cartneil
2 posts
Joined: 17/04/2005 17:27:04
Location: LEICESTER United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Mini Wheel PCD 4x3.75??
I may be acquiring a set of minilites from a friend, but he doesn't know whether they were originally from a mini or not. They are 5.5x13's but the PCD is supposidly 4x3.75 Is this the correct PCD for mini wheels, as I'm not sure?????
Posted: Apr 29, 2006 05:31 PM
John
1948 posts
Joined: 28/05/2006 16:49:46
Location: cambridge United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Caster adjustment
is it just 75% of the tire or the central 75%?
Posted: Apr 22, 2007 12:02 PM
mini 1000 top speed??
can do up to round 75 due to gearing is lower than later mini's it has only 3.76:1 , compared to an 80's mini city with 2.95:1 u see big difference. at 75 its going to be doing around 5500 rpm, you dont want to cruse at this speed for long or ur engine wont last long. at 60 ur doing 4400, which isnt gr8 but engine will last alot longer at that speed. so 75 for short bursts cruse at 55-60 for engine reliablity.
Posted: Oct 20, 2007 07:19 PM
taffy1967
1783 posts
Joined: 27/09/2006 18:58:07
Location: Rhondda-Cynon-Taff United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Reason for power difference between 50HP 1.3 carbed cat mini engine and 62HP 1275GT & similar
My first Mini (75' MK3 Mini 1000) ran on 2 Star fuel.
Posted: Jan 13, 2008 12:32 AM
Tim
1849 posts
Joined: 18/10/2004 09:40:59
Location: Bournemouth United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
You should be able to get 75-80 out of it, but it will be very loud! Make sure your brakes are up to it first!
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 10:15 AM
T. Perks
57 posts
Joined: 19/11/2006 09:21:16
Location: Wotton under Edge United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
1.7:1 rockers vs 1.5:1
Just remember ed something i also fitted a set of 1.7's to my old spi with a 266 cam and a ported head that absolutly flew, never had it on the rollers but it went like hell, bit fluffy under 2500rpm but over that it was great i used it for 1 year on a daily commute ot 75 miles easch way until i snapped the mainshaft in the gearbox when the speedo drive seized when trying to over take an R1!.
Posted: Feb 13, 2007 05:15 PM
Glad it's sorted! If you've been driving for a while with it out of alignment the edges of one or both tyres will get badly worn, but the law here says you can continue to use the tyre provided at least 75% of the width of the tyre has sufficient tread. The law may not be the same for you, of course, but it's worth checking!
Posted: Apr 22, 2007 09:32 AM
a. mericanminifreak
183 posts
Joined: 02/11/2007 23:17:14
Location: rosbach v.d.hohe Germany
Oil pressure and water temp
thats good to know, i have a aftermarket guage setup and its all german, wich wasnt sobad i just converted it here on minispares, but the oil pressure is my concern, im running at 70 to 75 at full engine load at 4200 rpm so i gues im fine there, i do have a aoi pressure knob but it only adjusted to 60 norm to 87 full but im leaving it at 70 it seems to be more cooperative.hahaa
Posted: Jan 05, 2008 12:52 AM
Hotelcalif
43 posts
Joined: 17/11/2004 11:44:21
Location: United States
Bought another Mini
Found a wagon project car on E-bay just about 75 miles from my house on E-bay with a $800.00 opening bid and no one had bid on it with 2 hours to go. Guess where that wagon is now!! The seller even brought it to me today.
Posted: Dec 04, 2004 12:45 AM
slark
20 posts
Joined: 27/09/2004 20:14:41
Location: United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Carb to big??
The HIF44 is to big for a 998 at most levels of tune. Your better off sticking to the 1 1/2 SU on a decent intake manifold. It depends how accurate your speedo is really. My mini 1000 would go off the clock on a downhill run, however a mini mayfair 1000 I had had real problems getting over 75.
Posted: Nov 27, 2005 05:20 PM
RoadRunner
11 posts
Joined: 10/07/2006 11:57:00
Location: WOKING United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Foglight wiring
So this mean I only have to run one wire from the relay and split it at some point to the fogs? I only ask as some relays have two outputs and some have one ie. pole 75 and pole 75a.....
Posted: Jul 13, 2006 10:53 PM
cost of a respray and should I replace panels before hand??
the equpiment is expensive and yes houses, food, fuel ect are more expensive than us but minimum wage is £5.20 so u see £75 is pritty exstream but most charge that sort of money unless u find someone semi profeshional that can still do a gr8 job.
Posted: Jan 23, 2008 07:49 PM
Whats the English opinion/Differance?
the biggest problem i have with the new bmw is its not mini, its a medium size hatchback they should of called it midi or some such. its a good enouth car gearbox isnt that smooth and engine of first mark was pritty old fashioned and heavy being a chev neon engine. it would of been far better off with a k series rover engine 16V with varying turbo's of s and works would be up there in performence and cornering with the other hot hatches then. i think bmw should have just dropped the rover badge and had a full range of sporty sallons hatch and sports car. TF and 75 were both good cars and were making a good profit. the 45 and 25 and city were either old or poorly built. They should of sold the MG TF and MG 75 version with the MINI range all could be serviced together as would use same engine.
