yeah thats come across my mind many of times, i wont be leaving it anywhere in public, ill allways be near unless its at a car meet, where no one would attempt to do somthing like that i hope..

see how it goes anywho

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GTi Turbo'd mini, abused daily

Man 998 That looks wicked, excellent job. Looking forward to seeing it running. I want to do an FMIC so maybe that something to think about?

Cheers

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

yeah i recon maybe a 75mm core cooler would be better, mines 90 and if it was 75 it prolly wouldnt look to fat at the front, but yeah, i wasnt to keen on putting a cooler in the engine bay, with engine bay temps hot enough as it is without the turbo :S just seems logical to put it at the front

heeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeee

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GTi Turbo'd mini, abused daily

Wowsers....!
er... where are you putting the number plate???

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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.

Was it heat or space that made you decide to bolt the IC to the front. While heat is a consideration (mainly with top mount IC's) a well located FMIC with good airflow shouldn't be adversely affected by engine bay temps...

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

it was mainly room... really the only place i have to put one is top mount, or next to the rad behind the grill.. but i just really couldnt be bothered trying to work on the car with the intercooler in the engine bay, theres crap all room as there is..

but yeah, it looks ok at the front i guess, somthing different.. later on the track when i up the boost the cooler will be big enough, wouldnt want a little sidemount jammed in the bay somwhere

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GTi Turbo'd mini, abused daily

What is the actual core size of that intercooler? I wouldmt have thought a 1.3 would need one soo big?? Also are you running an oil cooler?

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If you want more inches, stroke it
Life's a garden.... Dig It!
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20746

no oil cooler, and exlc end tanks i think the core is 500x200x90.. ill be upping the boost to high teens with a dual stage setup in the distant future

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GTi Turbo'd mini, abused daily

wont the oil be 2 hot without the oil cooler?

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Twincam GTi Powerd mini

hey peep's, another sorta update on things, car has been going pretty smoothly so far, blows a bit of smoke, think its leaking from the turbo, (got it for nothing of my brother) was expecting much, only when its cold anyway it puffs out a bit..

boost wise... ran it in for about 1000km's on 4psi, thought it was fun to drive with that little extra punch, this afternoon after work... blew the cobwebs off the boost controller and wound it out to 8-9 psi, advanced the timing a little, fuel pressure still 40.. can not get up it in 1st, just spins its head off, 2nd, driving slowly, ease on accel and when the turbo begins to spool a bit more throttle and starts spinning, and 3rd just slightly spins when comes on boost... a heap of tourque steer, and a whole lot of wheel spin, going to be fun to drive it with 15ish psi...

moral of this is my hat is off to bara, id love to see how its going to get traction lol!

anyone else having problems?

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GTi Turbo'd mini, abused daily

Sounds like Fun

Was reading about Angus Button's 1975 Honda Civic Deluxe
The thing puts out 420Nm of torque at the wheels
so he has an electronic boost controller:
first: 7psi
second: 12psi
third/fourth fifth: 24psi

Cut his time for the quarter from 13.0 to 12.6 seconds.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

yeh lots of hp and boost is fun, but you will have to learn the art of throttle control to make use of it.

I find that in 1st mine is fine with full throttle, a quick shift to 2nd and i have to feather the throttle to keep traction but get it in the 3rd then its flat out and try and hold it in a straight line, on a flat rd it will go straight, but on an uneven rd it will move around abit.

Just make sure you have alot of braking distance as 180kph comes up fast

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1974 Moke - 998cc
76 Clubman B16a2 Vtec AWD Turbo 12.9@105mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PW49e1hYs

hey finally got the car back on the road, has been about 6 weeks since i blew the gearbox..

got the box last weekend been driving for a week or so, took some pics at scarborough boat harbor, in the background in i think 1 of the pics is the old combie trader, (takes cars and lots of people to moreton island) and grass pics is the car park next to my work











thinking about sending a couple into fast fours and see how i go

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GTi Turbo'd mini, abused daily

Whats the go with your wiper blades?
Pete

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A recent study found the average Aussie walks about 900 miles a year
Another study found Aussies drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year
That means, on average, Australians get about 41 miles per gallon

Kind of makes you proud to be an AUSSIE

I love the blades up... Much more areodynamic... hehe (thats how I use to drive around with them on my old clubby too)

Pics look awesome...

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Baracade
Relationships! The only time you get to sleep with the enemy!
1972 US Export Moke in Bundaberg QLD