Big love to ya. I miss mine coopa. yeah jack night were the dogs bollx I had one as was so happy with it I was lucky to have had a set of Johnny mims and 4 inc su which were more rare than the gear box
@@performanceclassics1986 come very close to buying and head and a bike to break, so will happen, but will be as cheap as possible. Like the idea of using are recurved Lucas distributor?
Could do with knowing the drive pressure (backpressure) as that is likely to be your limitation given the other inlet related mods you have. The fact you were having issues around the wastegate self bleeding suggests you have fairly high drive pressure. Thats not necessaily an issue but a metric to be aware of as it does indicate that your exhaust housing is a bottleneck. You can run a two port actuator with a control valve to hold the wastegate shut or go to an external with a 4 port valve, all depends how hard you want to run it. Boost isn't magic...all things being equal with no other bottlenecks bar of boost will double the power output & cams aren't quite as critical as many would have you believe either. Your air filter placement isn't great either as you'll be picking up a fair bit of heat - you didn't mention your charge temps but thats basically free power although like everything its a compromise & you certainly have minimal space! Super tidy build.
@@SB-vb8ch Thanks for the great info and lengthy reply 👍. If I was chasing bigger power, these are all good examples of how I could improve things. As it is, I’m happy with the power at between 8 & 12 psi. Anymore and I think it would be un drive-able. We’ve discussed moving the air filter to the front grille for cooler air intake. The problem is room as you’ve stated and I don’t really want to drill holes in the inner wings to route the air filter pipework. Ive never tested air charge temps but what I do know is that the pipework that enters the intercooler is warm to the touch and is very cool to the touch on the outlet of the intercooler. I do know of various people that run external waste gates etc but as this is only ever going to be a fast road car, I’m not that intent on chasing anymore power. It’s the gearbox I’m most worried about 👍 one thing I am looking to fit is a turbo smart boost controller so I can have it switchable between 8 psi for pottering or 12psi for fun.
Would love to see this with Jamie on Officially Gas. Love the Original Mini Clubman.
Beautiful 👌 hats off to you Craig you build some really special cars nice job mate 👍
@@bigsquatchsasfoot1964 Thanks very much 👍
Great little car and a superb build 👏🏻
@@maverick4177 Thanks very much 👍
Amazing work as always Craig great looking car credit to you 👍
@@tonyaylott4555 Cheers Tony. Appreciate that 👍
Gorgeous looking Clubby well done! 👌
@@timeames1977 Thanks 👍
Fabulous workmanship
@@neilmchardy9061 thanks 👍
Lovely,had loads of minis back in the day always messing on with them,snapped a 1275 coopers s crank .
Big love to ya. I miss mine coopa. yeah jack night were the dogs bollx I had one as was so happy with it I was lucky to have had a set of Johnny mims and 4 inc su which were more rare than the gear box
Great to see and hear the turbo working 💯👍
@@johnrowell942 cheers John 👍
Welcome back to the ‘tube. Cheers for the drive out.
👍 no problem
Lovely mini !
@@TOBERMORY-99 Thanks very much 👍
Awesome awesome awesomeness! Love it
@@simonmercer9530 🤣🤣🤣 cheers 👍
I've currently got a 230 bhp 5 port build. Just starting to get going on a big power K1200 RS build. Great work.
@@ElliotSTR Thanks 👍 That’s great power for a 5 port. Amazing what can be gained from an old 1950’s designed A Series 😎
Do you compete with it Elliot? ( any wins?)
@@philtucker1224 no, just hoon around Yorkshire!
@@performanceclassics1986 yeah it's at its limits though 25 psi to make that! The 16v will break into the 300s at the same boost.
@@ElliotSTR Still impressive though. Even more so impressive that the gearbox withstands such power figures.
Thanks for sharing looks & sound wonderful
@@micktuck5377 Cheers Mick 👍
Looks and sounds amazing
@@tonyw3250 Thanks 👍
Fantastic tune out. Great info. Personally I think the BMW head conversion is the way to go with a Mini. Hopefully one day I’ll do one
@@bernardwarr4187 I agree about the head. They look great and can be done for a reasonable price too 👍
@@performanceclassics1986 come very close to buying and head and a bike to break, so will happen, but will be as cheap as possible. Like the idea of using are recurved Lucas distributor?
Now that's mint.
@@garrickclark3965 Thanks 👍
I want it 😫 o love a 1275 wish I had never sold mine
Get another one Luke, join the club!
Sounds well that Craig
@@leer798 Cheers Lee 👍
Thats like my perfect mini if i build another i would do almost the same currently own a jet black hoping to do the 16v conversion soon 😊
@@Jordan-zf8yx Thanks very much 👍
I’ve always loved you mini Craig, for me it’s the gorgeous paintwork. ( have we seen it bonnet-on?)
Could do with knowing the drive pressure (backpressure) as that is likely to be your limitation given the other inlet related mods you have. The fact you were having issues around the wastegate self bleeding suggests you have fairly high drive pressure. Thats not necessaily an issue but a metric to be aware of as it does indicate that your exhaust housing is a bottleneck. You can run a two port actuator with a control valve to hold the wastegate shut or go to an external with a 4 port valve, all depends how hard you want to run it. Boost isn't magic...all things being equal with no other bottlenecks bar of boost will double the power output & cams aren't quite as critical as many would have you believe either. Your air filter placement isn't great either as you'll be picking up a fair bit of heat - you didn't mention your charge temps but thats basically free power although like everything its a compromise & you certainly have minimal space! Super tidy build.
@@SB-vb8ch Thanks for the great info and lengthy reply 👍. If I was chasing bigger power, these are all good examples of how I could improve things. As it is, I’m happy with the power at between 8 & 12 psi. Anymore and I think it would be un drive-able. We’ve discussed moving the air filter to the front grille for cooler air intake. The problem is room as you’ve stated and I don’t really want to drill holes in the inner wings to route the air filter pipework. Ive never tested air charge temps but what I do know is that the pipework that enters the intercooler is warm to the touch and is very cool to the touch on the outlet of the intercooler. I do know of various people that run external waste gates etc but as this is only ever going to be a fast road car, I’m not that intent on chasing anymore power. It’s the gearbox I’m most worried about 👍 one thing I am looking to fit is a turbo smart boost controller so I can have it switchable between 8 psi for pottering or 12psi for fun.
I would love to film a video on this some time if your up for that it's somthing quiet special!
@@classic_britain Yeah that could be a cool idea. Thanks for the offer 👍
@@performanceclassics1986 Are you going to the NEC classic car show? If you are would love to say hi!