Would anyone be able to tell me roughly how much it might cost to set up a supercharger on a Mini??

92's kit is about $800+ supercharger i think..

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Starlet Conversion:
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But don't just stick it on a standard or worn motor and expect it to last a long time , PM some of the people on here who'd done them or ask the maker of the kit ( 92 ?) what they'd suggest . I'm thinking of having a go with a supercharger myself on a fully rebuilt , never started 1100 I have but I think I'll start off with a refreshed motor and work on getting it reliable before modifying the new motor to suit .

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sports850, that is why I am asking now as I have just put a new motor in the LS, it's only done 160klms so far..

Someone offered me a complete small turbo for $300.00 but not sure about having a turbo under the bonnet tho????

Im looking into the Link Automotive Supercharger kit, which uses all new parts, It runs the Opcon Autorotor. The kit itself is $5k, that includes huffer, 1 3/4in carb, manifold, pulleys n all the brackets to do the job.

I am budgeting on spending 10k, that will include the Kit plus a full rebuild on my 1330cc, the box n the diff. My motor has only done 12,000 klms but i need to lower the compression a lot, and strap the centre main bearing cap.

The last thing u want is to screw some boost into ya motor, have the diff sh*t itself n then destroy ya motor n box.......

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Hanras

Go the turbo Smokie. You've got the skills to make your own manifold, and the turbo will outperform the supercharger for both power & economy

So long as your new motor is not super high compression - read kazjim's posts on his turbo monster

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Too many cars, and too little time.

we have built a superchaged motor using that supercharger kit and the sc12 and the motor was desined for it and i can only give rough figure but its easly over $7000

This is why i put my money into a conversion

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http://www.minimania.com/web/Item/SPC100/InvDetail.cfm eep!

Another one who is scared of the A-series motor

.... spending that kind of money on an A series motor that's stretched to it's limits, or on a jap motor that's just dawdling and waiting for the next time you've saved up a few bob....

I reckon 92's SC12 kit is the ducks nuts - the Link one is refined and nice, but bang for your bucks isn't worth it

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

A mate of mine bought a turbo from a Subaru Forester GT in perfect nick for $56 of ebay. Nobody wants them for their 2 litre Subies but they would be great on a 1300cc mini. $56 plus postage!! I kid you not.

But a 3 bearing crank, 5 port head and 4 speed box for $10k, no thanks... Bring on the conversion.

M

it pisses me off how crap the a series is considering they could have made a 5 speed box and dohc head from the factory..

they had friggin 40 years to do it!

hey smokie
good to hear you got your motor back. how did greg go with it?
Did you see his little brown mini that runs on lpg?
has a tiny little tank in the spare wheel hole.

David

Gday floss. Yep Greg did a great job on the motor and a good bloke to talk too about Minis.

No, I have not seen his Mini yet but he has told me all about it..