What do we have in store to make this delightful little Mini tootle along the country lanes?
Starting with a base of Toyota 2 litre Turbo 3S-GTE engine with 200bhp & 200lbft
Fast Car suggest...
300bhp possible with the standard turbo and injectors.
Upgrades we know about already is the turbo, swapped for something smaller and more efficient.
and the drain pipe 3" 'zorst doesn't look like it'll provide too much resistance
I'm guessing Link engine management - obviously!
Forged pistons/rods?
bit of head work
Cams? mild and not too peaky
AT Throttle bodies?
10-15psi boost
So I'm thinking that outright BHP is irrelevant - as the old saying goes - "you buy bhp but you drive torque"
I'll put a couple of pence on a 50% hike in power - 300bhp - 300lbft?
for a nice conservative, reliable, driveable, economical!?! every day car
-- Edited by Forsh on Tuesday 9th of January 2018 08:03:04 AM
Bad Obsession said
Jan 9, 2018
You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment...
Forsh said
Jan 9, 2018
Purely speculation, conjecture and extreme guess work of course but I was thinking road car
Add into the equation "We’re trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet." & "Building the heart of the car is what makes us tick." and the fact you get 200+bhp out of a 1.6 n/a Pug and suddenly 300bhp doesn't seem "all that!"
Something to look forward to that for sure!
:)
-- Edited by Forsh on Tuesday 9th of January 2018 05:15:22 PM
mike-wsm said
Jan 22, 2018
forsh wrote:
.....as the old saying goes - "you buy bhp but you drive torque" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want TORQUE throw out everything and start again. According to Mr Llewellyn there is only one REAL source of TORQUE. Go electric and there's an end to it.
Forsh said
Jan 22, 2018
Max torque a 0rpm!
Can't argue with that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARzujfRiQ3c
Tesla + Ludicrous Mode =
-- Edited by Forsh on Monday 22nd of January 2018 02:44:23 PM
mike-wsm said
Jan 22, 2018
Or, here in the UK:
-- Edited by mike-wsm on Monday 22nd of January 2018 04:46:58 PM
What do we have in store to make this delightful little Mini tootle along the country lanes?
Starting with a base of Toyota 2 litre Turbo 3S-GTE engine with 200bhp & 200lbft
Fast Car suggest...
300bhp possible with the standard turbo and injectors.
Upgrades we know about already is the turbo, swapped for something smaller and more efficient.
and the drain pipe 3" 'zorst doesn't look like it'll provide too much resistance
I'm guessing Link engine management - obviously!
Forged pistons/rods?
bit of head work
Cams? mild and not too peaky
AT Throttle bodies?
10-15psi boost
So I'm thinking that outright BHP is irrelevant - as the old saying goes - "you buy bhp but you drive torque"
I'll put a couple of pence on a 50% hike in power - 300bhp - 300lbft?
for a nice conservative, reliable, driveable, economical!?!
every day car
-- Edited by Forsh on Tuesday 9th of January 2018 08:03:04 AM
Purely speculation, conjecture and extreme guess work of course but I was thinking road car
Add into the equation "We’re trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet." & "Building the heart of the car is what makes us tick." and the fact you get 200+bhp out of a 1.6 n/a Pug and suddenly 300bhp doesn't seem "all that!"
Something to look forward to that for sure!
:)
-- Edited by Forsh on Tuesday 9th of January 2018 05:15:22 PM
forsh wrote:
.....as the old saying goes - "you buy bhp but you drive torque"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want TORQUE throw out everything and start again. According to Mr Llewellyn there is only one REAL source of TORQUE. Go electric and there's an end to it.
Max torque a 0rpm!
Can't argue with that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARzujfRiQ3c
Tesla + Ludicrous Mode =
-- Edited by Forsh on Monday 22nd of January 2018 02:44:23 PM
Or, here in the UK:
-- Edited by mike-wsm on Monday 22nd of January 2018 04:46:58 PM