Irish Yobbo wrote:
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the bmw twin-cam conversions yet. As mods for the 998 go, that seems to be the best out there.
And as for the whole why-mod-a-998-when-you-can-mod-a-1275, you could say the same thing about minis in general - why modify a mini when you can modify a torana? The reason why is because not everybody wants a decked out 1380, it's fun to try something different. I'm interested in seeing what can be done with a 998.
ahhhhh....but they have! on the first page. see below
69k1100 wrote:
What else do you want to do to it? Do you have a power figure in mind? Or an application? A large head will flow well but kill airspeed, not ideal for around town, same as a large cam. A turbo is not a bad route when the big N/A bill hits your wallet, and can be more efficient on fuel.
Fit a BMW twin cam, similar engine size flows much better and is crossflow to boot. Again, expensive. Boring it out will increase oil consumption (or so I am lead to believe, the imp pistoned minis supposedly did) and probably increase blow by, contaminating the oil your gearbox lives in.
Having an idea of what you want to achieve will encourage useful discussion rather than 100 different ideas with as many different applications.
the problem with that is the cost.
I enjoy the discussion, seeing what CAN be done with 998's. I love it, as 1275's are sometimes hard/expensive to acquire
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