Thanks Guys! First every BMW headed mini tri cam 16v turbo A series in the world???
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A massive thanks to everyone which helped me get my car running on the weekend, and an even larger thanks to Dave for working over 25 hours straight on friday, and aroun 20 hours Thursday, and silly hours Wednesday with me. Thanks also to Laura, who helped where she could mounting gauges fitting fuel pumps etc. Sorry you broke your nails!

I could not have got where I did without you guys, your efforts are apreaciated (spelling??)

My car didn't make it down the strip, but we did make it around the roads of Stratford. Not bad I think, last sunday I had not even finished building the engine, in around 4 days we managed to make a stainless exhaust manifold, ally plenum chamber, new intercooler pipes, mount TB, mount rad, make water pipes, make new oil lines for turbo and head, make engine mounts, make oil cooler pipers, modify fuel rail, mount new fuel pump, and lots of little things which take bloody ages!

Thanks again guys! Do I have the first every BMW headed mini tri cam 16v turbo A series in the world???

video's to follow!

I need a rolling road and I'm done!

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

lol @ tri cam!

Momentus job guys... so close!!!!

Alex

AlexF

Looked an amazing piece of work, really looking forward to the results of a rolling road. There is massive potential with that engine, best of luck with it.

PS: in 4 days i done an oil change and kicked my tyres.

-MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO-

I just want to say that I am amazed, and dead proud. It's amazing that Jim and the lads have managed to get this car together, and to do it so quickly, and make it look so great at the same time. The manifolds are neat, all the custom bits look like they'd cost hundreds to get made. The car really is leading the rest of us forward.

I feel dead proud as its one of our lot that's done it first!

Well done

You lot should work for an automotive manufacturer in the R & D department they way this little baby went together in such a short time and the quality of the work too, shit mine is still on the shelf.

Well done, once again.

We want some realistic figures now, not these Baldwins

oh and Id say deffo the first proven 16valver A series turbo in the world.

Recon thats worth two pages in any of the current mag and six in Maga7ine

Edited by Sprocket on 17th Jul, 2006.

This was truly amazing to witness, car turned up on a trailer and jim and dave immediately started working on it. In a car park. And it ran!!

So impressed. Good work all, i feel honoured to have witnessed its first run. Can't wait to see it nailing round a track. :)

yes it did look good mate. well done.

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

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was cool to be the first person to start it

just missed out on the driving bit! lol!

i know whats on my shopping list for this winter now without a doubt. it looked so factory. i'll be keeping things nice and custom to so bar some inspiration i'll have a unique car as well.

top stuff chaps! maybe laura should now be called "spannerbitch 2" it the nicest possible way of course

Fantastic work as usual from Jim, Dave and the Sheepspeed posse, I know how much time and effort Jim has put into the car over the last few weeks, and I am really looking forward to seeing it at one of the events later on this year, maybe the Castle Combe charity day?

Laura is and will always be Lily the Pornstar............


Unfortunately I didn't get much spannering in this year but there is always next year!

nice looking car Jim, hope to see your results on the rollers, hopefully have my 16ver there next year too.

16V project underway

so close, yet so far....

oh well im sure it will be back considerably revamped next year
good work guys

i think jim dave and laura did an amazing job in getting as far as they did

wish i could have helped but your car baffles the shit out of me

let us know why the fooking thing wouldnt start sunday! that was sooooo annoying!!

i've got bits on order as we speak

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just goes to show. brains and a little less mentality can build some awe enspiring engines.
well done peeps. looking forward to seeing it soon

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

Well done jim. My beast is on hold as i have a mini 30 i need to get restored and outed to release funds. Considering maybe supercharging my bimma headed engine as i have to do something a little different with mine!!!!

top stuff! to say the least

dissapointed for you it did not run on the track but....... what tryers you all are 20 out of 10

found the problem yet ???

nice meeting you jim and gang and it was a fine piece of engineering.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

cheers for the replys guys! I'll let you know what the problem is when I sort it

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

Good effort jim, looks like a good job. Just out of interest, what sizes are the valves?

Bugger off, I'm getting there.

nice looking install as normal. shame you couldnt getting it working properly but then these things need time and you could have done more harm than good draging it.

and thanks for the beers

Russell

here are some pics of it in the car,



a lot of time went into this to make sure that it all fitted under a standard bonnet. All I need todo now is drill some holes in the bonnet to get some air into the intercooler.

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

He he very tasty Its really impressive saw it at the weekend, shame it didnt go down the strip.

Manchester Minis

Well done Jimster & crew, We certainly have started a very unique/exclusive club i believe.

lets take a poll on what the club should be called & when is the first AGM going to be???

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& ok,,,now lets not forget that mine was the very first Big Bore Turbo Bimmer 16v "BUILT",,,

You get to hold the record for the very first to actually "RUN"



well done again man

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