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Loui · Feb 4th, 2007, 05:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 1320autos (original)

I was having the same conversation with an old racing pal on thursday how we struggled to get a 11.98 on treads in 1987and 10s on slicks and now 20 yrs later the new Mini is heading that way.

And my twin turbo BBC bottom end held up to this abuse this year;

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Is funny watching it going down roads i drive everyday

An fueling up at one of the shell garages i use LOL

Paul Webster · Feb 4th, 2007, 06:36 PM

Quite scary when you think there's 300+ horsepower to 1 cylinder LOL

Its quite amusing to see them all go out on the 30 mile cruise after qualifying. There can be upto 20 entered.

I might enter the Mini at the Bug Jam with them seeing as its one of their rounds just for a laugh.

Root Ginger · Feb 7th, 2007, 08:12 AM

Well Roland you've convinced me to get my deposit back for the R56 Works and go for this.

roland2003 · Feb 14th, 2007, 12:46 PM

thanks for the confidence guys. The airbox chrome cover looks stunning ,again Ill put some pics up asap.
Best Regards Roland GTT

Root Ginger · Mar 1st, 2007, 07:54 AM

Hi Roland,

Been a couple of weeks now. Any luck with those photos.

I'm off to the MINI dealer today to get my deposit back for the R56 JCW.

roland2003 · Mar 6th, 2007, 03:54 PM

Well the cars in bits now, the next time it gets started it will be an GTT300 Turbo.
Best Regards Roland GTT

Root Ginger · Mar 6th, 2007, 05:11 PM

Sounds good Roland. Can't wait to see it all.

GTT 280 · Mar 6th, 2007, 05:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by roland2003 (original)

Yes its coming along well. Weve proved the new fuelling system (mapped for upto 30psi boost and injectors that flow around 400bhp) ,most other parts are either fully or part designed. Lots of people say they will do something like this and never do it. -We will be on the road by end of March.
Best Regards Roland GTT

End of March hey.... 24days left...

Cheers,
K.

Shorty · Mar 6th, 2007, 07:36 PM

Can't wait to see this...sounds awesome

Root Ginger · Mar 6th, 2007, 07:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GTT 260 (original)

End of March hey.... 24days left...

Cheers,
K.

No pressure on Roland then

GTT 280 · Mar 7th, 2007, 09:59 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Root Ginger (original)

No pressure on Roland then

Ha, indeed. Was only joking though

. Rather it be done correctly and it take a few months longer to arrive.

All in good time....

Cheers,
K.

Ant FR · Mar 7th, 2007, 10:41 AM

i hope whne i come down end of April i can get taken out in it. You could offer thrill rides as part of the experience

MINI-Morgan · Mar 7th, 2007, 03:48 PM

Great news Roland! I still love the intercooler by the way...

Blue sells!

roland2003 · Mar 17th, 2007, 12:41 PM

Thanks for the support guys. Ok an interim update. 4u...
The conversion is around 70% complete,there being a lot more work to achieve the very high standard that we desire than I originally anticipated. Having said that Im very pleased with the layout and tbh our routing/wiring/plumbing looks even better than the stock car.

There is a brand new GTT polished alloy expansion tank (header tank) plus cap that will be featured on it and another version ( same tank & cap but different fixings) for every other Cooper S available soon.
The water pump is an electric unit with a delivery rate of 80 litres a minute and ceramic tipped impellors. The significance of this change alone is as follows...
- Cooling capacity for up to 5 litre engines.(so plenty in reserve for hot weather or racing)
- No power drain off the engine (Im guessing but should release 10bhp at peak revs over a mechanical unit)
- Allows you to leave the pump running for 5 minutes or so with engine switched off after a hot session on the track ;- Very good for the engine.
-And the most significant advantage of all?....Because we longer have a SC on the car ,we are now able to plumb the pump to feed the water in the engine at No1 cylinder, allowing it to flow across ALL FOUR cylinders and out at No 4 cylinder. This is a huge bonus. The stock setup is forced to enter and exit the water at No4 cylinder (due to the SC being in the way) therefore not allowing the other cylinders (No1 cylinder/piston in particular) to get the same degree of cooling. Thats why on a badly modified MCS thats detonating , No1 piston always bites the dust first.

The conversion includes a GTT/Bosch Closed Loop Dump/Re-Circ. Valve system venting back to the clean side of the air filter. This protects the turbo thrust bearings ,aids spool up after gearchange and prevents surging on part throttle for smooth non jerky power delivery around town etc. Weve also retained all the emisison systems with nothing just venting directly to atmosphere. The airbox alone has 6 inlet/outlets

.
The conversion allows GTT (or just about any other) Strutbrace to be retained, also GTT Oil Catch can in its original mounting position and any Cat back system. You can even use the cat (or GTT De-Cat pipe) from our GTT 2pc Cat& Manifold .
There are a couple of nice exterior styling additions too just to finish it off properly.
Best Regards Roland GTT

MINI-Morgan · Mar 17th, 2007, 02:07 PM

Sounds great roland! any pics too??

Root Ginger · Mar 17th, 2007, 03:52 PM

Is there an advantage in having a recirc' dump valve over a vent to atmosphere valve? I've just always fancied the dump to atmosphere type.

roland2003 · Mar 18th, 2007, 08:25 AM

Hi Root, you can disconnect the pipe & vent to atmosphere if you want to (takes 30 seconds). tbh you will still here the whoosh with it closed loop as the filter is so big the sound (but no dirt

) will travel through it anyway. Closed loop is the 'factory' approach ,also when venting to atmosphere there is a very small posibility of dirt getting drawn into the engine through the dump valve on overrun.
Mini M...Sorry no more pics until its completed. A half finished engine bay gives too much information away to competitors.
Best Regards Roland GTT

uncle albert · Mar 18th, 2007, 08:33 AM

Must...resist...turbo...conversion...

Sounds top notch Roland, look forward to hearing more.

James

David_MCS · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:15 AM

very good news Roland

Will you still be retaining the adjustable boost controller? (180bhp to 300~)

Could the pump run for 5 minutes or so after use automatically? Or would it be user controlled?

Thanks Roland!

-David

Ant FR · Mar 22nd, 2007, 08:50 AM

i would say yes it should be run for 5 mins after, thats the system VW employed on all the 1.8T engines, used to love that feature on my old ibiza 1.8T. considering how hot the standard S gets surprised BMW did not employ that on the Mini

Feb 4th, 2007, 05:37 PM	#41
Loui 230whp an counting My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mini Addiction Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 3,155 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by 1320autos (original) I was having the same conversation with an old racing pal on thursday how we struggled to get a 11.98 on treads in 1987and 10s on slicks and now 20 yrs later the new Mini is heading that way. And my twin turbo BBC bottom end held up to this abuse this year; YouTube - In-car in the world's quickest street legal car UK's Fastest Street Legal Car » SpikedHumor.com Andy Frosts victor YouTube - Red Victor 1 Is funny watching it going down roads i drive everyday An fueling up at one of the shell garages i use LOL WWW.MINIADDICTION.CO.UK

Feb 4th, 2007, 06:36 PM	#42 (permalink)
Paul Webster MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Beds Cambs Northants Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 1,938 Offline	Quite scary when you think there's 300+ horsepower to 1 cylinder LOL Its quite amusing to see them all go out on the 30 mile cruise after qualifying. There can be upto 20 entered. I might enter the Mini at the Bug Jam with them seeing as its one of their rounds just for a laugh. Slicks 11.77@115.92mph Street tyres 12.162 @ 119.02 It's not how much you spend but how well you spend it

Feb 7th, 2007, 08:12 AM	#43 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 4,673 Offline	Well Roland you've convinced me to get my deposit back for the R56 Works and go for this. It was acceptable in the 80's

Feb 14th, 2007, 12:46 PM	#44 (permalink)
roland2003 MINI 2 Sponsor GT Tuning Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 2,738 Offline	thanks for the confidence guys. The airbox chrome cover looks stunning ,again Ill put some pics up asap. Best Regards Roland GTT www.gttuning.com

Mar 1st, 2007, 07:54 AM	#45 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 4,673 Offline	Hi Roland, Been a couple of weeks now. Any luck with those photos. I'm off to the MINI dealer today to get my deposit back for the R56 JCW. It was acceptable in the 80's Last edited by Root Ginger : Mar 6th, 2007 at 05:11 PM.

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Mar 6th, 2007, 03:54 PM	#46 (permalink)
roland2003 MINI 2 Sponsor GT Tuning Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 2,738 Offline	Well the cars in bits now, the next time it gets started it will be an GTT300 Turbo. Best Regards Roland GTT www.gttuning.com

Mar 6th, 2007, 05:11 PM	#47 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 4,673 Offline	Sounds good Roland. Can't wait to see it all. It was acceptable in the 80's

Mar 6th, 2007, 05:50 PM	#48 (permalink)
GTT 280 The Power Cube My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2002 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 2,503 Offline	Time clock counting down... Quote: Originally Posted by roland2003 (original) Yes its coming along well. Weve proved the new fuelling system (mapped for upto 30psi boost and injectors that flow around 400bhp) ,most other parts are either fully or part designed. Lots of people say they will do something like this and never do it. -We will be on the road by end of March. Best Regards Roland GTT End of March hey.... 24days left... Cheers, K. Too many mods to list, PM me if the cat needs killing...

Mar 6th, 2007, 07:36 PM	#49 (permalink)
Shorty MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Stourbridge Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 1,361 Offline	Can't wait to see this...sounds awesome

Mar 6th, 2007, 07:42 PM	#50 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 4,673 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GTT 260 (original) End of March hey.... 24days left... Cheers, K. No pressure on Roland then It was acceptable in the 80's

Mar 7th, 2007, 09:59 AM	#51 (permalink)
GTT 280 The Power Cube My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2002 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 2,503 Offline	Quality Quote: Originally Posted by Root Ginger (original) No pressure on Roland then Ha, indeed. Was only joking though . Rather it be done correctly and it take a few months longer to arrive. All in good time.... Cheers, K. Too many mods to list, PM me if the cat needs killing...

Mar 7th, 2007, 10:41 AM	#52 (permalink)
Ant FR MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 1,917 Offline	i hope whne i come down end of April i can get taken out in it. You could offer thrill rides as part of the experience

Mar 7th, 2007, 03:48 PM	#53 (permalink)
MINI-Morgan MINI Obsessed... My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southampton, Hants Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 4,770 Offline	Great news Roland! I still love the intercooler by the way... Blue sells! One Man, One Project......find out what happens next at MINIProject.co.uk For MINIs in the south it can only be South Coast New MINI Club

Mar 17th, 2007, 12:41 PM	#54 (permalink)
roland2003 MINI 2 Sponsor GT Tuning Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 2,738 Offline	Thanks for the support guys. Ok an interim update. 4u... The conversion is around 70% complete,there being a lot more work to achieve the very high standard that we desire than I originally anticipated. Having said that Im very pleased with the layout and tbh our routing/wiring/plumbing looks even better than the stock car. There is a brand new GTT polished alloy expansion tank (header tank) plus cap that will be featured on it and another version ( same tank & cap but different fixings) for every other Cooper S available soon. The water pump is an electric unit with a delivery rate of 80 litres a minute and ceramic tipped impellors. The significance of this change alone is as follows... - Cooling capacity for up to 5 litre engines.(so plenty in reserve for hot weather or racing) - No power drain off the engine (Im guessing but should release 10bhp at peak revs over a mechanical unit) - Allows you to leave the pump running for 5 minutes or so with engine switched off after a hot session on the track ;- Very good for the engine. -And the most significant advantage of all?....Because we longer have a SC on the car ,we are now able to plumb the pump to feed the water in the engine at No1 cylinder, allowing it to flow across ALL FOUR cylinders and out at No 4 cylinder. This is a huge bonus. The stock setup is forced to enter and exit the water at No4 cylinder (due to the SC being in the way) therefore not allowing the other cylinders (No1 cylinder/piston in particular) to get the same degree of cooling. Thats why on a badly modified MCS thats detonating , No1 piston always bites the dust first. The conversion includes a GTT/Bosch Closed Loop Dump/Re-Circ. Valve system venting back to the clean side of the air filter. This protects the turbo thrust bearings ,aids spool up after gearchange and prevents surging on part throttle for smooth non jerky power delivery around town etc. Weve also retained all the emisison systems with nothing just venting directly to atmosphere. The airbox alone has 6 inlet/outlets . The conversion allows GTT (or just about any other) Strutbrace to be retained, also GTT Oil Catch can in its original mounting position and any Cat back system. You can even use the cat (or GTT De-Cat pipe) from our GTT 2pc Cat& Manifold . There are a couple of nice exterior styling additions too just to finish it off properly. Best Regards Roland GTT www.gttuning.com Last edited by roland2003 : Mar 18th, 2007 at 08:29 AM.

Mar 17th, 2007, 02:07 PM	#55 (permalink)
MINI-Morgan MINI Obsessed... My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southampton, Hants Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 4,770 Offline	Sounds great roland! any pics too?? One Man, One Project......find out what happens next at MINIProject.co.uk For MINIs in the south it can only be South Coast New MINI Club

Mar 17th, 2007, 03:52 PM	#56 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 4,673 Offline	Is there an advantage in having a recirc' dump valve over a vent to atmosphere valve? I've just always fancied the dump to atmosphere type. It was acceptable in the 80's

Mar 18th, 2007, 08:25 AM	#57 (permalink)
roland2003 MINI 2 Sponsor GT Tuning Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 2,738 Offline	Hi Root, you can disconnect the pipe & vent to atmosphere if you want to (takes 30 seconds). tbh you will still here the whoosh with it closed loop as the filter is so big the sound (but no dirt ) will travel through it anyway. Closed loop is the 'factory' approach ,also when venting to atmosphere there is a very small posibility of dirt getting drawn into the engine through the dump valve on overrun. Mini M...Sorry no more pics until its completed. A half finished engine bay gives too much information away to competitors. Best Regards Roland GTT www.gttuning.com

Mar 18th, 2007, 08:33 AM	#58 (permalink)
uncle albert MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hereford/Cwmbran Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 830 Online	Must...resist...turbo...conversion... Sounds top notch Roland, look forward to hearing more. James

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:15 AM	#59 (permalink)
David_MCS Carbon Fibre drools My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Harlow, Essex Local Time: 09:42 AM Posts: 503 Offline	very good news Roland Will you still be retaining the adjustable boost controller? (180bhp to 300~) Could the pump run for 5 minutes or so after use automatically? Or would it be user controlled? Thanks Roland! -David Essex Mini2 Website \| Essex Mini2 Chat \| Essex Mini2 Forum

Mar 22nd, 2007, 08:50 AM	#60 (permalink)
Ant FR MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 10:42 AM Posts: 1,917 Offline	i would say yes it should be run for 5 mins after, thats the system VW employed on all the 1.8T engines, used to love that feature on my old ibiza 1.8T. considering how hot the standard S gets surprised BMW did not employ that on the Mini Last edited by Ant FR : Mar 23rd, 2007 at 07:31 AM.

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