has anyone on this forum had there mini up to 400 bhp? i know that a lot and is costly but im looking to make this a 2 year project and most of the work minus the machining will be done by me. i want to get a baseline on my mods since im new to the mini world. if anyone has done this successfully let me know what needed to be done. thanks

 

Turbo... next question please

 

how easy and expensive is it to convert to a turbo? i have an 03 mcs sc there is no blower for them that will make that power? i like having it supercharged.

 

Good luck.

 

i will be building up a block and head for this job. im looking at punching it out to a 1.8l possibly 2.0l. anyone done this to there's?

 

contact revolution Mini Works. for some ideas. his heads have had a few issues here an there though, and he is not a large enough company to be able to warranty parts, so id talk to him about general conception as he does have a tvs charger on one of his cars. its a 2.0L with ~24 psi. he isnt finished tuning the whole mess yet though.

 

As you're figuring out how to make all this power, don't forget to think about how to get it all planted down on terra firma with the two front wheels, and still be able to turn left and right. Good luck!

 

Mini USA drag car: R53, 632 WHP! Stock block, crank and rods. Single turbo only. Done by ABF performance, now called ABF/Mynes performance, still in Southern California, still working on Minis

 

I have a friend with an RMW 2-liter motor that will trade you even up for a stock motor, even though he has spent over $15k on the motor. Any further questions?

 

Since it sounds as if you'll KEEP on insisting; check out "fireball tim" and I can wash my hands . OBEY

 

Your biggest headache if you want to do most of it yourself is probably going to be the stock ECU. The actual turbo conversion is is just a bunch of time and money but is nothing that cant be done without the right knowledge. The stock ECU... I can only speculate how that does. Call Mynes, they would know.

 

bean if i had another daily driver at the time i would trade in a heart beat but at the moment she's my dd i cant be pulling the motor yet

 

thanks for the ideas i wont be starting this till about the winter but i will post when it starts

 

1.6L Rotrex Supercharged. The new 1.8L gets tuned this weekend

Longboard

 

Nice LB,

We have Jan own our side of the country right now @ Helix and my tune time is 10:30 AM EST today.
My car is almost your twin except for the Rotex SC. I added the new Meth Kit we will find out teh Mustang Dyno numbers later today.
I guess I could be the East Coast "Shortboard"

 

400hp = roughly the amount you paid for the MINI in mods. I think that is a pretty good estimation in costs.

 

Hey Chili..How did your tune go ?? Any # # #s "we" could look at ?? OBEY

 

I've been watching That is a Quite the Project Sir , I can't wait to get my package from RMW.

 

simple, add a 200hp shot. good luck getting it to the ground.