Absolutely... I didnt realise you could get soo much power from an a-series with a few mods...

Im just dreaming what i can do to my motor for my clubby, after i finish my GT,thats so far away that by then somebody probably woulda cracked the 300mark

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Hello

That was my car that you saw at Santa Pod

Typically I blew a head gasket when playing with it on the road after saying that! Kiss of death......

The drive shafts, cv's, etc are completely std and seem to be holding up fine

I was using Hoosier slicks on that weekend as I was trying to run an 11 but the headwind and clutch wouldnt let me do it. My quickest on A032R tyres is a 12.63 @ 120mph

I launch on 12psi and then flick a switch to 18-20psi, im not entirely sure what I was running that day as I was struggling to find time to look at the boost gauge.
It doesnt do loads of miles each year any more unfortunately maybe around 2000 miles, however the gearbox has been untouched for 2 years and the engine hasnt been touched since early 2005. Although this winter I will be freshening it all up

The car has had a fair bit of lightening done to it and probably weighs in at around 550kgs
The engine is pretty normal inside, however the main things that have provided the power are the intercooler, cam, and turbo

Here are some pics for you:

Hey Nic, good to see you here,,, grab some more of the TMF guys & tell them to drop in too yeah???

Might liven things up a bit around 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.

Tis my fav car looks standard and goes like stink.. the best thing I like about this car is nothing is wasted total efficiency..

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998 SC12 61atw

Hey AWESOME!! thanks for posting that nic, i dont know if you remember i was the aussie lad who came up and was talking to you about it while you were waiting to have another go.

As said i was blown away by what mini's could do, specifically yours

Thanks Nic

i so wanna build one like you have ........ maybe one day

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Indeed I do remember, Ive been lurking on here hoping that you would appear.

Thanks for the kind words, somehow things have gone very well over the past year.

Get building something!! Make it as light as you can and it will turn into a slippery slope of lightness and excess power, before you know it your life will be ruined!!!