Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Sod driving this bugger with these size wheels and this kinda power
http://www.themininut.com/
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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400hp
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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thats what you call a proper modded car
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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assume the LET wont go into a mini engine bay then??
surely turbo'ing an XE wont be as reliable as tuning a LET???
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clarkie
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Registered: 24th Jun 03
Location: Nuneaton Drives:1.4 sport
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an xe running 2 bar? that wont last a rev!
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Im sure if the guy is converting an XE into a turbo he knows what he is doing dont you!
LET will go in a mini. Two mig members running LETs AND throttle bodies!!!!!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Yes lots of chassis bending going on there then
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Not that i know of?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Bet it can't complete a stretch of the pod without needing more welding.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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WEll, email him and ask.
Also, ask Muppet and theres another Mig member who is running LET + TB so they can tell you.
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
Location: POAH
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running around 1.5 to 2 bar of boost. thats a big range
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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been speaking to the owner on 16vminiclub
wait till later this year and you might see one of these at a meet or two
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dousey
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Registered: 21st May 03
Location: Selsey, West Sussex
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quote: Originally posted by Ditch
assume the LET wont go into a mini engine bay then??
surely turbo'ing an XE wont be as reliable as tuning a LET???
I have seen somewhere a rover v8 go into a mini!!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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i know of a scopio cossworth engined mini being built
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Andy
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Registered: 28th Dec 99
Location: Cumbria, UK
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quote: Originally posted by jr
i know of a scopio cossworth engined mini being built
There was a Mini with 2 x R1 engines and 400bhp at AutoSport. Mmmmmm
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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was also the hayabusa turbo one as well
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Andy
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Registered: 28th Dec 99
Location: Cumbria, UK
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quote: Originally posted by jr
was also the hayabusa turbo one as well
Yes - I have to admit that I just love Minis with big power
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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when corsa is finished, xe powerd mini will be mine
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A1EX
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Registered: 29th Mar 00
Location: Turku, Finland
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sure they put the tb's on to make them fit better?
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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quote: Originally posted by A1EX
sure they put the tb's on to make them fit better?
in what way, they don't run sfi box, i've seen one running a power cap and a couple running the sfi pipe, don't make to much diffrence to room as 99% of converions done mean the front of the car is removed any way
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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and of course weber 45's
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