Took Boris out on the highway couple of days ago,we were sitting on 110km in fourth and he didnt seem to like going much faster,it was as if he wanted to change up a gear.I know this is reasonably quick but iv read post about peaple sitting on 130 in fourth and there mini;s loveing it.Im thinking of doing some mods and im not to sure where to start,im not to sure whether to start on the engine,suspension,brakes or so on,he has been bored out and has twin 1/4 cabies think i mite just get some green shag pile for the interior

extratotr and exhaust if you dont already have em...my mini cruzed so much nicer on the freeway after i had them fitted.....wanted to rev more and lot less restrictive!!!

other than that....give it a service and a good tune, ....

the old 850 in the van sat on 110-115 FLAT OUT!

BLAKE

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66 panelvan, going no where fast...
71 MS75 toyota crown COUPE yes A COUPE!
76 ra23 celica wid 1ggte, GT3071r, 13.5@106mph with alot of spinin....

wheels keep on turnin!

I used to get about 150 in 3rd gear, 7500 rpm...
4th? No bloody idea!
Now it's got more cubes & a shorter 3.64 diff, it's slower max in the gears, but gets there faster!!

<edit> Only on the track, of course...

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hmm

WOW they must have meant 110. oops i mean 100
hmm
well how about mine seems like its had enough at a certain speed. but oneday i pushed through it, for something to do and it stilll had plenty like it did grow another gear, but ive only been there once, and im not doing it ever again in any car that isnt on a racetrack, so yeah, have a go, and push through the point where it seems like thats it, and see what happens

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what? do you think they exagerateing,ill push it a bit more next time,i cant legally go over 80k anyway

I think its mostly in the diff and gearbox. Ive got the 1275 with a cam, extractors, still running the SU at the moment (soon to fit the weber) but cruise on 100km/h on the highway, dont really want to push it much harder... it does go harder but at 100km/h seems to cruise along nicely.

I keep thinking, theres no way its gona be "fast" on a track when my other car gets up to 210km/h down the hill straight at Barbagallos and I still have a gear to go Its gonna have to be damn fast through the corners to go anywhere near the Nissan.

If you want top end speed in the Mini I think you need to go Cooper S gearbox/diff AND the 1275 engine. Ive still got the original Clubby van gearbox and diff

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my old standard clubbie 1100cc used to pull about 135-140 kph max
i've topped out another stockie clubman 1100cc and it was the same..
morris might do a tiny bit more as the drag is slightly less..

first step if you want more power is to get her tuned properly hey, cos if she wont do more than 110kph then theres something wrong unless you have an 850

It's probably just a matter of getting used to the noise

My 1152 will sit on 100 very comfortably @ about 4100rpm, it actually likes to be closer to 130 than 120...tops out at 160ish...

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my last long cruise day was a 3 hour drive to mytelford from doncaster vic melbourne.
ive got a 1293 with all the goodies can cruise at 100 easy at 3500/4000 have had it up too 160kph at just under 6000 rpm at that was done running my air box cold air induction kit thingymebob would be interested in what engines people have who can do close to 150 in 3rd???and what gear ratio they are using?

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started a new project...there goes all my free time....

Ahem, anything over 110 and you're breaking the law!!!

Seriously though on 3.44 diff you're doing 4400rpm on 4th at 110km/h so on greater ratio diff it will be higher RPMs...

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120kph screaming. it wants to go up to 5th at about 95kph.

best ever 140kph downhill with tail wind

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78 Leyland Mini - Prince

my 998 likes sitting on 100km/h... any more it feels too much... Anyway, I wouldnt want to be doing much more considering the 4 eight inch drum brakes that would be pulling me up if there was to be an "incident"

the new moke on the other hand (1275) seems to push well beyond that but the wind is like being an ant in a hair dryer..!!!

Vivian sits quite comfortably on 110km/h. and you can push her
more if you feel like it to about 130 MAX
but im with Marcello. with drums, you dont want to give em too much

you guys are all softies, i do about 300 mph in 3rd gear top that

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ok fine hutto....

i do 400mph in second. with still heaps left. but my mates mini does 500mph in first...but then the other day my mate with another car was beating a plane, but he backed
off cos of the police. but then the other week, you know my mates fried bob, well his cousin paul was at the drags and his actual brother was doing 700mph as well.
full stop, capital letter, no returns......

there we are hutto. consider yourseld beaten....
......um No im not telling tales either, ask my mate john, he saw my friend bobs cousin paul at the drags, he sayed he saw the other bloke peter doing it so no im not lying