With most of the 1275 and 1100 motors being flogged to death. It’s about time we did a 998 with a difference, a budget build. Let’s start with the bottom end with this build, we will not be using a…
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Recently Graham Russell ran his Yellow Group Nc mini at Wakefield Park, where he lowered the lap record for Group N minis by around a second. Turn it up and enjoy.
Here’s an Historic Group N motor using the Russell Engineering +.060 pistons. These pistons were lightened by removing metal under the head of the piston, reducing the crown height to .160″ thickness. We did a lot of testing with the…
Well here we go again, the new RE274 cam installed. The cam itself is 274 Duration on the inlet and 270 on the exhaust, but it may come out a few degrees more with the 1.5 Ratio rockers. My Re13…
Here’s a new manifold I have been playing with, using an IDF Downdraft Weber. In a back to back comparison with a 45mm Sidedraft Weber and a fully ported short Redline manifold, it was 5-7Ft/lb of torque better across the…
In the last article we chose a manifold based on flow volumes, and a carbie based on personal choice, but which combination is best on this engine? With the engine finished, it is time to look at a variety of…
Last time we started building a small-bore engine for maximum power. But there is no point having a good engine and putting the wrong head on it. I’m going to use the 12G202 head, as these are the best to…
A few years back Russell Engineering built a small bore project motor and wrote an article for The Mini Experience Magazine. Below is part one of the article and in the following weeks we will be posting the next two…
One of the problems with the small bore head when a lot is machines off the face, is they leak or blow the head gasket out the ends. So, this is how to convert a small bore head to an…
New product 68mm flattop piston to suit 1100/998 motors These pistons are made of 11/12% silicon.These are a very strong piston and will suit race application. The weight comes in at 286g with pin and rings. The pistons are…