[Charles]

Have you all heard of this? I have a Mini fan in my class and apparently you can bolt a B16 into a Cooper Mini (the original lightweight version). Bizarre.

 

[xJamesX]

Yeah I've seen a kit for that. I'll see if I can find some pics i had. I'm sure that would be a beast.

-James-

 

[Charles]

How do they handle. i've never driven one.

 

[xJamesX]

found these.

http://www.honda-mini.co.uk/mini.html

http://www.btinternet.com/~honda.mini/h ... TEC/PL.htm

http://www.gomini.com/fs/vtec/vtec.htm

-James-

 

[Charles]

I plan to show these to my later-gen Civic buddy when he remarks about how tight my engine bay is.

 

[bobski]

Seriously... Did they have to rotate the distributor 90° to clear the brake booster? :shock:
I guess if you tried this on a LHD mini, you would have to use a K20. ^_^

 

[torontocrx]

Before this post I'd never heard of or seen a mini with a honda motor.Those mini's are cool.I'd love to put one of those together.Imagine a mini with a type r.HOLY #$*!.Another project to dream about :idea:

 

[ryan_long_01]

Have fun changing THAT timing belt. I saw those links a couple of years ago...awesome little project, but I bet it's quite a hassle to shove in there as well as work on.

 

[SETI20]

I recently saw one of those with a B18C6 R-motor wedged in there. These things have madddd heat soak issues. But as long as they keep moving they're fast beyond belief.

I saw it overtake an MR2-turbo with ease coming out the hairpin on to the straight on a local track.

I've also seen an elise with a B18C6 and one with a K20. Those are even cooler...and sound awesome too. Engine is in backwards tho :lol:

 

[jaowli]

Yeah....I just don't like the mini-Coopers. I think they were trying to copy the ol' Honda 600's...just updated somewhat.

 

[D_Britt_57]

People have been racing those mini's since the '60's, they flat out-handle anything.
Power was an issue, until they stuffed the ZC\B series engines in them...
I'd love to drive one, course I'd have to change the seat position to get my fat ass in...lol

Geez, a K20?? I bet that is a rocket.

 

[Dren]

I heard those cars are easy to flip over and lose control of because the Honda motor can make the car go so much faster than it probably should. Sure it would be a blast to drive but very unstable at high speeds. I remember reading an article on Takuma Sato's favorite car, which was an original Mini Cooper. He said it took quite a bit of effort to drive the car going 70+ mph.

 

[baker_jeff]

You guys won't believe this, but I have 3 mint condition Austin Mini's in my garage right now. My dad is crazy about them.

One is modded, and kicked the ass off my 240SX.

One is a 30th Anniversary edition, all original.

One is black and plain, but mint.

Stuffing a B16 into them is a common thing. You need to extend the front subframe and mod some other things, but as you can see it works, and it's SOOOOO worth it!

 

[xJamesX]

You guys won't believe this, but I have 3 mint condition Austin Mini's in my garage right now. My dad is crazy about them.

One is modded, and kicked the ass off my 240SX.

One is a 30th Anniversary edition, all original.

One is black and plain, but mint.

Stuffing a B16 into them is a common thing. You need to extend the front subframe and mod some other things, but as you can see it works, and it's SOOOOO worth it!

We need pictures please...

-James-

 

[bobski]

I think they were trying to copy the ol' Honda 600's...

The mini is an older design than the Z600, isn't it? :/