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 265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
12th Oct, 2013 at 06:59:23pm
took the old standard subframe off today and it weight a ton does anyone now what it weights with all the brakes and suspension on and what have people the weight down to using rear beams? |
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
12th Oct, 2013 at 07:01:50pm
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=541009 On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
12th Oct, 2013 at 07:08:45pm
cheers need a calculator lol what weight have people got down to? |
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 2406 Posts Member #: 341 aka T2clubby South Staffs |
12th Oct, 2013 at 08:35:45pm
Seem to remember mine being around 26 kg complete. |
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
12th Oct, 2013 at 08:48:36pm
On 12th Oct, 2013 Kean said:
Seem to remember mine being around 26 kg complete. |
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265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
12th Oct, 2013 at 09:03:20pm
yeah with everything on it says in that mini weights thing each radius arm weights 12kg fully built so thats 24kgs already |
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2406 Posts Member #: 341 aka T2clubby South Staffs |
12th Oct, 2013 at 09:08:46pm
Probably my memory playing up, sure I wrote it down somewhere, will have a look. |
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265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
12th Oct, 2013 at 09:15:37pm
cheers can always weight mine tomorrow anyway |
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Forum Mod  5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
12th Oct, 2013 at 10:32:20pm
Complete assy weighs 50kgs I seriously doubt it! |
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265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
12th Oct, 2013 at 11:17:33pm
cheers, i'll weight it tomorrow, what weight have you got your complete rear setup down to paul? |
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Forum Mod 5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
13th Oct, 2013 at 05:28:32am
Around 9 iirc I seriously doubt it! |
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 6749 Posts Member #: 828 Post Whore uranus |
13th Oct, 2013 at 06:48:41am
my complete subframe and arms and shocks was 53kg.
Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
13th Oct, 2013 at 08:18:02am
I took 4.5KG per side off by fitting KAD cast alu rear arms, superfin drums and S.C. alu hubs. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
13th Oct, 2013 at 11:11:43am
Is there much weight saving using disks? I take it there is |
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 243 Posts Member #: 1261 Senior Member Droitwich |
13th Oct, 2013 at 11:35:38am
I have a question, for people that have experience with both set-ups, which do you prefer, the extra weight with the doughnuts or coilys with a rear beam?
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 8215 Posts Member #: 90 Post Whore Somewhere around Swindon |
13th Oct, 2013 at 01:12:08pm
doughnuts however its been several years since i drove a coilover equipped car and things have moved on a little
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
13th Oct, 2013 at 01:24:54pm
Donuts imo that said I am moving to coilovers at the rear to save weight this time Yes i moved to the darkside |
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 2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
13th Oct, 2013 at 09:30:59pm
I used to keep my sub box and trolly jack in the boot so the rear had a little more weight, back when i actually used to drive my mini i always felt it was too light at the rear, coupled with friends swearing blind they have seen rear tyres leave the ground under heavy high speed braking i nave never wanted to lighten the rear subby in the slightest. That said i want to now i never drive the fucker. has anyone ever put weight back in? turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
13th Oct, 2013 at 09:41:49pm
just seen people leave them standard never seen people put ballast in the back haha, even the miglias lighten them drill holes in the subframe and swaging them |
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9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
13th Oct, 2013 at 10:10:09pm
On 13th Oct, 2013 evolotion said:
when i actually used to drive my mini i always felt it was too light at the rear, coupled with friends swearing blind they have seen rear tyres leave the ground under heavy high speed braking i went for a full steel front to keep weight over the drive wheels and mine used to go very light at the rear on the brakes, and did not go un noticed by the fellow mini club members and this was at a meet i know this shows 2 of us but i can lift it on my own 
Yes i moved to the darkside |
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2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
13th Oct, 2013 at 10:13:54pm
do you drive it on the road much? im not to fussed about handling, but i do like my mini to feel safe and stable (as a mini can) at speed. slightly o/t i know but just curious. turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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265 Posts Member #: 10512 Senior Member whitby, north yorkshire |
13th Oct, 2013 at 10:17:30pm
ahah thats class brett, hopfully i can get mine light enough to stand a fighting chance of keeping up with any of the mini on here |
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9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
13th Oct, 2013 at 10:31:14pm
On 13th Oct, 2013 evolotion said:
do you drive it on the road much? im not to fussed about handling, but i do like my mini to feel safe and stable (as a mini can) at speed. slightly o/t i know but just curious. mine got used 3-4 times a week for 6 months always in anger, mainly tweeking and data logging , then decided that the a+ series will not give me the performance i want corner weighting was the best handling improvement by far and the rear diffuser was the best addition in terms of stability, it used to bounce at motorway speeds ( not physically bounce) but hopefully you know what i mean, the diffuser gave it a very planted feel and felt safe approaching 7k 4th gear Yes i moved to the darkside |
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2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
13th Oct, 2013 at 11:14:09pm
i know exactly what you meen on both counts, cornerweighting made a dramatic difference to mine, second only to the allignemnt once my work got some decent equipment. cheers :) i'll have to look into some aero then when i start working on it again lol. turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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6749 Posts Member #: 828 Post Whore uranus |
14th Oct, 2013 at 05:49:02am
I found mine handled better on a subby and cones , but this was (I think) a lot to do with the fact that the coil over come standard with very low poundage springs .and too high shocks .
Edited by robert on 14th Oct, 2013. Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM |
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