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摘要

Athough it involves a huge amount of work, fitting a Honda VTEC engine and gearbox to a Classic Mini makes a lot of sense. Power output is way beyond the fevered imagination of most A-series tuners and they're ultra-reliable with it. With five-speed gearboxes as part of the standard equipment, one conversion brings a Mini bang up to date.rnThat was pretty much Paul McCabe's reasoning when he decided to go for a VTEC conversion. "I've had my car for 10 years and, as part of a mid-life update, I wanted more power and a five-speed box," he states, "and I wanted to be able to use the car and keep it for a long time, without paying serious money to get power from an A-series and then have the constant maintenance."