yet another problemo
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got it up to 90mph and it didnt wanna go any higher,sounded like it was miss firing or something... any ideas?? sorta sounded like a rev limiter.

stuart at vmax did the timing the other day so im guessing it wont be the timing will it?


ps. this i sthe reason for the "how much" thread lol
ive calmed down abit now

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

needs properly RR'ing by the sounds of the problems ur having!

What's the mixture like ? did Stuart check this also ?

Phil.

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no it was rolled at minispeed and he changed the needle and profiled it abit,ran sweet and had it off the clock. its just started doing it.

Yeah definatley check the timing hasn't slipped. Have you got a strobe ?

Phil.

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yeah here hould it be set?

Ask Stuart what he set the max advance to. Most likely 28degrees or so. Anyway rev it to 5,000rpm and check it with your strobe. Let us know.
Does it still run the same in all gears though ? will it still rev properly ? start the same ? pull away cleanly ? or does it seem sluggish, flat ?

Phil.

Edited by Turbo Phil on 13th Mar, 2005.

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yeah seems sluggish can also hear a faint misfire in exhaust tone

went out for a quick spin tonight and took it to 90mph again,did the same thing,temp started getting hotter than usual,popped he bonnet and noticed the brown stain water leaves,around the head,no pipes have leaked..

could this be coming between the head and block?

is there any bubbels in the water on norma temp?

how much is the temp gauge reading above normal?........???


is there..................................................
oil in coolent ?

coolent in oil?


coolent levell low ?


any excess water exiting exaust pipe

let us know you findings ASAP
dan

Edited by BENROSS on 14th Mar, 2005.

water level had gone right down,temp went up alot. was fine till i hit 90,then it got really hot and i could smell the water,and the head has water marks all over it,around the spark holes, have checked pipes and thermo gasget and theyre fine,if i dont get to 90mph it doesnt use the water up though

theres no water exiting the pipe

no mayo in rocker cap

tuesday rr ?

it sounds like your cooling system is not up to par (ie) have you got a 4 core rad ??

and say a 74deg stat helps matters

if you have not got enough capacity in the rad say you only have the standard mini rad

and then fire a turbo motor in which would generate more heat this could well cause overheating causing headgasket failures which has happend before

when you rr it at stuarts he will advise you untill then drive it steady:

tis a 998 radiator.so probably that. anyways have decided to swap with my mate for his rs turbo,im ganna get a mini when i can afford it,and use it for weekends.

mini is costing me toooo much cash at the mo,wanna do the body but im never ganna be able to afford it whilst driving it every day.

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been a few people on here jumped into turbo conversions then bailed as the going gets tough...

they're not something that can be chucked in and left and they need to be built properly.

rs turbo would be better as a daily driver id say.

I think the best option is say get a diesel for a run around

as say your daily work horse

and then the mini be done without rushing
you will get more fun and less aggro

and you would not get p****d off!

like iain says

they're not something that can be chucked in and left and they need to be built properly.

yeah,well at least he ganna do it up and make it mint,he says he wants to go travelling in a couple of years so i can buy it back when its finished.

i didnt relise how quick those rs escorts are til i drive it,very impressed.

im not leaving the mini scene anyway,il still be at all th shows in the rs,might have a go ay mini vs beetles too

std RS turbos are slow

no really, they're not very quick at all.

buy a cossie if you want a fast ford

When i say standard i mean it has a stage 2 turbo and superchip,full exhaust system running 17psi

its had 172bhp on the rollers,so it aint slow!

dont get me wrong though,the mini is a wicked little car,but my one is def not for everyday use,and i cant afford to run 2 cars.

far from std then

i have to say i couldnt use my mini as an everyday car at all.

sure there are plenty of people who do but a 50mile round trip each day would annoy me! lol! plus id spend my spare time maintaining the thing!