WOW!! i think i've started something...
czerial wrote:
have a read of graham russell's mini project in the mini experience.
thanks chris.. read it, read it again and then i went and found it last night so i could read it again!

Spaceboy wrote:
put some boost on it, to get that power N/A will make it a dog to drive
i like dogs...

Maxi23 wrote:
Drum brakes with that power would be pretty crappy.
Drum brakes
are crappy! I hated them from my last mini...
smac wrote:
I'm really not sure I see what the big deal is here, what am I missing?
GR got 89 at the crank at 5500rpm from a worked over 998. Keith Calver got an average of 7.5 (10 in some places) bhp more out of a 1098 than a 998 (at the wheels) with the same mods.
So why is 60-70 at the wheels from a 1098 that unthinkable? Great little engine, perfect for khana/autocross. I say go for it. "Because I can" is always a good enough reason
that is what got me thinking its possible...

someone who thinks like i do!

'because i can' is always a great reason
sports850 wrote:
Hey , aim at 70 hp at the wheels , even if you fall a bit short of it you'll still have a brilliant little motor and a lot of satisfaction in that you've sorted/planned it out yourself.
thanks sports, i'm aiming for 60-70 hp atw, far out if i get
60 at the wheels i'll be stoked! anything more will be a bonus...
to the garage!! 
Wombat wrote:
I'm building my 1100 motor - from bottom up 3.44 diff, balanced crank rods and pistons , lightened and balance flywheel, over bored 0.100" flat top pistons, double row timing chain, RE13 cam, 295 head- modded slightly, twin HS2 carbies, electronic modded dizzy and and I've had two Mini builders ( Paul G and GR) tell me I'll get 80-85 out of it. - fingers crossed
good luck mate, but i think
'you should just turbo it' 
hehe (not trying to take it out of anyone

) sounds like you've got it sorted. i went the weber route just because i've always wanted one (they're s'posed to sound like nothing else!

) good luck to us both!

TheMiniMan wrote:
Please understand the difference between flywheel HP,,, & HP at the road wheels.
thanks mate, i was trying to figure out a rough figure that i would expect from a dyno taking in account drivetrain loss. i know that in the
real world it's very different, but we've got to measure hp somehow!

pristic wrote:
All I know is that I love how much power my NA 1132 has... how much HP doesnt really mean anything to anyone except ON dyno's...
well said!!! i'm glad there's more people that think the same

hp is just a number that ricers chuck around to brag about how quick their fully sik car is..

to me its the torque figure and the shape of that line that matters to me...
Ok i'll write some more when I've had something to eat!
Feel free to keep talking..
