While tripping merrily through the mail, Travis Davies was overheard
 
 DD> I believe (I may be mistaken, I'm going by memory here) that that car 
will
 DD> take the Austin/cooper 1.6L 4 cyl motor, which doesn't sound like much,
 TD> Would this engine be much heavier or is it not too bad?  Would it be
 TD> imposible to work on when it is in te car?  I think i would rather
That may be the motor that's already in there.
 TD> buleprint and then turbo.  How much would it cost to put in a
 TD> turboizer?(i guess thats what you call it) Do you know if minnys would
 TD> take turbo?  any other ideas to soup it up a bit without going to too
 TD> much trouble? 
I'm not a fan of turbo charging.  Put a "hot" cam in there, and do some
work on the carbeuration and you'll probably be be in as good shape as
the car can handle.
Like I mentioned before, go to the Fido BRIT_CAR echo, if your board doesn't
have it, ask your sysop to pick it up, you'll find more Mini fans there
than you can shake a stick at.
Don
... Why the British drink warm beer?  Lucas also makes refrigerators.
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