Standard 1275 Hif38 Rolling Road Results

Mini Chat
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I took my Italian Job to MiniSpeeds rolling road this afternoon. Its totally standard except that I’ve removed the catalytic converter and put in a de-cat pipe. Apparently the timing was a long way out and now it drives soooo much better :thumbsup:

Whats confusing me is that it produced 52bhp which is more than the 50bhp it had when it was made. Am I confusing power at the flywheel against the roadwheels or something similar?

http://austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?cotm201007f.htm
50bhp @ 5000rpm 66lb ft @ 2600rpm 1992-2000: Mini Sprite / Mayfair

Thanks,
J.

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From your sheet you have 52bhp at the flywheel and 38bhp at the road wheel. Engines rarely produce what the manufacturer claims but usually they are lower.

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would love to know what i have
1275 (1988 metro engine) less then 35000 miles with stage 1 kit

one day ill find out
if they have that RR at pod this weekend ill get it done

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if you don’t mind how much is it for a rolling road session at mini speed.
Andy

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> if you don’t mind how much is it for a rolling road session at mini speed.
Andy
Its £80 per hour but the actual cost depends on what you want doing. A full tune-up with mixtures and timing plus BHP test will take most of an hour.

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> From your sheet you have 52bhp at the flywheel and 38bhp at the road wheel. Engines rarely produce what the manufacturer claims but usually they are lower.

Thanks. I guessed I was being too optimistic. Never mind though…its got loads more torque now they’ve set the timing. Apparently it was way out!

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isnt 50bhp a bit low for a 1275?

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> isnt 50bhp a bit low for a 1275?
dont think so if its standard like this,
i got 66bhp from an MG metro 1275 with a stage 1 kit, so even that helps massively.

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my mini has a 1275 mg with stg 1 as well and it managed 82bhp/86ft lb before the run was cut short by the fan exploding so could have got a bit more.