cannons look really good, and sound great, maybe not as loud as a straighthrough, but they have a deeper note.

The original god himself, David Vizzard, offers the best advice and is nicely summarised HERE. (Scroll down to "What BOLT ON modification gives the best increase in performance")

^^^ My opinion, your kilometreage may vary It's the advice I'll be following. Basically David Vizzard's books are probably the best basis for improving the performance of your mini.

was in your shoes a couple months back.

had mine serviced, and a few other things.
LCB extractors,RC40 exaust- 1.75 inch, free flow air filter,

Runs very well, and feels grunty.

theyr things u should start with.
few hundred dollars.

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1978 Leyland clubman S.
998cc

where abouts in newy u live? i'll race u with my 1100 and we'll see what the difference is between extractors and no extractors

yeh u can get all this stuff from newcastle mini dismantlers, but it'll cost u more than the car did just drop by and they'll give u sum advice too.

sorry to hijack, but howmuch should i be paying for a reco'd weber fitted? i know the price they r offerering, but dont wanna get ripped.

some where arround the 800 dollar mark ay?? includes, rebuilt webber, manifold, linkage

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1978 Leyland clubman S.
998cc

Now I remember WHY I run a 45 Dellorto, not a Weber..
Carb $100-200 S/H,
new jets & chokes $100,
Fuel Miser DE-250 rebuild kit $25,
S/H manifold (Redline 12-3005) ~$100 (fits Weber too),
new linkage kit ~$100 (or make your own up).

For $800, you could nearly buy a NEW Weber & manifold..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

kev,
u wouldnt happen to have any more of those weber manifold lying around would u
only thing i can find as yet

Latest issue of Mini Magazine on sale here has a feature article on getting more power out of the A series. All pretty straightforward stuff.

Vizard''s two books are good value and so too are Clive Trickey's very early tuning manuals. Bear in mind those that this is old technology, and while most of it is still applicable, there have been some major advances in Mini tuning during the last 20 years.

But for basis stage 1 - 3 tuning, tried and tested over many years, you can rely on the above sources.

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Slide
1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)

Shhh kev

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

well his price was as i remember "$670 fitted" so im hopeing that if i go back he isnt like "its all put on, oh and by the way u needed *this, this this and this*, that'll be $1000"

i should just get $700 worth of ricer bling (cannon, etc)

just to get an idea of the power gains i would get... would it be equivelant to the difference between having a passenger in the car and then not having one? if u know what i mean? like driving it as if i wasnt in the car (lighter = go faster)

sorry guys, its late

no power gain watsoever...
not enough back pressure with a cannon like that on such a small old motor.
if anything you'll lose acceleration id say.

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hey sorry, misunderstanding, i was talkin about the weber for powergains. i know the cannon would only be 4 looks. thanks

Should certainly sound like your going faster with the webber...

i was given a price for a brand new webber the other day..$798
think ill go dell.

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1978 Leyland clubman S.
998cc

Well at the last dyno day, Mini Mad's 1152 (45 Dellorto and 295 head) was about 1HP better than Gafmo's 1152 (HIF44 and modded 202 head). Previous dyno day the figures were reversed. So there. Dello sounds faster though...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

pitty he wasnt an english teacher
welcome to ausmini.
dont listen to meeni. he is 14 and cant drive yet......

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lookin for another clubby