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    500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    This is a good friend of mines spaceframed , chevy small block , 6 speed manual , road legal mini from hell !!! . At santa pod raceway today the car clocked 0- 127 mph in 11.1 seconds , not bad for a car built in a shed !!!!!
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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Nice and easy to check the brake fluild levels.
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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    The size of that tunnel compared to the car

    Excellent stuff I think the best cars are the ones that are home built and made to be used

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    i doubt its 500 bhp my m8's mini is the fastest in the world 4 time's it does a 9.9 1/4
    but its a very good effort i bet its a bit of a handful my other m8 owns BOB a 3.0 24v cossie powered mini

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Smart!

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Quote Originally Posted by cossiemetro
    i doubt its 500 bhp my m8's mini is the fastest in the world 4 time's it does a 9.9 1/4
    but its a very good effort i bet its a bit of a handful my other m8 owns BOB a 3.0 24v cossie powered mini
    this car pegged the dyno at 450 bhp at 4000 rpm and had 455 ibls/feet of torque at 2000 rpm

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Nice Arse

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    great piece of video mr brayspeed , you can also see a feature on this car in the current mini world magazine

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    nice looked very steady on the handling

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    A quick update on this car for you . Although very fast , Nathan has decided that it's still TOO SLOW and has sold the engine from it !!!!!! He's building another bigger , better one to get in the nine's . I'm not getting in it again ..................

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Quote Originally Posted by mk1 gaz
    A quick update on this car for you . Although very fast , Nathan has decided that it's still TOO SLOW and has sold the engine from it !!!!!! He's building another bigger , better one to get in the nine's . I'm not getting in it again ..................
    If thats the case, will he get yet a bigger tunnel for it?? Whats he planning to make in it 140+ or what?

    What are the engine plans and whats he thinking to put in the new engine?

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    he's using an alloy blocked 5.7 litre small block chevy V8 with race heads , cams and lots of gas . The manual box is being changed for an auto box and the car is hoping for 140+ mph terminal speeds . We won't see till next year now as Nathan can't use any of his existing parts so he's selling the engine and box to a mate then starting again .

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    5.7!!!!!! JESUS!, Now that is an effort, erm, how exactly is he planning to fit it into the engine bay of such a small car or is it being extended into the passenger area or does it magically just about fit in?

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    he made the car fit the engine , see the photos above or check out the full feature in mini world magazine

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    well im fooked !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    I've spoke to him this week and his new engine has arrived from the U.S.A. , i get some pics for you all soon

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    I'm sick,lol

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    that is fooking awsum, i dont like the bonnet lump . but to be fair he has done well to even keep it looking like a mini at all. lol keep us posted

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Saw this in Mini World last year, Awesome. Havent seen it in action yet though, how does it compare with Carl Austins twin A series and Stuarts RS mini on the strip? Did he have anything to do with the mid engine chevy V8 mini pickup from a few years back, (Pic attached!)
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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    He's nothing to do with the mini pick up in the photo mate . The car was only built for a few months and he was not happy with his drag racing times so changed his mind again . Stuart Meads' rear engined turbo mini is faster as it runs down in the 9's so Nathans got too go much faster to beat him . The new engine is stroked out to 7 litres and is a pro-built race motor from the U.S.A. so it should shift a bit i reckon . Pictures will be comming soon as i'm going to see him this week .

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    I hope he's gonna stick some aerodynamic aids on it, would be a shame to see such good (and expensive) work destroyed should it decide to get airborne.

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    i think stuart is coming back even faster this year

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Quote Originally Posted by cossiemetro View Post
    i think stuart is coming back even faster this year
    , good lad , he'll need a parachute next too stop !!!!!!!!
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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Nice picture m8 thanks.
    A few changes being made for this year, with any luck should be seeing somewhere around the 750 bhp if we can get it right this time
    Look forward to some competition its about time
    f##king quick (so the wife says)

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Wow! i haven't seen nathan for a couple of years, he'd just made the bellhousing when i last saw it.

    i remember when it used to have an XE in it - now that scared me.

    must pop in and see him, is he still in raynes park?

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    Yes still in raynes park . The minis back on the road again but now with a race 7 litre V8 and auto box + gas !!!!!!!! . Early reports are no traction until 80 mph then it goes like a missile

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    an exocet on wheels

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    Re: 500+ bhp mini 0-127 mph in 11.1 secs

    Another V8 mini Hemini, circa late 60s, it had a mid mounted Chrysler Hemi in the load area, and was pretty quick if I remember correctly,


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