CARTER_GT wrote:
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turbocharged or supercharged with a power to weight ratio between 100kW and 125kW per tonne and that is considered to be a family type vehicle (4 seats or more) rather than a sports type vehicle. A family type vehicle is a sedan, station wagon or hatch normally used to carry families/passengers with 4 or more seats and are equipped with child restraint anchorages. A family type vehicle does not include a sports car (two door coupe).
Where does a mini fit in this? Is it classified as a sedan? Wouldnt be a two door coupe and is not a hatch
bloody kids today want to be spoon fed everything
a mini is classed as a sedan, but besides -
what was the original 'reason' for the creation of the mini?
how many seats are there in a mini?
CARTER_GT wrote:
To be honest simon i never knew that i just believed that all forms of superchargers and turbos where banned. That will teach me to read more carefully. So if i have a fairly standard 1275 i can run a supercharger? Another stupid question as i dont know how they work properly. Can one run a weber with a supercharger?
you can run a weber with a supercharger, but there isn't much point, best carb is a HIF44
yes, a standard 1275 with a blower shouldn't exceed the power restriction. You could ask owners of cars with blowers on them what the power output atw is to confirm.
However, just like anything with the police, if you don't give them a reason to stop you, they (generally) won't. If you don't give them a reason to suspect that your car is modified, they won't look under the bonnet. If it's a nice, tidy car, and you drive sensibly, it's not an issue.
You're planning on putting your car on historic plates, which is even more reason for the police to ignore you.
If you're involved in an accident, and the police or insurance companies question the power output, you'd be smart to have a dyno sheet handy