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timymontana

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4th Oct, 2013 at 10:00:59pm

Hi guys just wondering if some of the more knowledgeable people can help me a bit. I currently have an spi mini which i have begun to strip back. Im going to get rid of some of the excess parts as i want to take it back to carb or possibly turbo it. Will there be many hinderances along the way? I believe the piston rings are different but im going to eventually have the engine rebuilt before the build anyway so that shouldnt be much of a problem. I have a fairly competant auto elecy to help with the wiring loom (albeit not a mini enthusiast). Any help would be appreciated guys! Thanks in advance

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5th Oct, 2013 at 09:01:52am

Once you pull the fuel injection stuff off just treat it as a normal 1275cc engine and do what you like with it *tongue*

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ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper

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5th Oct, 2013 at 10:56:04am

convert a few back to hif44 with no issues.
as carlzilla says just ditch all the FI and treat as normal 1275.

its easy to swop the front loom too.

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5th Oct, 2013 at 12:27:34pm

we turned an spi setup to run carb/ turbo / megajolt in about a day. not too hard, with the correct heynes diagram.

it was a while ago but I believe that the spi ecu basically runs the spi ignition system...so if you were planning on running mj or another aftermarket ignition system it is just as easy to chop the spi loom up

Edited by welshdan on 5th Oct, 2013.


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5th Oct, 2013 at 01:05:42pm

The only difference I found as such apart from all the obvious stuff was actually the transfer case of the gear box

Yes i moved to the darkside *happy*

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apbellamy

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5th Oct, 2013 at 04:52:56pm

Also the oil filter supply union in the block is a different thread

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

timymontana

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5th Oct, 2013 at 05:50:57pm

Will the oil filter matter as i can just keep the filter housing surely? Thanks for the input guys keep them coming! :)

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5th Oct, 2013 at 06:04:00pm

It makes no odd's, just worth bearing in mind.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*
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