LS1 mini cooper update (pics)
05-10-2006, 09:09 PM
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[QUOTE=Roadrunner 45] I'm tryin' but I don't have all the fabrication skills yet really needed do whip the car out quickly
looks good to me keep at it that mini will haul when complete is this the first gen 3 ls1 mini in the world ?
ps cam it with a trex
looks good to me keep at it that mini will haul when complete is this the first gen 3 ls1 mini in the world ?
ps cam it with a trex
05-11-2006, 11:19 AM
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It's got a cam- It's been a while since I put it in, but it's a Comp stick either 218/224 or 222/224 on a 112 LSA- I don't remember exactly.
To the best of my knowledge this will be the only gen III mini out there.
As far as racing- sort of depends on how unruly the car really is. I plan on going to the digs once in a while (althouth technically the wheelbase is too short to pass tech at any NHRA track), and possibly an open track day now and then at Road America depending on my confidence). Don't know how it would be on power tour cause there definitely won't be room for AC, and likely not for heat / defrost- the footwells will get crazy hot- I plan on ceramic coating the headers and doing a ton of insulation work to the firewall / footwell area. The car got hot inside just with the old V6 that was much further forward in the chassis.
To the best of my knowledge this will be the only gen III mini out there.
As far as racing- sort of depends on how unruly the car really is. I plan on going to the digs once in a while (althouth technically the wheelbase is too short to pass tech at any NHRA track), and possibly an open track day now and then at Road America depending on my confidence). Don't know how it would be on power tour cause there definitely won't be room for AC, and likely not for heat / defrost- the footwells will get crazy hot- I plan on ceramic coating the headers and doing a ton of insulation work to the firewall / footwell area. The car got hot inside just with the old V6 that was much further forward in the chassis.
05-11-2006, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark IXZD 150
I see toasty feet in your future...
Originally Posted by Roadrunner 45
Don't know how it would be on power tour cause there definitely won't be room for AC, and likely not for heat / defrost- the footwells will get crazy hot- I plan on ceramic coating the headers and doing a ton of insulation work to the firewall / footwell area. The car got hot inside just with the old V6 that was much further forward in the chassis.
