34 replies to this topic

[danny1]

i got a mini mayfair j reg with a 900cc engine i got 65 out of it today is that good or bad?

its was reving high as well doesnt liek gogin at fast speeds can any one suggest anything.

and i have a small probllem which i have to stop and keep fixing evry time i go out in my mini

my speedo cable ill be going along happily an dmy clock will stop as the coil in side the cable has slipped down way to far and i ahve to pullover get some pliers and pull it out again and it ussualy last for a awhile but it keeps happenign and its getting on my tits now as i can put my dash on till the porbllem is fixed any oen got any ideas on why it could be happeing, so do i need to buy new clocks or get another new cable?

ill be comign along to the next club meet so i can put up withit till then but can soem oen maybe help me take a look at the probllem?

[cookie4343]

Got a 998cc mini, and it tops out at 80mph,pretty crap i think.

[v8mini]

they never made 900cc mini, J reg Mayfair will probably be a 998. 65mph is low, should manage between 70-80

[scoticus]

1100 Allegro, tops out at 90 ish... depends how brave ya feeling lol

[Mini_the_Minx]

Minxy is a 998 and she can do almost 100mph!!

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Minxy is a 998 and she can do almost 100mph!!

Shes quite loud, and Her Harnesses are so tight you cant reach the mobile phone in the Glove box and end up dropping it

[biggav]

XXXmph in my old car... on a private road... your honour! it's not all about the top speed.... not what minis are all about.

If 65 is all you are getting, id suggest a decent service to start with, Oil and filter, Air filter, spark plugs, leads, distributor cap etc... sounds like your car has been ragged and poorly maintained.

Edited for reasons of legality.

[The_Mistro]

that could be according to your speedo! try it with a sat nav! as the speedo cable could of got twisted and deformed over years but as big gav said, good service wont go a miss

private road, actually a very rich persons drive lol, i managed to get the factory spec top speed of my car, of 92 mph! 1275 spi sprite! was well chuffed!

[danny1]

i know its not all about speed and what not i was just curious to see what other minsi with same engine sizez were doing as to me it felt slugish, yeah ill do a full service on it this week.

im only 17 any way and its my secound car so still learning all about things that might and will go wrong on a mini ahaha

suppsoe its one of the things about ownign one lol

any thanks for teh suggestion

[91neon]

mines a 998 standard neon with a bloody big roof rack and does 90 without shouting too much.
more without the rack
Im with the others on this one reckon you should service it plugs points and filters

[Gingerjoe]

Ive got a 1275 & mine, I usally go everywhere at 50, sometimes it will do 70. but its Just to loud, I have a close ratio gearbox & apparently thats the problam... & the engine is 29 years old. probs doesnt help.

[Ouster]

XXX on a satnav.

Not bad for a "tiny, underpowered" 998!

[Sam Walters]

ive pulled a little over 7000 in a mini with 1:1 drop gears. cooper s ratio box and a 3.44 final drive.

Was done on a abandoned air strip.

[danny1]

yeah gonna do a serice this week hopefulyl will be running nicer, i got a big bore exgsaust as wlel which is doing my nut in any offers, was with the car and i dotn wnat it lol

[Globule]

Most i got out of mine was 80, that was pushing it but didn't fancy giving it much more, pretty much a standard 998 engine from a metro (with a silly exhaust)