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[R1minimagic]

I am aiming for 480bhp/ton with my mini!!

[The Matt]

I am aiming for 450bhp/ton with my mini!!

lol, that's just greedy!

[Jammy]

What are your power and weight figures?

[R1minimagic]

215/0.45 = 480

[The Matt]

hmmm, my power:weight ratio is appauling, I am not too strong and weigh 22 stone!

Anyways, back to clubbys and VTECs.............................

[Jammy]

Not a huge difference. If you have a 500Kg car (no engine), would be something like

130bhp = 220bhp/ton

150bhp = 240bhp/ton

Have just double checked this post. Surely, with a 500kg car, a 150bhp engine would mean 300bhp per tonne??

EDIT: Sorry, just noticed the no engine bit!

[R1minimagic]

I said 500Kg (no engine)

ie 630Kg with engine..

[miniboo]

i concur jammy^^^

[Leonard]

hi jammy sounds like a nice stealthy project, not like the freaks with 14" wheels and 2ft ground clearance like some of the vtecs . Whats the difference in torque between the d16 and b16?
i know someone with a civic jordan (b16 160bhp) and with a set of cams, a manifold and decent exhaust and a remap he got around 200bhp. he also put the revlimit up to 9000rpm on the stock bottom end.

to add more to this power to weight ratio thing,

150bhp/(130kilos+500kilos)=238bhp/tonne

130bhp/(90kilos+500kilos)=220bhp/tonne

this takes into account the weight of the car(with no engine) plus the engine. So the 150bhp gives better power/weight, even though its heavier.

oh right someones already done the maths Ill go back to sleep

Edited by Leonard, 08 March 2006 - 09:11 PM.

[Jammy]

OK, the B16 produces 106lbft at 7100 rpm, where as the D16 produces 105lbft at 5200rpm.

And I'd be looking to get the weight of the engine and the car at well under 600kgs!!

[markrally]

You may have seen this before folks but this is an artists impression of Jammys project!!

It still makes me chuckle to myself everytime i see it!!!

[Dom]

thats mean!

Nice one jammy, glad to see your patience and planning has worked out B)

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[R1minimagic]

Where can i get me one of those and what bhp is it????

[rob mini]

just pm'd you a few details but IIRC the b16 has 110lbft or torque.

Although with my new and old crx's the power/weight is almost identical it is quite a bit quicker. i used to equal with my m8s alfa in the D16 but leave him for dust now in the B16