please no discussion of illegal activities


the fastest i've driven a mini is an indicated 120mph

I'm happy driving Sally at the speed limit, she cruises beautiful, no need to go any faster

Besides with her little 998 I'm too scared to go any faster then 110km (especially when it hasnt gone round the clock!)

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1978 Leyland Mini 998LS All Original *Sally*
2002 Mini Cooper *Coopa*

185 kph on a timed section of closed freeway (under construction and was classed as private property).

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SA needs some sort of drag strip.

I know full speed won't be seen on a drag strip, not even close.

I know there are salt lakes which people do this sort of thing here in SA, but that would just eat my car away.

Don't actually know the top speed of my car, but from the way it pulls in top gear at high-ish rpms, I can jsut guess around the 175kph mark due to my self imposed rev limit of 6600rpm. 180kph at 6800rpm.

Above all I wonder if my car would just fall apart at that speed? Hahaha

I'm a legal driver, so these speeds have never been seem, and probably never will be, unless Adelaide get a drag strip. Or I get un-lazy and do some track work.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

130km/h an hour in my little car.. had to test her out when I first got her.... but now I usually just cruise around 90km/h or else she gets too loud.;

At 185 Km/hr with a 3.4 Diff and 10 inch wheels tacho would read 7,400 rpm.

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DID I MENTION THAT I AM THE BEST SUPPLIER FOR MINI ELECTRICAL PARTS AND REPAIRS?
"Let us remove your "SHORTS"

100 miles per hour in my downton Cooper S 1310cc stae 3 head 1.5" twin carbs, then got the speed wobbles ( but was still pulling) I have got the suspension and geometery sorted now

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My purple clubbie may or may not have reached speeds of 140km/h going down a hill.

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No more Minis!......For now.

3.2:1 diff , it was getting close to the 7000 rpm mark

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

should have let the poor engine warm up first

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

It runs quite cool at those speeds.

Not many Minis will go much over 170kph due to drag. But if you can slip behind a Holden down Conrod you may pick up a tow.

I think i've done 120mph while driving/doing handbrakies in your Cooper S!

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Around 95MPH at the end of Wakefield Pk straight, running 3.44 diff.
That was with the old 1310, which had around 115HP at crank.
The 1360 in it now has a fair bit more HP than that and a shorter diff (3.647) but I've not been there since the rebuild.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.