minicoop78,

How did you blow up the motor?

Garrett

 

well for starters he had how many miles? 105k?

 

An how many of that miles were with the turbo lol!?!?

Garrett

 

NONE.....only a pulley and some spirited driving....

well and some other stuff...but NO turbo...

 

I would hope most mini engines would last more the 105K!

Garrett

 

yeah...that's totally possible...

 

Tuls is right they will last longer just read the end of the blew my motor sticky in the performance mods section.
theres a cool pic too..

 

Ok here is mine, im sorry i don't know how to get the files full screen!

 

Rickkys's, What do you have taped into your intercooler piping right after the intercooler that goes into the manifold? How is the samco hose?

Garrett

 

here ya go!

 

I know it's not under my bonnet, but I thought you might like the pic of my "all black mini"

 

allblackmini,

What are you waiting for? Get some pictures of under the bonnet pronto!

Garrett

 

garretwp, Where are you with WHP with all the mods. I also have a quick question, What is the best solution for cooling the Intercooler, Sitting on top of the motor it gets soo hot.

 

allblackmini,

For the WHP for my car, I do not know yet, I am going to get the car dynoed on march 25th with my friends and their camaros and firebirds. For the stock intercooler, there are many things you can do to cool it down, some being better at its job. For simple tihngs, a better intercooler diverter and bigger scoop can help. You can also run a water spray setup that will spray water onto the intercooler. This is what I am working on and will have a boost pressure switch as well. You can also run water/alcohol injection that will spray a fine mist inside the intake system as the air moves through. This setup works really well, but is more advanced. Oh and not to forget you can run CO2 or N2O sprayed on the intercooler as well. It really all depends on how far you want to go and how bad you want to cool that puppy!

Garrett

 

where would you find the intercooler diverter?

 

Alta makes an IC diverter that you can buy.
http://www.altaminiperformance.com/p.../ICDIVERT.html

As I did not want to spend the money on it, and I am handy at making things, I made my own.

Garrett

 

Garrett

 

That makes sense. Sorry to take your thread off track,

 

Did you paint or dye that filterblue,looks great with the hoses

 

AllBlackMini: I like the car, but.... I think the pic is just a bit too large for a signature, don't you?

 

500x100 is max from signature guidelines

 

I've been trying to reduce it, Just got it today, sorry.

 

Make the picture mini!

Garrett

 

 

Thanks, TheWrks, I'm sure everyone is pleased.