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[Dick Dastardly]

Quick update: I'm now taking my car down to PDQ in Taplow on Friday and leaving it with them so that they can try and fit it into their schedule, otherwise it's a six week waiting list!!! These guys actually developed the stage III Dynojet kit I have, so if they can't make it work no-one can.

[Dom]

Your car is stunning, nice to have met you.

[Dick Dastardly]

Thanks Dom,- nice photo. I don't think I ever did get to see that cossy powered mini!

[Dick Dastardly]

Another update. I now get full throttle!

I changed the front subframe mounted linkage with the aid of a welder and angle grinder, bought a new throttle cable and re-routed it slightly, and now I have a much easier throttle action as well.

So, it's all ready for it's trip down to PDQ tomorrow afternoon. I just hope they can get to the bottom of the fuelling issue......

Has anyone who runs a carb fed R1 engine done anything about the error code that affects the ECU when you remove the EXUP motor? Check this link out.....

Tech22

I'm trying to find out how the fault code manifests itself in terms of engine performance, and how the Tech22 unit helps.

[markrally]

Any News DD??

Who has done the insurance for you or havnt you had a quote yet??

Cheers

[R1minimagic]

DD

I have had the error code since i got mine, i have tried plugging in the exup motor, bought a fooling device from vtac, resistors, etc etc but nothing works. However, it is not effecting engine performance whatsoever. The only problem is i cannot use the ecu tacho output so i have connected to the coils instead.

[Dick Dastardly]

Mark, I havn't insured it yet- it's going everywhere on a trailer at the mo...

Dale, I spoke to the guys at PDQ yesterday and they say the error code doesn't affect performance in the slightest (as you say) so that's good enough for me I also run my tacho feed directly from the coils...

Could be Wednesday next week before the car goes on the rollers.

[Dick Dastardly]

My car has been on the dyno ALL DAY!!! So that's another fat wad of cash it owes me. Not sure of the exact results yet either- when I spoke to them at lunchtime it was at least revving ok, problem was it was dumping too much fuel in at low revs (below 7000rpm) so wouldn't take large throttle openings. Another jet setup was tried this afternoon but I wont know the results until the am. They were seeing 130bhp ish at the rear wheels, so it's getting there.

Dale, where did you get your car set-up? Do you know what jets it's running?

[R1minimagic]

I got mine done at TTS, cost me about £350 due to the *male chicken* up with the air filter from z cars. Mine was around 135bhp at the wheels which they said was above average. They said about 125bhp is the norm.

The other carbed R1 engine i bought was dyno'd at 150bhp at the wheels but that has had a lot of modding done.

[Baldspeed Racing]

Saw the car at the Mini Showdown, looked spot on. Even better in the flesh, you can see how much work has gone into the car

[danwebster]

Awesome looking car, well done.

Incidentaly, my brother fitted an air box to his KAD engined mini to try and cut the noise down recently, took it to the rollers and not only was it costing massive power it was messing the mixture up massively and was binned in the end. I wonder if your enclosed filter set up is causing you more harm than good there? Hope you get it sorted though.

[Dick Dastardly]

Sorry for the pause in my updates- for some rerason I lost all internet access over the weekend, but it seems fine this morning.

The engine now churns out 127.5 bhp at the rear wheels, which makes it about 153 at the crank (+10 then divide by 0.9). Figures are ok but the best thing is that Nick at PDQ has managed to more or less smooth the power curve out at the bottom end as well. There's a flat spot between 4,500 to 5,250, but then it climbs sweetly all the way to 11,000 plus.

I took the car for a quick spin just before loading it back onto the trailer, and F*@&ING HELL!!!!! this things fast, and by any normal standards too. The fact that it goes like that, and it's a mini just seems to amplify the effect

For anyone who's building one of these, or is contemplating it - it's worth the hassle, believe me!

I didn't really explore the handling- just kinda pointed where I wanted to go, nailed the throttle, and kept grabbing more gears until sensibilities and fear took over and I backed off. It's been too long since I got out of a car with shaking hands. Another good reason for calling it the Buzz-wagon. I need another fix......

[Ade]

Good news DD!!! When are you planning on having it road legal? Would be good to see it buzzing around

I'll let you know what the volumn of mine is as soon as i'm back from the track. Fingers crossed.

Have you got any idea of the weight of yours yet? Just curious from an average point if view. The only one I've been able to compare with so far is Dales and well he's just obsessed lol

[Alburglar]

how much was yours Ade?

[R1minimagic]

DD

Did you get a power run with the dB killer inserted???