mini is my ride wrote:
I got the book
tuning the A-series engine
and have started reading it...
which leads me to question
1) Should I have got the how to modify your mini?
2) How out of date is his work
3) If his ideas are as good as he says they are, than why
doesn't many people do what he says?
4) The 997 cooper engine revs really high he says so has anyone
got one bombed to the sky if so what revs can it rev to?
There will be more to come as I read the book further
You need to remember that reliability is attention to detail and performance is based on budget.
Dave Vizard and others pushed the limits of A and A+ blocks,cranks,gearboxes,components etc for performance purposes, and this gives Mr/Mrs Average boundaries once he/she has the budget for performance upgrades/ modifications
850 - It needs to rev to make it work , 6,500
997 - Rocking horse nugget - in full race trim , 11,000
998 - Its designed as a higher rev bore/stroke , 7,000
1098 - Longer stroke=torque , 6,000
1275 - Factory standard , 6,500
( Note - only with the 997 did put a potential maximum )
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