no mini has ever had a bmw motor in it the new gen mini motor is built by chrisler whick makes it a bit funnier lol

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lookin for another clubby

Yeah, it's a bit of a mongrel, isn't it...
Motor is built in Brazil by Chrysler (actually it's related closely to the European 1.6L Neon), the `S' 6 speed geabox is built by Citroen I believe, and the car is screwed together in the UK...

Nice car, pity about the price. I'll take a black WRX instead, thanks!
Or maybe a Renault Clio Sport (was just as fast round Wakefield Pk and only $33,000)

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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.

mm tough one, while i own a 62 cooper with a lovely a series and a good old su on top i cant help but wonder what if.. i mean you cannot beat the sound of an original gear box screaming away and that is why i have 2 minis one for the lovely mini classic feel and one to do mindlessly quick speeds and not have to tune every couple of weeks and change the oil every 3000ks .... i saw my mums car get serviced and the oil was in a waste canister on the bench and i said "is that the oil from the car" the mechanic replied "its the most burnt oil i have ever seen,, no wonder your mother is having problems." the scary thing was that the oil that came out was about the quality of oil that i put in and pay through the teeth for... i say unless it will cure bad odours (charcoal) when you take it out. its still good !

Fuz, are you the guy on the PF forums that is about to put a rotor in to your brick?
If so have you got any pics, would love to see how its going.

Isn't this precisely why Clubmans exist - so we CAN fit something better in there ??
And the fact they are ugly lets us not worry when we take to em with an angle grinder !!
(let the abuse commence)
Ben

To say a mini isnt a mini with out the mini motor is a bit of an oxymorron. If you really think about it the Aseries eng Wasn't designed for the mini. In all fact the eng came from its predesesors, such as the Austins. So to say a mini isnt a mini without the mini motor is to say there is no mini(alright now i'm confused). I'll just end with saying I'm all for doing whats nessesary to keep the mini's on the roads and not the scap heep or in the museums.

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go stop...go..stop..go. stop..go...stop...Damn malls are crowded

seams to be to many narrow minded fools here i thought we were here to talk about the greatest car ever mini is a mini same but different that is why i own both cos i know it is about the car not the hype or the bullshit
makka

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I guess it's personal choice. Me, I like the A series and standard body shells (Clubby or Roundnose) however I like to see lots of engine and suspension mods.

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Master of the obvious - Prophet of the past