Minstar... Dont stress to much... 18months is not tooo bad...

I have just hit 13months...

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

Yeah Dean you're right. But you know how it is, some says "I welded up my subframe last weekend", and I'm thinking to myself "crap it took me 6 weekends to design and weld up mine. Still that's all done.

Still I dropped it off at the Auto Elecs and I am bit worried they don't have a clue what they're doing which means it might end up costing me an arm and a leg...

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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

Hey Matt,

Well the demon is on the streets.

Congrats big boy - you deserve it.

Its coming up to 12 months for me on the 25th April - thats the date I did my first cut.

And I still need to finish the rear boot, and the rest of the fab, and then paint the car.

I think yours is about par for the course.

Anyway - enjoy it.

Cheers,
Andy

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Yeah I'll shut up. Probably getting a little stressed because its getting close to completion.

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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

3 1/2 years, off & on

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Yeah that pretty much puts it in perspective. How much do you reckon would be a reasonable amount to pay to have the headlights, indicators, fuel pump and wipers hooked up by and auto electrician? So they work off the starlet instruments...

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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

matt i think i got quoted $250-$300 for that exact job when i was building mine, i ended up just doing it my self except for the wiring in of the fuel pump which i got done as it needs to be done through the ecu.

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

Ah Brad I am glad you mentioned that I was wondering that because I heard that some ecu's control the power to the pump so that is lowers the pump pressure at idle and bumps it up when you floor it. Well they tell me it should be ready next week as they are short staffed so I guess a bit patience is required...

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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

Sound good Minstar
The ECU doesn't control the fuel pressure the regulator on the fuel rail does according to the manifold pressure .

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4efte powered Clubman
supercharged 998 race car

92, some cars including Toyotas run a variable speed fuel pump circuit. This delivers variable voltage to the fuel pump thus changing the output (PSI) the pump delivers, the ECU monitors things like throttle positon to determine wether more fuel is needed and increases or decreases voltage accordingly. This was mainly to minimise noise from the fuel pump on large fuel pumps and to make them last longer. This is also irrespective of the fuel pressure regulator.

Cheers

Matt

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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

4efte's use as simple on off relay controlled by the ecu (and start position on the ignition switch) so the pump runs at a constant speed

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4efte powered Clubman
supercharged 998 race car

Thanks 92, that was my question really, does the 4efte use a simple relay or is it something more complex. Thanks for the info, I couldn't find a definitive answer on the internet.

Cheers

Matt

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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