would you put zetec or a vtec in a old mini?

 

1380 turbo running 180bhp

or that should be my project on the old clubman next year.

 

well vetec revs more but...zetec on throttle bodies for me

but an r1 engine in the front would rule all

 

zetec kev as i keep telling you rwd crazy fun

 

A mate at work is in the progress of doing a vtech turbo conversion on his mini. Should be intresting.

 

That's what's going in my Clubman hopefully early next year

 

r1 engine in the back would rule

 

but every man, his gran and her next door neighbour put the engine in the back

 

be a bit gay puting one in the front that why mate ,twin bike engine is the way forward rwd fun

 

WHY! would you want to put an motorbike engine in a car?! a lad i know has a front engined R1 powered mini, and its not amazingly quick and the noise is just stupid.
take a look on 16vminiclub.co.uk vtec, 2.0 vaux engines, and the small block vaux engines, (im currently doing a 1.8 16v) are the favorite conversions. subframes can be bought off the shelf too.
try allspeed engineering. pricey, but all the R&D is done and they bolt straight in.

 

You dont want 1380cc for that

 

some one i no has twin bike engines in back have you ever seen one ,also have freind with 2 in the back of cincochenco how ever you spell it an i never said in the front that just pointless no rwd fun

 

Good advice, came across one with other day with a 2.0 8V in the back. He said some of them put red top 2.0's in, 150bhp in a mini should fly!

 

you can do 150 with better engines than an red top....

But if you want serious power try this...

 

here you go kev the fastest mini in the world powered by a 650 bhp area six motorsport zetec turbo and it aint far behind that hotrod either lol
get saving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdyqOI4FRb8

cheers paul

 

N/A then Vtec for sure.

 

Don't doubt it for a second, but it's just something thats cheap to but together and they're quite tunable.

How do they drive with the c20let?

 

It does depend on what you want the mini to be after!!!

My c20let will be horrid to drive LOL

Steve's mini will be lovely

 

What power are you chasing?

You using them for drag racing?

 

Mines only going to be for fun on the road - baiting cossys maybe! lol

I should do 300...

 

this is why ya tool

https://passionford.com/forum/restor...-new-post.html

 

Look at this on the bay at the minute......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Z-CARS-MINI-HA...item2ea97d98ee

 

if your ever looking for a shell and engine ?? give me a shout !!

 

what shell what engine

 

off topic a little but a mate of mine just put a r1 engine in the back of a robin reliant its gonna be at pod next year looks and sounds awesome lol

 

this would be my choice, looks fun, 4wd vtec!!! http://www.superfastminis.com/AWD_MINI.htm

 

this is my beast for the mini lovers.
im a ford and a mini lover so best of both world for me.

 

Awesome work Do you have Any more pics or build thread ..

 

Here ya go...

https://passionford.com/forum/showth...3414&styleid=6

 

There's a garage down the rd from where I used to work down my way called ken sheldrake and there used to be a guy who worked there called john who built vtech powered minis. I used to see him test driving them up the road when he'd finished, never seen/heard anything like it lol!!!!

 

Just turbocharging and inter cooling an a series in a mini is quite a task, any other engine is a big task, only for the good fabricators

 

You can get most things for a conversion here, really good quality too..

http://www.allspeedengineering.com/faq.htm

 

Just so happens ime rebuilding a clubman Body tub atm the bulkhead ans inner wings are knackered so need replacing or to be rebuilt around a big engine and tranny ..[URL=http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/Charlie55/media/mini/IMAG0122_zpsts83s7ko.jpg.html][/URL[URL=http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/Charlie55/media/mini/IMAG0012_zps46c11e6c.jpg.html][/URL

 

Had to make a new Top dash rail /windscreen rubber mounting lip but i made It bigger so It Forms a dash board as well and Asse a bit of strength with the 25mm Box section framework

 

. New doorsteps and pillars both süßes..

 

Bike engines run out of steam to quick in cars as they weigh a lot more than a bike frame. There's a honda s2000 engine one in Basingstoke and it is rapid! Also the vaxhall red top 2.0 16v engine is still a good one in these and the bits are off the shelf

 

There's one on here with yb in it and i know of 1 runnin c20let engine