Originally a 1993 Rover Mini Cooper 1.3 SPi. Now with fully lightened & balanced crank, pistons, conrods, clutch and flywheel - prepared by Swiftune. Richard Longman GT6/6 Stage 3 head with further porting and enlarged inlet valves. Piper 255 cam with steel duplex vernier. MiniSport 1.5 Roller Rockers. Performance air filter unit. Modified MEMS ECU. 2-core hiflow radiator from Minispeed. Jack Knight 5 speed gearbox with 3.44:1 Final Drive. Janspeed LCB extractor manifold with Playmini stainless 2" exhaust system (retaining CAT) with side exit. KAD 4-pot alloy brake calipers. Genuine 12"x5" Minilites with Yokohama A539 165/60R12 tyres. Body coloured wheel arches by Wood&Pickett. Spax adjustable shocks and Hi-Lo's [front only] from MiniSport. Unique black/ walnut dashboard, fully instrumented. Walnut door cappings. Full John Cooper alloy door handle set and steering wheel. Half leather upholstery. Rear LED brake light, Aston style petrol filler cap. Twin chrome washer nozzles, chrome wipers & arms. Chrome door handle escutcheons. Panasonic 4 speaker stereo CD/Tuner (ex-Metro door pockets with speakers). Specially selected number plate from DVLA-SOM. Alarm immobiliser.
Engine fully rebuilt and rolling-road tuned at Gerald Dale Motorsport, Hastings.
See engine performance data HERE.
Pictures from a track day at Brands Hatch in 2005 are HERE.