38 replies to this topic

[holmesy]

wrap the exhaust manifold or if you want to be fancy with ya cash then get the manifold ceramic coated plus heat wrap, the ceramic coating may help reduce the heat transfer where the flanges of both manifolds touch at the head. would be interesting to see the results of this

[holmesy]

plus I like pretty colours
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[chris211083]

Yep I've seen this before, and to be honest it is the hassle free way of reducing the exhaust temps. It might be the way to go, I could do the inlet too??? Would be cool in blue(as the car is blue).

Chris.

[holmesy]

its great stuff, but i wouldnt do it to an alloy inlet as then the heat would not be able to disipate as quickly from it therefor allowing the temp to build up and reduce power but for looks then yes would look good with a nice shiny carb and filter

[JonBooth]

Minispeed:
This kit uses a modern type serpent belt to drive everything. So in this kit you get new pulleys for everything. Its also suppose to be the most efficient to? Dont know how or why but they say it is.

Hi Chris, that's a good question with most of the suppliers prices being similar and all supercharger kits giving a power increase. Our kit really is the best on the market due to superior design and craftsmanship and while we do not normally reveal our trade secrets I think this is a good opportunity to see the main difference.

This is a photo of a BMW mini supercharger body mounted on one of our rivals inlet manifolds. You can clearly see the that intake charge (air/fuel mix) is squeezed into a tiny hole which creates unwanted pressure and temperature while massively restricting power output. http://www.facebook....&type=1

This is a photo of the same BMW mini supercharger body mounted onto our own inlet manifold. You can clearly see the massive hold matched to the supercharger output which is achieved by hand crafting tubular and sheet steel individually in house by our engineers. There simply is not a comparable quality item in the market that even comes close to the efficiency and power that ours produces.

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Out of interest, could this manifold be used in conjunction with another manufacturers kit? I currently have a Vmax kit fitted to my Mini but would be interested in the price of the inlet manifold exclusively to replace my current one.

Cheers,

Jon.

[chris211083]

Sorry mate I don't think so (but call minispeed to check) as the manifold makes the charger sit closer to the engine so you would need to buy the pulley kit too or everything wont line up.

Holmesy, I'm not running a carb I have EFI 5 port kit from Specialist Components. Also the inlet manifold from the charger to the engine is not ali. Looks to be steel or stainless.

Here is the kit that will bolt up minus the carb alloy manifold.



Chris.

[holmesy]

hmm nice, I do like the seamless design to increase flow on the butterfly. that's why I've got 6 :)  Screenshot_2012-12-31-13-39-20.png   612.88K   30 downloads

[chris211083]

Technically I have 5.....one on the mini and four on the Spitfire lemans.



Increased torque and response from the throttles and ems make the cars so much better.

Chris.

[Nick Warwick]

One problem with the VMAX kit i have found is with a stage one kit exhaust from minispares (RC40?), you get contact between the inlet manifold and the exhaust manifold.

[chris211083]

I'm currently using a Maniflow exhaust manifold so will be interesting to see how the kit fits. I'll do a write up once the kit is bought.

Chris.

[Rusty1182]

i have a vmax kit on my 998 absolutely amazing
currently 70bhp

[pickupmad87]

ive got a 998 producing 77bhp without a superchsrger!!

[holmesy]

ive got a 998 producing none!!



oh wait

[Rusty1182]

ive got a 998 producing 77bhp without a superchsrger!!

What spec is your engine ??

[pickupmad87]

bored 60thou, lightened n balanced crank ,kent 286 cam and stage 3 head hif 44 carb and facet solid state fuel pump