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How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:25 am
by steve
I am trying to work out how many different engine capacities there were for standard (factory) mini's over the years. So I far I have got 850, 970, 997, 998, 1070, 1098, 1275. Who else can add to my list?
Cheers for your help,
Best regards, Stephen
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 3:12 pm
by cheleker
Two versions of the 1098: long and short stroke.
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 4:18 pm
by Pandora
I think the 'Orange box' pre production prototypes had 948 engines (mounted back to front), but they are hardly standard production cars.
Other than that, I think the list is complete
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 7:10 pm
by ivor badger
cheleker wrote:Two versions of the 1098: long and short stroke.
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:24 pm
by YMJ
cheleker wrote:Two versions of the 1098: long and short stroke.
I'd like to know more about this one!
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:44 pm
by guru_1071
YMJ wrote:cheleker wrote:Two versions of the 1098: long and short stroke.
I'd like to know more about this one!
from a pigs ear, its possible to make a silk purse.....
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:08 pm
by wolseley 1000
as far as I can assume, chuck is speaking of the famous S.A. crank, which was used for 1100´s over there. I have one here....
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 11:37 am
by steve
Cheers for the confirmations!
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:31 pm
by littler
haha i think the pre production 948's where classed as a bit quick and they shott 100cc's away
as for the SA 1100's i dont think they where bang on 1098 ?
Re: How many Engine Capacities were factory for a Mini?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 7:41 am
by Sean1380
The old pigs ear as Rich put it (and quite correctly) was a short stroke (almost 70mm) 1098, and as near as damit a short stroke 1100 motor.
It had huge 1300 GT con rods and heavy as hell pistons that looked like low compression 1275 ones with extra pin to deck height and a 8.8-1 compression ratio.
We sell MOST of the usable one to the UK guys
