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Trog
 Post subject: 2 cylinder mini engine?
PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:58 pm 
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-MINI-PRO ... 1c1e8f58db

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Yep thats the two cylinder prototype. There are pictures of it fully assembled in Jon Pressnell's book. It was on ebay back in September.

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an even earlier version (side valve Nth/sth)

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& how could i resist this Twin-Cam version-->

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:-)

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sorry but i just couldn`t help myself :-)

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Can anyone find a photo of the V4 that was planned for the ADO16 Morris/Austin1100?
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it really does look like an A series cut in half doesn't it!
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It makes me wonder how they did the gearbox, its not as thought there's a huge amount of spare space in a 4 cylinder Mini gearbox, but if you chopped 2 cylinders worth out of the middle it would be pretty short.

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That Twin Cam is sooo cool :D

Makes me want to build a little Mini to put it in!
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The twin cam is a Ford Cosworth BDA cut in half.
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Morris 1100 wrote:
The twin cam is a Ford Cosworth BDA cut in half.

IMO they cut it a bit too short- should have left another lung on it. :wink:

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drmini in aust wrote:
Morris 1100 wrote:
The twin cam is a Ford Cosworth BDA cut in half.

IMO they cut it a bit too short- should have left another lung on it. :wink:


yeah i agree,,, would be nice & sweet & cute with a little 3 cyl in there,

Daihatsu weren`t "Too" stupid i spose :-)

but then the V6 is a thought i had years ago (just out of school) & figured it wouldn`t be too hard to do, nice quad-cam turbo injected alloy V6 would be just right i reckon :-)

oops, now i`m going off the 2-cyl topic (again) :-0

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We think 850's are slow these days.

Imagine what a slug a two cylinder 500cc Mini would be. :shock:

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What about the Fiat TwinAir engine, gets a 900-odd kgs Fiat 0-62 in 11 secs with 84 bhp, top speed 173 kmh. Wonder how that would go in a mini that's 30% lighter?
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weevel wrote:
What about the Fiat TwinAir engine, gets a 900-odd kgs Fiat 0-62 in 11 secs with 84 bhp, top speed 173 kmh. Wonder how that would go in a mini that's 30% lighter?


Was just reading about that FIAT donk; tres schmick :D

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