AMT 16V Conversion. Performance.
Is one thing that the conversion has a plenty. In 2000 I went to a
Top Speed Challenge Day hosted by Revs
magazine at Alconbury Airfield. I only did one run because I was so ill on the
day that I couldn't face queing for another go. My speed across the line was
130mph. At the time I was only getting about 90% throttle (didn't have a
'proper' throttle linkage). The acceleration up to about 100mph was pretty
mental then it just started to gently creep up once we got to 120. Its fair to
say we ran out of runway before we ran out of top speed! The car was in full
road trim with all my tools, spare wheel etc still in the boot, so I think 130
was a good speed. Later on that year we went to a 0-60 challenge again at
Alconbury, the weather was poor though and a damp track meant decent times for
FWD cars were few and far between, my best time was 8.2 seconds, but wheelspin
was a big problem. Last year another Mini with the AMT conversion clocked 6.2
seconds on a scorching hot day. The best aid to getting a good time is to fit a
LSD, then I think 5's are possible.
During Evolution One of this conversion I did about 7000 miles with only
two breakdowns, one was a blown fuse!, the other was when the driveshaft came
out of the diff when the alloy support bracket came loose. At the same time as
this happened I overheated the engine (the fan didn't cut in) and killed the
head gasket. Looking at the sotware max and min settings showed it got up to
120 degrees! Ooops!
I also did trackdays at BinBrook Airfield (lots of wheelspin in monsoon
conditions), Elvington Airfield, Castle Combe and Croft as well as trips to
various shows up and down the country along with daily use (till I got the
Scooby). The handling has never dissapointed (despite what you would imagine
with a big old engine up front) and I think with careful setting up can be a
match for any other track day Mini but with the bonus of maybe twice the
power!
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Top Speed Challenge Day hosted by Revs
magazine at Alconbury Airfield. I only did one run because I was so ill on the
day that I couldn't face queing for another go. My speed across the line was
130mph. At the time I was only getting about 90% throttle (didn't have a
'proper' throttle linkage). The acceleration up to about 100mph was pretty
mental then it just started to gently creep up once we got to 120. Its fair to
say we ran out of runway before we ran out of top speed! The car was in full
road trim with all my tools, spare wheel etc still in the boot, so I think 130
was a good speed. Later on that year we went to a 0-60 challenge again at
Alconbury, the weather was poor though and a damp track meant decent times for
FWD cars were few and far between, my best time was 8.2 seconds, but wheelspin
was a big problem. Last year another Mini with the AMT conversion clocked 6.2
seconds on a scorching hot day. The best aid to getting a good time is to fit a
LSD, then I think 5's are possible. 