yep as i said badly setup. torque steer can be dialed out if you know what you are doing.



nothing quite like a out of control 4efte mini. the first one i drove wanted to change ends with a stab of the go pedal.

I have drivin a similar engine to what matt is talking about and they
are a good driving motor

(1400 ish cc and every thing else like head ,cam is not much over standard)

It's fun to drive ,plenty of torque and best of all it starts every time .

hee hee,,, love you Wallygog,,, i rest my case

& you too Roundy,,, "Imagine" what a "Decent" head & cam combo would be like in your thing.... did you ever go for a spin in my 1500???

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Could always go supercharged or turbocharged - you didn't say it had to be reliable

Nothing beats an 850. When all the hotted up 1275s are all on the side of the road, ill wave to you as I drive past in my 850!
Reminds me of an old fable about a Tortoise and a Hare...

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Have a Nice Day.
If already having a nice day please disregard.

hey, don`t get me wrong here---> i love 850 engines, i really do.

























They`re great to rob all the bolts & nuts off to help assemble a decent engine

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

well that one wont get very far, it hasnt got a fan belt

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

noo the incredible torque turns the engine/radiator around the fan!

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

i should have quoted 850man.

"Nothing beats an 850. When all the hotted up 1275s are all on the side of the road, ill wave to you as I drive past in my 850!
Reminds me of an old fable about a Tortoise and a Hare... "

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

maybe for you but I enjoyed my 850, it was a giggle to drive fast through the hills, passing normal cars.

if you just want some laughs then any a-series will do the trick, the engine is just there to get you to the next corner

Ahem, say what?
Anyone laying down the challenge? Bring me your 1400cc strokers and big bores


Seriously though if Force Fed isnt an option, 1330cc RE13, WELL ported head, nice intake and an HS6 or HIF and exhaust to match... ALL PROPERLY TUNED will be plenty!
Get a big motor, 'worked' and poorly tuned and it will drive crap... period.

YES, small bores can be faster than big bores (with the same amount of work done) but depends on the type of driving, ie, the power ban on the worked small bore, rev range, max rev, max torque, etc. The main point being the power ban or peak torque will be much higher and this is NOT what the 'customer' wants in this case.

Something like Chongs motor, that would be HEAPS, its got low down torque and plenty of it. Could you make more power? Hell yeah, would it be as drivable, no... and thats not what the OP wants.

MY personal fav would be a 1275cc-1380cc replacing the EXACT setup I have now... same compression, same top end, same everything.

2 reasons I personally prefer the smallbore in a WORKED motor...

1. If I keep increasing power, and I break something, there are HEAPS more 998/1100 parts out there
2. The 998/1100 parts I break (and have several times) are cheaper

Breaking a block on a 1275 or a crank hurts my pocket then my face (after the wife slaps the crap out of me for buying stuff)


Cheers,
Pete

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Click here for the Turbo Conversion Thread!

Mike - have you considered a head conversion (eg kit from MiniMan)? Or do you want to keep it all "Mini"?

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-Alan
I blame my dad for my love of minis. I think I was conceived in the back seat of one
I also blame my Dad for me being 6' 1" - not really the optimum height for driving a Mini.

physics would dissagree with you.

There's no replacement for cubic inches, except cubic money.

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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.

Doc,,, that old saying is actually meant to read---> "there`s no replacement , for displacement"

But then,,, there is always "force Feeding",,,, But!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you force-feed a small bore A-series,,, & then try to compare a similarly set-up "force-fed" big bore A-series,,, well,,, the small bore would have to breath way better & rev way harder,,, & somehow i don`t see that happening to any convincing effect

so,,, again (in my opinion) ---> there`s no replacement for displacement

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.