An octane booster won't help unless you need it

For 1.3's you can buy 1.3 roller rockers or the doc can offset bush them for you, you will need to pm him about it... They will reduce the torque down low but should help higher up.

Do you use a double row timing chain? This will only help you keep the timing right though...

I think you should just spend the money setting the suspension up properly it will probably help more than more power or the little extra you will get from these mods anyway

Octane booster does jack all in most cases, maybe .3 RON I've actually heard some makes your fuel go down a few points!

Make a nice Toluene mix and advance the ignition to hell Well it's a little more involved...

Firstly,,, get a comfy wrap around type seat that holds you in there nice firm & snug so you`re not struggling to stay in the drivers side... strangely enough, it will help you way more than you think

Then,,, grab a set of decent offset rockers & pay attention to optimising the rocker clearances,,, set up a pair of decent ":Bell-Mouthes" on the mouths of the carby throats ,,, clean up, open & angle & match port & locate the inlet manifold correctly,,, open up the very first part of the exhaust manifold/extractors to "Bigger" than the exhaust ports of the head & fit an open & """sized & lengthed correctly""" full exhaust system ... Orgainise An optimised distributor set up to suit the new power curve (If you`re running points then you can set them to a smaller gap for more coil ooomph,,, & then a re-tune on the carby to suit.

& yes optimise & """consistant-ise""" (is that a real word?) your engine temp by either putting a thermostat back in,,, or at least fit a restricting/blanking sleave (but i`m not such a big fan of blanking sleaves apart from the fact that they can`t fail by sticking open or shut like a thermostat can)

You can do things like romoving the engine driven fan & the alternator for race days , but i see no sense in wasting all that time stuffing around removing & fitting & generally being a dweeeb for the sake of maybe 2 to 3Hp if you`re lucky ... But still if you`re after every little bit then as the old saying goes,,, """Every little bit adds up"""

stick an over bored 1275 in with a turbo injected twin cam 16v BMW motorbike Cyl head ontop if that`s the case That` way you can re-program that old saying into """Every BIG bit adds up"""

have fun, & yes less weight makes things go faster, brake easier, & turn quicker with less effort,,, so,,, as they say,--> excess weight is lost HP

Probably 35lbs for your tyre pressures to start with & learn to feel things out along with your wheel alignments,,, maybe buy a pirometer to help set up your wheels/tyres

Long fast straight tracks use less toe out on the front,,, short tight tracks you can widen the front toe a bit.

& Lastly--->Don`t over drive!!! .......(yet another old saying)-->"""slow in, fast out""",,,, you will find big gains from using the right lines & practising those right lines.

enjoy

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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.

Hey all

The cobra seat / rpm harness holds me in ok, would like to move it a little to the left though.

Fuel is 98 obtain, rockers set at 16.

My thermo fans won’t fit, although I got a 4 blade fan that will, just finding a bigger pulley atm.

Yup, got a double row timing chain.

Suspension is average, gab red all round, hilos, adjustable lower arms and caster bars, rear sway bar

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you sound well prepared

was a good day, I won fastest mini under 1200cc. thanks to ben, james, mel and gibbs, and the missus. i dropped my time by a good 4 secconds, with very few mods.

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