How to Get More HP from a Mini?

[d3vine]

I am getting ready to purchase a '73 Austin Mini 1275 GT. I would like to know the affordable and efficient ways to get maximum horsepower for the Mini. The Mini will be used for city and highway driving so anywhere between 90-110 HP N/A would be sufficient. My budget is $2000 USD.

Can anyone with experience with tuning 1275 engines give me the stages of increasing horsepower? Moreover, the prices for the items and the location of the supplier. Thanks.

[d3vine]

I'll just stick with stage 1 mod for now. I want to keep the cost as low as possible. There are other things I would like to do to the car before performance upgrades.

MiniMania.com sells stage 1 kit with air filter, intakes, and exhaust for about 1200 USD. I find that a bit expensive for an exhaust, filter, and intakes. Does anyone know where I could purchase the stage 1 kit for under 500 USD or that's not possible? Additionally, how much hp increase will I expect from the stage 1 upgrade?

[d3vine]

I knew MiniMania overcharged it. I'll most likely go with Summerford Mini instead of MiniMania. I doubt the shipping will add much to the price of the stage 1 package.

Do you know the approximate hp increase for the stage 1 upgrade?

I know what is in the stage 1 kit. But what exactly is in a stage 2 and 3 kits? Just in case, I would like to upgrade more hp in the future.

Do Summerford sell rims and brakes too? I would like used rims 10 x 6. All the Mini parts/accessories offered in the states are quite expensive. If the performance parts are cheap over there then I minus well order majority of the accessories/parts from Europe.

[d3vine]

That's great to hear. Do they have a Website?