help need advice on new project
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hi people , i am new to the site , i have a question to all of you mini lovers , basicly i have bought a 1100 cc 1977 leyland mini , the engine has been taken out and the car has gone in for a full restoration , what i would like to know is can this engine be turbocharged , and if so exactly what do you have to do to the engine / gearbox to make it reliable to accept a turbocharger , thanks people . karl.

Have a read of this:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...t&tid=7027&fr=0

And this:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=348364

Edited by Paul S on 5th Apr, 2010.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

cheers paul , so its possible to squeeze a little more bhp out of that old engine without doing any damage to it , a couple of questions , do i need to reduce the compression of the engine or is the ratio acceptable as a standard unit , and lastly do you know where i can purchase all the atatchments [ hoses , manifold , intercoolers etc ] or supply the technical info regarding the conversion , thanks for your time paul , regards .. karl

All the information you need is one this site.

Start with reading all the 998 section. Most of the questions will be answered.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."