In thinking of this question for a minute, have you ever removed the power steering fan assembly on a R53? They are always full of rocks and things, so why would you think this fan would be a problem?

 

I am wondring too....!!

 

Location Location Location..
Just thinking that with where it is at, it will probably get more rocks and "stuff" getting bounced towards it then the power steering fan..
Atleast Jan's has a screen protection... Plus it's a much cleaner look from under the car.. let alone aero wise..

 

I agree it's a nice install....so I guess this does not apply anymore, " only an idiot would put in the back",?

 

it applies fully...........if you want to discuss the merits.....start your own thread and let everyone chime in..........this is about my Mini and making 400whp

just so you can get your head around this: Imagine a fan.............each square foot (about the same size as his cooler) there is 5280 CFM or that each individual cubic foot travels 5280 feet per minute. 5280 X 60 is 316,800 feet per hour which is equal to 60mph of air. That cooling fan is about 600cfm, it won't get anymore than that. Now do the math...........see why they are up front or have ducting built to help ram air into them?



the fact you don't even understand basic engine functions and how designs are arrived at , I could cut and paste your latest from MT over here, rather embarrassing to say the least. (don't worry, I've already copied it to a folder I keep)

 

Let's please keep in mind that SEVERAL people in this thread are on their "last chance" with regards to respect guidelines...

 

please divert all off topic posts into some other thread
thanks

 

Here is a stock Mini S crankshaft
it came from a race only Mini. This isn't the only one that has failed in the same exact way. There is an inherent weakness in this part of the crank.



we have built a much stronger BILLET crankshaft to fix this issue

it comes in stock stroke (works with stock parts) to our stroker crank (will require custom rods/pistons)

 

What's the price of the new Billet Crankshaft jan for those of us that don't know?

 

the Billet crankshaft is $1995 and you can order any stroke from stock to 3.75" Custom strokes can take longer. I have 3.5" in stock and ready to ship along with pistons/rods sets

 

Did the race mini have a harmonic damper? Why did it fail? A flaw in the forging? Would analysis of the fracture tell?

 

yes it had the STOCK pulley on it
I doubt it's a one time "flaw" as there are numerous stock cranks that have now snapped that I "know" of.

We have been running our fluid damper without any crank failures but until we have those same stresses on the car we will then find out. Our 4340 billet crank is much stronger than the factory forged crank


just a quick update on the quest for 400whp
still stock intake manifold and pump gas.........17.5 psi of boost and slipping belt now........373whp......looks like it would have made about 380-385 on that pull had the belt not slipped. May need to find a better tensioner or just put a new belt on as this one has been on there for quite some time

Might be time to break out a custom intake manifold to see if I can do it on pump gas or just put a smaller pulley on the supercharger

It's nice knowing I can make this type of power on pump

 

Are you running a stand alone ECU on this MINI? Nice numbers would love to see a video though

Nick

 

we will be at Thunderhill on the 19-20th of Feb if you want to come see it


yes, we test all our products

 

Wow, hadn't seen that piston pic, looks nice.

So, you are running your FMIC ? What are the street and track IAT deltas from Ta? Just curious...

 

the temps are actually cooler once the rotrex starts to boost
at light boost its actually about 8deg cooler as you are pushing some air through the big cooler. I'll have some data after tomorrow to throw up

 

Is this 2.0 Piston??

 

this is a prototype

I'm testing it on my car

 

Awesome work Jan, can't wait to see the final results

 

ok, need that, now. This is looking to be an incredible exercise in traction, does the OSgiken LSD make it manageable, or is it still too much? I know ford had to make magic to have the RS500 hold equivalent power down.

 

I'm going to have to work on the traction control

 

Hey can you post pictures of how and where you mounted the battery.

 

and the silent cat-back????

 

Wow that is so cool . He painted stuff red and polished things too.

What I really like are the jack stands . I bet those are detailed as well.

Longboard

 

I remember when he told me he wasn't going to mod his GP

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