DeTomaso Turbo Mini Innocenti

[StanO'Toole]

Would someone enlighten me what this is?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C136122/

[smur89]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocenti_Mini

[just_st3v3n]

i have that exact engine thats in one of those cars

[niallm]

Its exactly what it says it is Stan LOL

[oel159]

According to the advert it's a 1984 so it's one of these ones:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocenti_De_Tomaso

Quoted from above:

"In 1982, the car was renamed the 3C as the company replaced the Mini underpinnings with chassis and straight-3 cylinder engines sourced from the Daihatsu Charade. The base model was now called the Innocenti 990, while the Innocenti De Tomaso now received a turbocharged version of the 993 cc powerplant, with a diesel variant also available."

[92Coop]

Wow, how cool would one of those be

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Go on Maxi, you know you want too.

[kona]

Ha I thought from reading the title, some nut jub sho9ehorned a engine from a DeTomaso Pantera into a mini

Id imagine steven would be quite interested in this, isnt he doing a charade turbo conversion??

looks similar to a fiat bambino.

[The Marcos Graveyard]

they are more like a 127 than a Bambino to be honest, you would see the standard 90 and 120 models more often. They come up for sale on the web quite often. I saw one in a breakers yard in Enniskillen many years ago. Body panels would be scarce enough I'd say. That price is a bit on the strong side, but then most Swiss Mini prices tend to be. €4000 would be a little more realistic.

A bit of tuning would get the bhp over 100.

[just_st3v3n]

Id imagine steven would be quite interested in this, isnt he doing a charade turbo conversion??

A bit of tuning would get the bhp over 100.

care to fill me in how id get the 100 mark?

[kona]

Bigger Turbo and more fuel? just guessing here!! Id imagine some head work too and maybe a lil intercooler.

[92Coop]

...paint it white, adds at least 20hp

[just_st3v3n]

Bigger Turbo and more fuel? just guessing here!! Id imagine some head work too and maybe a lil intercooler.

thinking sticking with original turbo as there is very little to no turbo lag and theres full boost there straight away as its only a small turbo.. will prolly get the head work done, and maybe an intercooler, no f all bout turbo engines so its all notes, cheers.

...paint it white, adds at least 20hp

white?! il do that too... plus it has a japanese flag on the air casing, that must bring it up another 20hp?!!!