Well guys just purchased my KKR 280 turbo. I have also pulled the engine out to put in a HD exedy clutch and the new water pump. I will also be making my own headers for the turbo and if I can swing the cash a FMIC. So watch this space and hopefully this will be completed by the October Mini's Down Under thingo. Pictorial updates to come.

Cheers

Matt

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

looking forward to the pictorial update....

lol

is definately a weapon once its back together again

Sounds awesome, how much boost is it capable of? you should be right, i'm still aiming to build the whole damn car in time for MDU

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

I'm plugging away at mine too.

Hope to have it finished by October.

Dan

Dan you have to give an update if you have one.

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

Terrific Matt....maybe you can join the convoy going up to MinisDownunda....and watch the rest of us dissapear in your rear view mirror

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Mick if I am on the road by October and the baby is born a little before I am there. What are you guys doing about accommodation? Anyway here is a pic of the new turbo. Also I flogged the other turbo TD05 on Ebay and managed to get exactly what I paid for it so that's a bonus.






Cheers

Matt

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

thats a very nice looking turbo

DAM... SOUNDS fantastic... More power the betta...

Excellent news Matt

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Is that one of those Chinese Ebay Turbos ?

Be very, very careful .....Have yet to hear a good thing about them ....

Apparantly there was a batch with bad cast-iron in the exhaust housing, and they would mysteriously "Explode" . . . . for your trouble they would replace the turbo . . but not the now-destroyed engine....

I Hope its not one of those, though, and you have many happy years of thrashing the arse out of it !!

J

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Yeah Kaz, taking a bit of a punt. It has a 6 month warranty but as you say not much use when your engine is rooted. But KKR supply turbos to Opel in Germany and I have noticed that they are being used in a twin turbo kit being marketed to US Pontiac GTO owners. Still suck it and see, they are being sold by a few mobs but I bought mine through Otomoto, who actually have a physical shop in Sydney. If I get this thing ready in time for MDU or maybe a bit later we will have to organise a dyno or just a run and we can see how she goes...Still you would have to agree that it looks nice

Cheers

Matt

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

Matt,

Looks fantastic. I'll be egar to see what sort of power you get from it.

Dan

Yeah Dan, I think the recipe of:

New turbo
40mm ID equal length Matty Super Special (TM) turbo headers
Installation of the Sard RRFPR
Front Mount IC
New HD clutch

And the rectification of the leaking water pump should make this a little bit of a weapon. Still a few months off yet. But I would say by the end of September if the IC comes together.

M

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au