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Started 05/04/08, just before half past four. '''The car''' It used to be a green Austin Mini Mayfair. Now it's this. http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/miniporc/mini/croppedfront.jpg http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/miniporc/mini/IMG_0948_cropped_side.jpg A lot of work has gone into it over the years, but most of the major changes took place when I first built it from several donor cars. All pretty standard Mini modifications (exterior, suspension, brakes, engine), but the interior was mostly a one-off - except the carpets of course. A recent engine build prompted by a roundabout induced lack of oil pressure saw the installation of a crank trigger and Megajolt unit. '''The Engine''' MG Metro 1275 base\\ Ported head (Slark Race Engineering)\\ CR 10.5\\ ARP head & con-rod bolts\\ Megajolt ignition\\ Standard SU HIF44 carb\\ Foam filter and ram pipe\\ Maniflow LCB and exhaust About 80hp at the flywheel '''Project aims''' #Run the car in - another 1000 miles should do it #Rolling road tune for carb and Megajolt #Fit VEMS for ignition only (current VR and MAP onboard VEMS?? I assume it's possible.) #Implement knock detection, WB02, EGT and MAT.\\ Basically everything I can short of Injection. I want to have all the tools and be able to use them beforehand. #Plenum injection\\ Not much of an improvement over carb, only lean cruise and finer fueling control. Still have problems with charge robbing with the 5-port head (about which I know nothing....yet). #This is where the project aims get hazy. ##Sequential injection on 5 port to overcome charge robbing.\\ Multiple injectors, funny timing, much experimenting (presumably). Very interesting, but ultimately pointless, because the 5-port will never flow as well as... ##BMW K-head conversion.\\ 16V DOHC throttle body injection. Like the previous option, not trivial, and hence interesting. A completely different set of challenges. I guess by that time (and it will be quite some time), I will know what interests me most. '''The Driver''' Charlie Kemp\\ Mechanical Engineering student (last year of an MEng)\\ Part time tractor driver\\ Car nut\\ Looking for work...
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