Hey Guys I am wanting to find out what needle i should be running in my 1380

I have the following specs

1380cc
30/70 cam
ported head with 29/37 valves
9.75:1 compression
K&N Pod Filter
MG Metro Alloy Manifold
Brownrigg Strags with a 2" system
Nissan Electronic Dizzy
A+ Gear box
12inch wheels

Any info will be great. I am usre what spring I have in it but I have been told it should be a yellow one. Mine has not got any paint on it, the needle I have now is a BCE.

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A Bloody Mini

1970 Mini K, 1380cc, 1.75 HIF SU, 30 70 Cam, 2" Zorts
1969 Mini K, Stock Standard and Orginal. (Slow as Hell)

Your BCE would be a pretty good starting point with the yellow spring

but if you want to ( or rather if it needs) really fueling up, then a BCG adds quite a bit more juice as the revs rise

Proably too much tho but worth a try if your BCE is too lean

depends how well it flows up top really,,, shove the BCE in & yellow spring & give it a whirl,,, then diagnose what`s it`s doing & go from there

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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.

ooh sorry to hi-jack, but how about a 1293 with a HIF44?

thanks!

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68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

Just ordered a yellow spring and I checked what needle I have and it is a RC which is a lot richer all the way then the BCE. Will give this a go and hopefully it will perform a lot better then it does now.

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1970 Mini K, 1380cc, 1.75 HIF SU, 30 70 Cam, 2" Zorts
1969 Mini K, Stock Standard and Orginal. (Slow as Hell)

I fitted the yellow spring and man does it go now , A lot more torque and I do not have the flat spot when changing gears. I am really loving driving it again now.

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1970 Mini K, 1380cc, 1.75 HIF SU, 30 70 Cam, 2" Zorts
1969 Mini K, Stock Standard and Orginal. (Slow as Hell)

My Dad has a 1310 and he has a red spring and a BDL iand it drive like a dream and has plenty of go the BCE was just to rich for his.

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1970 Mini K, 1380cc, 1.75 HIF SU, 30 70 Cam, 2" Zorts
1969 Mini K, Stock Standard and Orginal. (Slow as Hell)

excellent news man, yellow makes things richer all the way through & helps push the carb piston back down quicker inbetween gears

Just do a spark plug colour check now tho,,, make sure it`s not "TOO" rich ok???

Otherwise you`ll be wasting fuel & diluting your engine oil with fuel & you`d need to change it way more regularly

cheers for the feedback tho , good on you,,, not enough people come back with the results on here

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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.