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cooperluke 07-19-2004 10:21 AM

Super Vtec MINI
 
Well... I see so many Minis here that I thought to show someone what this little cars are capable of...

Well, this page is from a Mini with central VTEC engine, and rear wheel drive that outperforms a Boxster S!!

http://racetec.net/vtecmini.htm

http://racetec.net/pictures_mini/VTE...2004%20002.jpg

http://racetec.net/pictures_mini/RRT%20Engine%20Bay.jpg

http://racetec.net/pictures_mini/VTE...2004%20008.jpg

And if you want to see how a FWD with Vtec Engine handles, I have a video of one at nurburgring, just need 42MB space to host it!

davide 07-19-2004 11:07 AM

That's just insane :D

possessed_beaver 07-19-2004 01:19 PM

evo - take note mate, mite be a helping hand.

mindgam3 07-19-2004 01:50 PM

I bet thats pretty dam scary being so low in a confined space. Wouldnt like to crash in a mini ;)

Tomerville 07-19-2004 02:19 PM

which Vtec is that?

fabro_s 07-19-2004 03:47 PM

A miny with that power scares me, imagine taking a Boxter S with that little thing!!

Gnome 07-19-2004 05:22 PM

280 hp in a Mini is madness! Great idea!

cooperluke 07-19-2004 06:46 PM

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so low in a confined space. Wouldnt like to crash in a mini

Hehe.. like Sir Alec Issigonis said once... you better have a car where you won't crash easily, than a car where you have lots of safety systems, but handles like hell and will get you killed! :)

gis 07-19-2004 07:29 PM

my god that car is crazy but is extremely fun,wouldnt mind havin a go in one of those and Owais (evo) is gonna get VERY excited when he sees and reads this lol

cooperluke 07-20-2004 12:59 PM

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and Owais (evo) is gonna get VERY excited when he sees and reads this lol
Yes, he has a project like this one undergoing, hasn't he?
Just one thing I don't understand... how do you legalize something like this in UK? Here in Portugal you need some documents with the car company's aproval, and they never aprove such a modification!

Evo 07-20-2004 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cooperluke
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and Owais (evo) is gonna get VERY excited when he sees and reads this lol
Yes, he has a project like this one undergoing, hasn't he?
Just one thing I don't understand... how do you legalize something like this in UK? Here in Portugal you need some documents with the car company's aproval, and they never aprove such a modification!

Legalizing my mini won't be a problem and same goes with the insurance.. .. I got my own ways dealing with them :lol: .. Shhhh..

Yeah I know that this project of mine is a bit crazy.. Some of the guys at the garage say I might need to go to the doctor to have my head checked..lol.. I can't wait for my mini to finish.. I want to do some donuts in it. :wink:

possessed_beaver, thanks for the PM :D

ahmedgiyab 07-20-2004 05:17 PM

Surprisingly its not flying..... :shock: :o :shock:

Must be amazingly fun to drive one.... :D

SPAD 07-22-2004 09:22 PM

I had an idea like this only with a bike engine.Get one that puts out about 150hp and hook up the tranny like tiptronic it would be like the lotus 7 replica on 5 gear.You would not ruin the handling as much because a bike engine i much smaller and u could fit it in the front.It would be very hard to handle a 280hp RWD car with a 1 meter wheel base.But wats the fun if there is no skill involved.

68-998 07-23-2004 01:57 AM

Wheelbase for a mini is 2.1 meters thank you very much!

A rear wheel drive mini with 280 HP would have just a few problems with snap oversteering I would think.

chipanggo 07-23-2004 03:39 AM

the guy who did that car is crazy...in a good way. :)

Evo 07-23-2004 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by chipanggo
the guy who did that car is crazy...in a good way. :)

Thanks you.. Coz I'm doing it the same way.

Ford Capri 2.8i 07-23-2004 09:29 AM

What a cool car indeed.....as ive said already,......for me a sport car means a car that weights less than 1200 kg regardless the power of the car.....the car must be scary, but its sensations must be unique....it doesnt surprise me this transformation though, in fact in one of the latest 5th gear episodes in this year, the special minis episode, a 1300 hayabusa engined mini with a similar powerplant, a similar weight, and a rear wheel drive car as well, was tested briefly, and the result of it en general was amazing.........

Evo 08-26-2004 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ford Capri 2.8i
What a cool car indeed.....as ive said already,......for me a sport car means a car that weights less than 1200 kg regardless the power of the car.....the car must be scary, but its sensations must be unique....it doesnt surprise me this transformation though, in fact in one of the latest 5th gear episodes in this year, the special minis episode, a 1300 hayabusa engined mini with a similar powerplant, a similar weight, and a rear wheel drive car as well, was tested briefly, and the result of it en general was amazing.........

Do you have that video.. I would love to see that.. plzzzz

Nik^XeN 08-26-2004 12:52 PM

LOL sweet mini :D


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