Mini Tech - was Re: New Saab Engine Tech

[Ade + Lamb Chop]

At 08:06 20/04/00 +1000, Peter Gargano wrote:
>nacelp wrote:
>> 
>>   I can't help to think, a DIF-EFI Mini would be the perfect car (specially
>> 5 or 6 speed)(maybe turboed).
>
>An irregular contributor to the GMECM list has a 998 cc mini (Brisbane, QLD)
>and it's using a 1227808 setup for a 4 cylinder 2.0L (Camira), but with
>just two injectors firing into each of the two siamesed inlet ports. He
>was planning on supercharging the 13xx cc version he's building, but I'm
>trying to convince him to go turbo. Both he and I have the Clubman body
>(that's the non-classic, newer style, circa. 1970), so there's plenty of
room 
>for a turbo to go where the radiator was (with radiator relocated along
front of 
>engine bay).

Problem with turbos/super chargers is the gearbox cannot take the torque
more than 100lb/ft and you need SC drop gears. I have a NA 1330cc which
puts out about 105bhp... Great fun! 60mph in about 7.5secs and top speed of
about 110mph.

>Interesting thing is that he has it running "totally driveable" with the
>unmodified JE 2.0 calibration. Also, Ben used a Honda Civic dizzy's innards
>(because it was a close match) grafted to the Mini's own base, and connected 
>to a standard GM HEI module.

Weird!!

>Now, if I can just get the "syty" 1227749 code to work on a 1227808 (ie.
1227165),
>I reckon a turbo will be on the cards...

Ade

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