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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
10th Mar, 2005 at 11:41:20am
hi, basically next month i am putting a metro lump from a GTA into my mini, then looking at tuning this, could any1 recomend what to do tuning wise for some decent power. i cant afford to turbo the car plus the insurance wont touch a turbo lump. speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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Site Admin  8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
10th Mar, 2005 at 11:45:28am
loose as much weight out the car as possible!! thats my top tip for getting quick times.
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Site Admin 8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
10th Mar, 2005 at 11:45:57am
oh yeah + loosing weight (car or otherwise!) is free |
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146 Posts Member #: 350 Turboing minis since '89 Supercharging minis since '04 |
10th Mar, 2005 at 12:00:06pm
supercharger! |
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  4436 Posts Member #: 164 The Stig.. Newport Pagnell |
10th Mar, 2005 at 12:12:06pm
Lanxter,
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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
10th Mar, 2005 at 04:41:32pm
rite cheers, the cars already stripped did it when i was restoring it, but on the day passenger seat etc are coming out.
speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
10th Mar, 2005 at 04:42:32pm
i did price up a supercharger for it and it was 1600 notes fitted and i aint got that kinda money at the mo speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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 7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
11th Mar, 2005 at 07:33:28am
On 10/03/2005 16:41:32 lanxter said:
cos the engine is a 1275 i was thinking bore it to a 1293 for the time being, bigger pistons, It'd be smart to fit bigger pistons if you bore it out to 1293, or you'll experience a lot of blow by. Or, are you thinking of fitting bigger than 1293 pistons in a 1293?? That might be a tight fit.. On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
11th Mar, 2005 at 10:04:15pm
nah im using right sized pistons for engine mate, just pointed out i was goin to do that as i know id get a load of posts saying aint i gunna use better pistons speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
12th Mar, 2005 at 02:42:55am
I'm just pulling your leg :) On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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485 Posts Member #: 149 Senior Member Alberta, Canada |
12th Mar, 2005 at 09:13:39am
I wouldn't waste your money on another 18cc. go for 1380 and pickup some pistons from Morspeed or Vmax or better still watchout on Ebay. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. |
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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
12th Mar, 2005 at 05:42:02pm
is a 1380 gunna b reliable tho?
speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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Site Admin 8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
12th Mar, 2005 at 05:45:03pm
yep, i used mine as a daily runner for ages. all depends on how well it built i guess at the end of the day.
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Forum Mod 1140 Posts Member #: 93 Post Whore Near Lincoln |
13th Mar, 2005 at 06:59:04am
i ran a 1380 for a while and it was fine (85bhp at wheels), talk to an engine builder about what you want
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Site Admin 8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
13th Mar, 2005 at 07:18:30am
Hence why mine is such a good deal |
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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
13th Mar, 2005 at 12:30:13pm
purchased these yesterday for the project, what u lot think?
speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
13th Mar, 2005 at 05:25:59pm
They're unuseable, sorry. For a big bore engine with anything else than a standard camshaft, you'll need twin Hs4s.
On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
13th Mar, 2005 at 06:28:43pm
im not going mad on boring the engine tho chap probably wont b bored out anything more than up to a 1293 as insuance dont like it. because im only 21 and dont ahve any no claims speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
13th Mar, 2005 at 10:40:02pm
It doesn't matter. If you want to drag your Mini then obviously you want some oomph out of it. You won't get that with those pea-suckers. On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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2395 Posts Member #: 229 Gavin@minispares.com kent |
13th Mar, 2005 at 10:54:26pm
insurance aint that bad i pay 1250 quid and im 19 on a turbo with all mods |
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 2521 Posts Member #: 417 Post Whore Swindon |
13th Mar, 2005 at 10:56:22pm
I wouldn't bovver with twin 1 1/4, a flowed 1 3/4 on a decent manifold would be better.or a single 45
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 9327 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
13th Mar, 2005 at 11:06:48pm
im 21, when i was 20 my insurance on a turbo was ?600, thats with 1 yrs no claims, a claim (classed as my fault) and 3 points, look into it you may be pleasantly suprised
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Site Admin  15302 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
15th Mar, 2005 at 09:20:54pm
Honestly? Well you paid a fair price, but a single HIF44 (1 3/4") will outperform them, be easier to set up and get the correct needles for, and comes free with any 1275cc metro engine...........
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269 Posts Member #: 396 Senior Member sheffield/rotherham |
15th Mar, 2005 at 09:52:03pm
hmm ill have a think bout that mate and see what i can do speed is the best rush i have ever had!!!
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