Mad Mini Idea - Kimbers will be impressed...

[markt]

I'm a big Mini fan and I was looking for more poke for mine. I reackon this has got to be good fun

So how about:

175 bhp or 195 bhp Honda VTEC

0 - 60 in 5.0 seconds

Top speed 135 mph

Road holding: 300ft Skid-pad =0.96g

30-40 Miles Per Gallon (although probably not at top speeds!)

Here's an extract from Car & Driver

If you're a guy (or gal) who thinks Vin Diesel is a girly man, this R-car is the Mini for you.

Once upon a time when the mountains were young, import-car buyers were avant-garde. These half-mad radicals thought nothing of trading in a perfectly good De Soto Firesweep for

[Kimbers]

Ohh, I'm sure we could come to an arrangement!

The alternative is to wait for the new Type R or lets all talk Lotus into putting their lump into a little hatchback.....it's been a while since the Lotus/Proton Satria disappeared......hmmm Lotus Civic V8....sounds nice!

[Jonathan]

Needs a super charger

Looks like loads of end switching fun, never forget my mate doing front end donoughts with me in pas seat trying to keep lunch down the turning cicle was so tight and the oversteer was incredible !

Absolutly adore minis, that one looks ultra cool B)

[Splashout]

Have you checked out Z-cars they do some mad bike engine conversions.

They can be found at www.zcars.org.uk they have also done a 1000bhp 4x4 ultima.

Oh and if your interested a rough cost for an esprit conversion would be 20k+

Edited August 25, 2006 by Splashout

[Jonathan]

20K ??!!?

Only cost 10K to get one fiddled into an Elise including engine and fitting and VAT.

Oh forgot, have to add on the 5-6 grand just becuase it's an Esprit and the owner must be rolling in money

[markt]

Thanks Tony

Jonathan - not too much fiddling...

Tricky bits are the engine management system, and cutting off the front end and puting on a flip-front.

You buy one of these...

and uprate the suspension with some of these...

And that about it really... Pack some toilet roll and off you go

Splashout - mate of mine stuck a bike engine in an 850 before... What a blast. the noise was incredible and went like shit off a shovel... Didn't engineer a reverse gear though - bit of a bitch to park

[Tentenths]

From mad to insane...

fella I know through another forum works with the creator of this beastie

360hp and 0-60 in 3.85 secs

[Jonathan]

LOL anyone seen the SMART car with a 1.3 'busa engine in it

Hilarious.

[JRTurbo909]

it wouldnt be too hard to fit a turbocharged 'busa motor to an esprit, now would it?

...now thats an interesting idea...

(starts searching the internet)

shah

edit.... what about the 'busa motors that they sandwitched together to make a 2.6liter V8???

Edited August 25, 2006 by JRTurbo909

[Splashout]

Jon

I dont think it is too bad actually if they can they will use the original gearbox (they do for a citeron DS box) they keep reverse and top gear and then add their own gears. Hence keeping all the gear change mechanism.

This rough price was to creat a 400bhp turbo busa example the engine alone is prob 2-3k of it!

I had a quick look at this when i did my rebuild, sad thing is it sounded expensive at the time but i have spent more than that now anyway!

Edited August 25, 2006 by Splashout