If i was to want something to replace a mini id go for something like a Vw Lupo GTI as its still mini in dimensions. if i was looking at a new mini id look at other hot hatches like vw gold, seat leon, focus rs, honda civic type R and i prob wouldnt pick the new mini as its crampt and has small boot its heavy and overpriced, servicing expensive at bmw dealers.
Posted: Jan 04, 2008 11:49 PM
yeah it all depends on passenger number offical figure are with a full car with full tank of fuel i think. so u can usually go about 10% more than that depending on power and gearing. but mini speedo is at least 5% over optimistic heard it can be about 10% so at 90 on speedo ur prob doing 80, if u have a sat nav u can work out top speed with it. mini city was overgeared so acceleration suffered and top speed wasnt as gd as the final drive ratio would suggest. my fiends 850 did 86 once on flat other times it would do 75 max vary quite a bit.
Posted: Oct 22, 2007 12:33 PM
Top speed from a standard 998
i dont know i think 85 is about right. prob 80 on the flat and 75 with a full load. my friends old 1962 850 with its std 34bhp engine used to get upto nearly 90 on occations so that was at least doin 85 in reality. alot of it depends on the mood of ur engine and how gd ur engine is as even std engines out of factory vary by a few hp, because of a few things, bore friction variation, mashening inacracyies of cam shaft slot compared to lobe and timing gears compared to slot, how bent the crank was as leyland let cranks go thru quality control with small bends that can cause a cuple of bhp loss due to the extra friction of flexing it each rotation. rocker varination causing slightly differnt lifts. camshaft variation as its been known for factory pofiles to vary as much as 10 deg. so its easy to see how ur 998 cud only have 38bhp or cud have 42bhp depending on ur luck but most would average out with 40, then with wear bore friction decreases but timming inacracyies increase the power can change again with age also cam lobes wear so lift drops with age.
Posted: Jan 17, 2007 02:02 PM
minijosh
27 posts
Joined: 16/10/2005 16:50:24
Location: RAF Lakenheath United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Lack of speed
I have a 86 Picadilly with a 1275GT engine in it. I was driving from DSN Classics with some spares and I decided to see how fast I could get it up to. I reached only about 75 mph and I didnt think it would go any higher. Whats the problem? I was chatting with a friend who has a mini also but his cruises at 105 with ease. Neither of us has really messed with the gear ratios but did Mini make my car slower because its a GT?
Posted: Oct 16, 2005 05:29 PM
Mini Head Change
yeah it should be fine, the head design of a 998 A+ is little differnt to a 60's 850 head. keep the oroiginal head tho dont let it get split up from the car if its the original one. best head for an 850 is the 12g295 has a better design with larger valves better porting and a more open combustion chamber. they were fitted to mg/healey 1100 engines and 998 coopers. they are rare now and werent fitted with hardened exaust seats as standard but if u want to get your engine up to the same bhp as a 998 and still look the same from the outside it will do this. they tend to make around the 75 - 100 pound mark on ebay tho.
Posted: Nov 07, 2006 02:10 PM
Peter
33 posts
Joined: 12/11/2004 20:35:27
Location: Penryn United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
SW5
I have used the SW5 in a 998 and it was great. You cant go much over 75-80 brake at best with the EFI.
Posted: May 06, 2005 01:15 AM
Clubz
Joined: 13/07/2005 20:10:58
Location: Portsmouth United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Back firing mini
I need help, this is the first mini i have bought and all i can say is why did i not get one years ago, its fantastic.........! It is a 1998 Mini Cooper and i do have a problem with it, the car seems to back fire and pop throughout the driving range unless i put my foot down, especially if it is left for about 5 days, does anyone have any ideas what that may be.(could it be something to do with the spark plugs, water in the distributor) Also if i drive at about 75-80 for more than 90 minutes the water temperatutre seems to over heat but not the oil is this normal! If anyone has any ideas pleas let me know.... Thanks for your time and patience with the virgin mini owner!
Posted: Aug 05, 2005 02:08 PM
engine conversion
well u either stick to a series engines for an easy job (lower budget generally) or u can put a more modern engine in honda vtec or rover k series are common. il just deal with a series. most people convert to a 1275 from a metro or a mini. 1100 is quite gd too but 1275 better. best buy engine on ebay or old metro will be cheapest. needs to be pre 89 metro 1300. i asume u have 998 so that has 40 bhp, 1275 have quite a range of powers depending on what they were fitted to. u have very rare cooper s engine 75bhp can ignore that ur not gunna find one u can aford, then 1275gt had 55-58 bhp, metro 1300 had 64bhp mg metro 74bhp, rover mini 1300 50bhp, rover mini cooper 62bhp. then u have injection engines but most people dont fit them as they have limited tuning ability without buying expensive replacement control units. all 1275's u should be able to get to 65-70bhp with a stage 1 kit that will cost around £160. as u will have engine out of car will be gr8 chance to fit a better cam, kent 266 or 276 are good road cams, 276 wont idle as well but will have more power. that will only cost about £65 and could add around 10bhp depending on chosen cam and how well u time it. so then u have an engine 75-80bhp so ur mini will be fast. then at a later date can get modifyied head cost around (£500) and high lift rockers (£200) and ajustable ignition 123 system is very gd (£200) then ur talking over 100bhp but as u see that all gets expensive.
Posted: Jan 15, 2007 12:38 PM