Driving a REAL Turbo Mini!

[@CheekyOllie]

Lol turbo wars heating up... Love the build mate.. good video

[@classicminidiy]

Turbo build thunderdome! Thanks appreciate the comment.

[@blacksheepphotography]

Great build and very unique videos. You said you would run the car at 15psi boost. Is this what you deemed to be reliable enough for the car. Im just curious what sort of mileage do you expect from an aseries engine running that type of boost if not driven like a rally car 😊 thanks for the great content!

[@Slack3rDav3]

looks like the speedo has steps. Not enough resolution?

[@classicminidiy]

I initially thought you were making a joke about me censoring the speedo but now I see what you mean. I might need to add some more cells to the table.

[@Slack3rDav3]

@@classicminidiy surprised it isn't something that is auto-interpolated... Don't see how it isn't linear. Should definitely be a setting if it isn't already. I'd harass Haltech about that.

[@classicminidiy]

So it is interpolated on the Haltech side but the smiths gauge has a non-linear step starting at 10mph as the bottom step. The left side of the speedo is tighter than the right. It could also be related to the gearbox speed sensor. It came loose recently and had to retighten but it may still not be fully seated (big hands small area). Will need to get loctite on it to be certain.

[@tonycamplin8607]

A nice car, well done. The only fault is that you need to concentrate more on your focusing. You couldn't read what the parameters were on the lap top, nore the figures on the car's gauges.

[@classicminidiy]

Oh you're saying when I was doing the screen recording section of this video? I recorded it in 4K from my computer but the text is really small. I will keep that mind in the future!

[@tonycamplin8607]

@classicminidiy Thanks for replying, it would be a help if you could make it bigger. .

[@kathysarmcandy1992]

Stuff my A35 van, if I weren't on a budget. HS2's for me. Pretty build, Sir.

[@classicminidiy]

Thank you! I appreciate it, nothing wrong with a tried and true carb a-series!

[@hosrow]

What is the sounds of air compressor every time you change gear?

[@classicminidiy]

Blow off valve for the turbo. Sounds loud in the video but it’s quite mild in person.

[@squareyesj7170]

That blow off valve would drive me nuts, enough so that I would revert back to normally aspirated. Can you totally silence it?

[@classicminidiy]

It's down to personal preference and you con configure a recirc system, or omit the blow-off entirely, though doing that has some implications on the turbo. One thing I will say is that the video makes the BOV sound super super loud when in person it's very mild.

[@turbocoopersport3730]

​@@classicminidiythe louder, the better!

[@toe-b203]

Any reason for sticking with single line MC over doing a tandem conversion?

[@classicminidiy]

Mostly looks. The tandem doesn't provide any performance benefit either. Just safer (marginally)

[@toe-b203]

​@@classicminidiy gotcha, schweet build though, really dig the custom plug wires.

[@classicminidiy]

Thank you!

[@luismeixner2125]

Why pixelate the speedo when a mini can only ever reach 50km/h 😅 Hope youre doing well cole! All the best Luis

[@classicminidiy]

😂 that’s a fair point

[@markshorrock7362]

How you doing Cole

[@classicminidiy]

Hey Mark! Doing great, just chugging along and livin my best life haha

[@Glathgrundel]

I know it's blasphemy, but I would love to ELECTRIFY a Morris Mini. I've seen a few builds and the low weight + EV torque makes for a fantastic driving experience. I have sourced a 997cc Mk-1 Morris Mini with a dead engine, so I just need to figure out how to get and install the EV components ... it's the start of a BIG project.

[@toe-b203]

The torque is great, but the car loses a lot of range. Minis are too small to have enough batteries to get anything more than 100 miles on a good day.

[@evgenios1547]

There are ready kits with extended battery reaching 200miles range ... A bit expensive but they are bolt on kits for ease of installation. Have a look if you haven't seen them already.

[@seanalexander9531]

It's not blasphemy - it's your Mini, you do what you want with it and don't worry about silly people trying to gatekeep cars that they don't own.

[@Slack3rDav3]

@@Glathgrundel there are kits but the companies refuse to sell to homebuilders/ diyers last I asked. It's like 30k in the US for installation. Thought about getting certified to do it and then just install one and done...

[@FMFGUF]

The 997cc Cooper is one of the rarest! I would say it's probably worth trying to repair it if possible, to maintain its value.