversion kit or going to have a go at making one yourself?

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

Where about does matt run his car we race ours at a local circuits here in Ireland and have been twisting the lay shafts of KAD SC dog kits in two With two of my N/A 5 Ports

I just striped a box this morning which has the Quaife dog set in it and it has managed to take all the teeth of second gear main shaft cog .

yes but you run slicks mate weres mats just wheel spins so relieves the pressure in the box well to a certain extent anyway

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

Hi Paul, that another one leaving the 5 port world

Yes to the above from hogster. I've had problem with braking teeth off the 3rd gear laygear, and i broke a main shaft the other day, due to over the years use we thing. But i'm very aware about not running grippy tyres for that very reason.

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

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Hmm this tranmission thing has got me thinking. There must be a ready available box out there somewhere thats in the realms of adaptable.

Land Crab Perhaps?? Or were they just a kacka

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


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Well I’ve not just left the five port yet I love building 5 Port engines and the I really love watching them beet 16V'er :lol (enough of this ego tripping) but know it does look more and more like 8 port is the way forward, I under stand what you on about MiniWilliams 3rd gear seems like a strange one to go but with the kind of bananas your are running im not surprised.
we run 10X7 Dunlop Miglia Spec tires that’s soft on the back and a slightly harder compound on the front but the grip is amazing if you pushed hard enough you would have no problem putting one of these cars on its roof as a good pall Simon Evans found out