Go the turbo Smokie. You've got the skills to make your own manifold, and the turbo will outperform the supercharger for both power & economy
So long as your new motor is not super high compression - read kazjim's posts on his turbo monster
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| Author: | Smokie [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:28 pm ] |
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Would anyone be able to tell me roughly how much it might cost to set up a supercharger on a Mini?? |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:36 pm ] |
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92's kit is about $800+ supercharger i think.. |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:01 pm ] |
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But don't just stick it on a standard or worn motor and expect it to last a long time , PM some of the people on here who'd done them or ask the maker of the kit ( 92 ?) what they'd suggest . I'm thinking of having a go with a supercharger myself on a fully rebuilt , never started 1100 I have but I think I'll start off with a refreshed motor and work on getting it reliable before modifying the new motor to suit . |
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| Author: | Smokie [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:12 pm ] |
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sports850, that is why I am asking now as I have just put a new motor in the LS, it's only done 160klms so far.. Someone offered me a complete small turbo for $300.00 but not sure about having a turbo under the bonnet tho???? |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:22 pm ] |
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Im looking into the Link Automotive Supercharger kit, which uses all new parts, It runs the Opcon Autorotor. The kit itself is $5k, that includes huffer, 1 3/4in carb, manifold, pulleys n all the brackets to do the job. I am budgeting on spending 10k, that will include the Kit plus a full rebuild on my 1330cc, the box n the diff. My motor has only done 12,000 klms but i need to lower the compression a lot, and strap the centre main bearing cap. The last thing u want is to screw some boost into ya motor, have the diff sh*t itself n then destroy ya motor n box....... |
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:26 pm ] |
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Go the turbo Smokie. You've got the skills to make your own manifold, and the turbo will outperform the supercharger for both power & economy
So long as your new motor is not super high compression - read kazjim's posts on his turbo monster |
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| Author: | sherman67 [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:26 pm ] |
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we have built a superchaged motor using that supercharger kit and the sc12 and the motor was desined for it and i can only give rough figure but its easly over $7000 |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:30 pm ] |
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This is why i put my money into a conversion 
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| Author: | DTrain [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:02 pm ] |
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http://www.minimania.com/web/Item/SPC100/InvDetail.cfm eep! 
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| Author: | willy [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:04 pm ] |
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Mini Mad wrote: This is why i put my money into a conversion
Another one who is scared of the A-series motor 
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| Author: | simon k [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:01 pm ] |
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willy wrote: Mini Mad wrote: This is why i put my money into a conversion Another one who is scared of the A-series motor .... spending that kind of money on an A series motor that's stretched to it's limits, or on a jap motor that's just dawdling and waiting for the next time you've saved up a few bob.... I reckon 92's SC12 kit is the ducks nuts - the Link one is refined and nice, but bang for your bucks isn't worth it |
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| Author: | Mokesta [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:27 pm ] |
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Smokie wrote: Someone offered me a complete small turbo for $300.00
A mate of mine bought a turbo from a Subaru Forester GT in perfect nick for $56 of ebay. Nobody wants them for their 2 litre Subies but they would be great on a 1300cc mini. $56 plus postage!! I kid you not. But a 3 bearing crank, 5 port head and 4 speed box for $10k, no thanks... Bring on the conversion. M |
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| Author: | Spaceboy [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:15 pm ] |
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it pisses me off how crap the a series is considering they could have made a 5 speed box and dohc head from the factory.. they had friggin 40 years to do it! 
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| Author: | floss [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:50 am ] |
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hey smokie good to hear you got your motor back. how did greg go with it? Did you see his little brown mini that runs on lpg? has a tiny little tank in the spare wheel hole. David |
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| Author: | Smokie [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:13 am ] |
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Gday floss. Yep Greg did a great job on the motor and a good bloke to talk too about Minis. No, I have not seen his Mini yet but he has told me all about it.. |
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