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[leaky]

My girl friend asked me today if I wanted my engine bay painted pink for xmas! Yay!!!!!!!!

[dean.austin]

haha nice it would look different

[Doovydoo]

wats ups with the flexy tubeing thats not doing anytin doovydoo

I was experimenting with airflow to the K&N filter, it's gone now

[bcjames]

My girl friend asked me today if I wanted my engine bay painted pink for xmas! Yay!!!!!!!!

My first mini had a pink engine

Heres my MPi bay getting slowly getting a bit neater. Not the best photo but it's nice to open the bonnet and see it looking smart under there.



Engine bay by bcjamesmini, on Flickr

[h4wx1e]

mine

project for the new year mate, youve done the interior and the body mods now for engine paint

[maggies_minder]

mine

project for the new year mate, youve done the interior and the body mods now for engine paint

if you want to do it go ahead.
i only open the bonnet to top up oil and water and to look at problems.

opening a bonnet to show off, is like me pulling down my pants and baring my hairy arse!

[mini classic lover]

hi erm i have a mini that iv owned since i was 14 which is 4 years now and iv just been able to start doing it up i was wondering what kinda stuff i couls do to it
ita a 1000 auto and not sure what i can n cant to do it could anyone help??? thanks

[1994alex]

My fire breathing 1380



Been developing this motor for 10 years now, gives the car 340bhp per ton

Paul

340 bhp whats in that engine
alex

[hazpalmer14]

My fire breathing 1380



Been developing this motor for 10 years now, gives the car 340bhp per ton

Paul

340 bhp whats in that engine
alex

Swiftune 1380, with piper 310 cam. And not to forget it weighs next to naff all!

[jaydee]

My fire breathing 1380

Been developing this motor for 10 years now, gives the car 340bhp per ton

Paul

340 bhp whats in that engine
alex

You missing an essential part, it is 340 bhp per ton! You cant have 340 ponies from a NA a-series..
On a 400 kg car, means engine alone is about 130-140 bhp, which is very high for a NA a-series engine.

[1994alex]

I might be missing something but what does NA stand for?

[jaydee]

NA = Normally Aspirated

[maggies_minder]

NA = Normally Naturally Aspirated

basically the engine breathing for itself and not being aided by a turbo or supercharger etc.

[1994alex]

That is quite a lot then :|

[nev_payne]

On day of purchase June 2006, much work ahead:



Summer 2007, fair amount of sorting out and tidying up, original air filter fitted:



December 2011 after full engine bay rebuild, back to original and standard: