13b pp in a austin mini

Grant Monkhouse · October 25, 2011, 10:23:14 PM

A standard rotary engine can be rapped to 8,500 all day every day. The beauty of going with the PP is that you can tune your exhaust lengths and then also your inlet length to bring your power down the rev range.

ARC91 · October 25, 2011, 10:30:38 PM

hi grant yeah the engine has high comp rotors, the exhaust has 24" primaries and i\'ll have to get the rest made up, what would you recommend as a backbox i was told it makes a lot of difference compared to other engines, don\'t really want to turbo it to start with, i think 300bhp should do as a starting point, cause we race on dirt it often gets very dusty or muddy so the simpler the setup the better

ARC91 · October 25, 2011, 10:44:07 PM

this is the car when it was for sale on ebay some photos on there of when it had the busa in it ebay number 120785992862

re japi · October 26, 2011, 04:33:37 AM

Awesome

antnicuk · October 26, 2011, 06:48:47 AM

that does look fun. The back box basically need to be as big in diameter as you can get in the car. Pip will tell you bore size required but i think somewhere around 3 inch. The bigger the silencer the quieter it will be without having restriction.

It looks like a lot of work (money) goes into these cars considering they take a lot of abuse and damage. Does a car last you a whole season? Did you have a new one made?

ARC91 · October 26, 2011, 07:00:57 AM

hi, there fully space framed, the shell just bolts straight off, so you might need a new shell once or maybe twice a season depending on your luck ( or driving style) most of the other breakages are just rose joint replacement, new shell costs about Â£1500 painted and stickered:Nono!

Grant Monkhouse · October 26, 2011, 10:42:47 AM

What diameter are your primaries? 2"?

Mir · October 26, 2011, 10:50:01 AM

Great stuff! And if Pip is doing it, then you don\'t have to worry. THE MAN KNOWS HIS STUFF! The only think with Pip is that he seems to live in Dyno Room lolll.

Wishing you luck mate.

Cheers
Mir

ARC91 · October 26, 2011, 04:20:09 PM

thanks Mir and yes grant 2"

ARC91 · October 30, 2011, 03:45:28 PM

went to s:censored::censored::censored::censored:horpe speedway track for a meeting last night, and to meet a guy who ran a rotary in autograss, wanted to pick his brains on a few things, well after speaking to him for nearly two hours it seems that running a rotary might not be such a brilliant idea, for a few different reasons, so might have to part with the engine and have a rethink of my plans, so if anyone knows someone who might be interested in the engine feel free to let me know, 13b peripheral porting and engine built and mapped by pip gardner h/comp rotors, comes with microtech management,and everything to make it run, what sort of price should i be asking for this, thanks in advance:mad:

TiddlesRX7 · October 30, 2011, 04:42:16 PM

Gutted. Whats the problem then?

Grant Monkhouse · October 30, 2011, 06:08:47 PM

Fallen at the first hurdle

is the engine brand new? And is it still under warranty?

RotorHeid · October 30, 2011, 07:55:45 PM

Quote from: ARC91;796626went to s:censored::censored::censored::censored:horpe speedway track for a meeting last night, and to meet a guy who ran a rotary in autograss, wanted to pick his brains on a few things, well after speaking to him for nearly two hours it seems that running a rotary might not be such a brilliant idea, for a few different reasons, so might have to part with the engine and have a rethink of my plans, so if anyone knows someone who might be interested in the engine feel free to let me know, 13b peripheral porting and engine built and mapped by pip gardner h/comp rotors, comes with microtech management,and everything to make it run, what sort of price should i be asking for this, thanks in advance:mad:

Thta\'s a great idea to get rid of the engine cos it\'s not suitable for autograss due to tractorable(SP),nosie and heat.
PP\'s best suit to cicle(SP) racing like silverstone track... or Hillclimbing....(125dB max)
go for bike engine and it\'s cheaper in long run..

to cut a long talk short, that autograss broke ellis(?) that you had talking to\'s frae somewhere near Yorkshire.
the engine was rebuild by Pip about 4 years ago with racing beat PP rotor housings, 9.7 ratio lightrotors, there\'s nothing more special there andjust a basic good race engine.
the price should be around Â£3000 max for a good rebuild.
hope it helps.

ARC91 · October 30, 2011, 08:32:01 PM

thanks for the replies Â£2500 be a fair price then