John,,, a Sth African 1100 crank has 2" mains & 1-3/4 B-ends & only 72mm stroke (from memory)

I have 2x of them here & there are both in the process of becomming shortstroke-big bore Twinky donks

Probably the strongest "Factory" mini crank ever made












Does 10,000 rpms sound appealing???

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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.

Minimum weight is 630kg for FWD under 1300cc in the current SS rules. Is this still competitive in whatever competition you plan to enter, even with a short stroke screamer?

Cars like Warwick Agustin's 4AGE powered SS are around 450kg, not sure what Charlie Borg, Bob Bell and Andrew Bergen have built their Honda VTECs to.

Always looking for the answer to which class I would build my next car for ....

cheers
michael

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I can run with the MRA but as they are mostly based in NSW and I have w/end to play with I am aiming to play with the S/S boys here in Vic. 630kg / 1300cc is the bottom of the scale, the rules say min wheight for fwd = 630 inc driver, engine cap, 1300, 1600, 2000, 3500 turbo or upto 6lt. As a gen 3 might look a bitt funny hanging out of my mini I am opting for a start in under 1300 so that over time I can improve the spec on the car.

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120bhp with 450kg just fun waiting to happen

We were prob. drunk when we set it up last and thought this will be a good idea

Ivan Glasby at Mini Spares and Repairs has just/finally put together his de stroked 1298 race motor. he said it makes pretty good HP and really revs

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