RE: 4x4 Mini With VTEC Power

[JerseyS2000]

Yep, purple mini clubman with VTEC motor powering the rears

Went past my mate's Griffith like he was in reverse! awesome car

[Chris_w666]

Things like this are the reason I can't buy another mini.

With so many crazy mental engines available I need at least 10 + a few standard ones.

[ApexJimi]

Love it!

The B16 vtec engine is one of my favourite engines, absolutely cracking wee lump

[bobberz]

@branflakes Me too!

[Lefty Guns]

ApexJimi said:

Love it!

The B16 vtec engine is one of my favourite engines, absolutely cracking wee lump

Which one is the B16? Civic type-r?

[jonesey]

I'd like one of these "W12" lupo's instead i think......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7o88PMGFSw


and what it sounds/ launches like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOk7dU1Irhs

Edited by jonesey on Wednesday 29th July 13:37

[BBS-LM]

The car looks great, shame about the crap movie.

[Scottish_ninja]

Lefty Guns said:

ApexJimi said:

Love it!

The B16 vtec engine is one of my favourite engines, absolutely cracking wee lump

Which one is the B16? Civic type-r?

The B16 is the 1600 lump found in civic VTi's. It produces around 160bhp.


Stephen.

[sprinter1050]

Wot-NO Hydrolastic suspensions ???? Shame on them...

branflakes said:

These guys sell a kit allowing you to dump a 400hp Honda engine in the front. Z-Cars sell a kit allowing you to dump a 400hp Honda engine in the back.

Surely I'm not the only person thinking what I'm thinking?

Actually a guy in Scuunthorpe did that back in the late 60's/early 70's

MIND YOU ..THAT WASN'T USING 2 x 400 bhp motors then

[BoRED S2upid]

branflakes said:

These guys sell a kit allowing you to dump a 400hp Honda engine in the front. Z-Cars sell a kit allowing you to dump a 400hp Honda engine in the back.

Surely I'm not the only person thinking what I'm thinking?

hmm... A parachute in the boot one seat and a deathwish. I think you have a plan.

[Andy_sx]

Well that makes a Z cars conversition look ever so slightly overpriced... Granted, no one has been able to compare the 2 directly from an engineering and driving perspective!

Want aswell, really do need my lottery numbers to come up, saw a Mini around here for under £1000 the other day with long tax and ticket, nice little donor car

[jpalmer]

Spotted a Vtec powered Mini at a car show here in Tx- for sale, compete restore. Interior as new, suspension and transplanted drivetrain. Company offered a kit or whole cars.

It was only FWD, but was $20k... cheaper than the new base MINIs were selling at the time.

[Jackal2k9]

totally pointless.....ill take 3 plz imagine the doughnuts you could do in it !!!! insurance company would have a heartattack but guess what? who gives a fk

[Jackal2k9]

branflakes said:

These guys sell a kit allowing you to dump a 400hp Honda engine in the front. Z-Cars sell a kit allowing you to dump a 400hp Honda engine in the back.

Surely I'm not the only person thinking what I'm thinking?

would be like the w12 lupo???? totally bonkers and utterly insane

[vteclimey]

ApexJimi said:

Love it!

The B16 vtec engine is one of my favourite engines, absolutely cracking wee lump

indeedy. I've had 5 cars with a B16 lump in. Just need to getmyself an EK9 to complete my B16 want list.

Though I am sure a B16 powered mini would suffice.

[russellwatson17]

Hmm..

Currently restoring a mini....

Stuff like this gives me ideas that will make my wallet hurt....

[forzaminardi]

Heh, that's pretty mental. It would be good to see a race series for them!

[vteclimey]

Scottish_ninja said:

Lefty Guns said:

ApexJimi said:

Love it!

The B16 vtec engine is one of my favourite engines, absolutely cracking wee lump

Which one is the B16? Civic type-r?

The B16 is the 1600 lump found in civic VTi's. It produces around 160bhp.

The early B16s in the EF Civic 1.6iVT were about 150bhp, then they got tweaked a bit for the EG and EK Civic VTis, these have about 160.

Then there is the Daddy of B16s in the EK9 Civic Type R which has about 185bhp.

[s3fella]

Anyone remember the "Twini" from Car and Car conversions in 1991...?

Totally Mint BRG cooper, all period original refurbed interior, (flat seats etc) except the rear ...where there was a second totally mint 1275 cooper motor sat!
260hp, 4wd.....on period 10 inch steelies..

Awesome car!

BTW has that mini tec conversion got a centre diff? in the transfer box maybe??

[Marf]

Great concept, but what a crappy crappy video!