From Concept to Road-Ready Solution
- Structural components and brackets
- Weight optimisation and functional integration
- Material selection for dynamic loads
- Prototyping & iteration
- Reverse engineering of obsolete parts
Projects
A mix of real customer cases (coming soon) and my own vehicle experiments. Some start serious. Others start with “this is a bad idea” and end in Haparanda.
Supercharged Innocenti Mini Cooper
This project is a torque-focused, supercharged Classic Mini built with one goal: maximum usable performance with full real-time control and monitoring.
This isn’t a guesswork carb-and-hope setup. Every parameter is logged, analysed, and tuned.
Engine Specification
- A-Series 1300
- Pre-A+ 4-synchro gearbox
- 3.1:1 crownwheel & pinion
- Quaife ATB differential
- 14 mm nose mainshaft upgraded with MED Straight Cut Roller bearing Drop Gears
- Built for street performance with mechanical sympathy
Pistons
- Omega forged pistons (18cc dish)
Camshaft
- MED Engineering HT
- 256° / 256° duration
- 109° lobe centres
- 38° overlap
- ~9.2 mm lift with 1.3:1 rockers
- Strong midrange torque, clean boosted drivability, peak ~5,500–6,000 rpm, usable to ~6,500 rpm
Induction System
- Eaton M45 Supercharger (~0.8 bar boost)
- Positive displacement: immediate torque from low rpm
- Linear, predictable power delivery
- Weber DCOE 40 (draw-through)
- Calibrated for boosted enrichment
- 98 RON fuel
Ignition & Control Strategy
- Programmable 123Ignition Distributor
- Traditional appearance + fully programmable advance curves
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Real-time ignition curve monitoring and adjustment
- Live tuning while logging engine data under real load
Full Data Logging & Monitoring
- Innovate LM-2 Logger
- Wideband lambda monitoring
- Logging of AFR, RPM, throttle position and boost pressure
- Analogue inputs used for: Engine RPM, TPS and boost reference
- Correlation between load, boost, AFR, ignition timing and engine response
Knock Monitoring
- Knock sensor installed to enable safe ignition advance
- Controlled combustion under boost
- Additional safety layer when tuning under real-world boost conditions
Gear Ratio Development
A custom gearbox visualisation tool was developed for this project to analyse RPM drop between gears, powerband utilisation, shift-point optimisation and final drive suitability. With 10” wheels (165/70-10) and a 3.1 final drive, the gearing keeps the engine in the strongest part of the supercharged torque curve.
Thermal Management
- DEI Titanium (basalt) exhaust wrap
- Strategic wrapping of primaries and downpipe
- Intake-side heat isolation
- Stainless locking ties for durability
- Downpipe runs directly beneath the supercharger → radiant heat control is essential
Performance Philosophy
This is not a high-rpm race engine. It is a broad torque, data-driven fast road build designed to deliver strong acceleration from low rpm, maintain safe combustion under boost, optimise ignition in real time, use gearing intelligently, manage heat effectively and preserve reliability.
Exploration
Lambretta Cometa 75 — Haparanda - Malmö
Two people. 75cc. Far north. A hobby project mostly about finding out if it was even possible — and how many times you can say “we’ll figure it out” before you actually have to.
Read the adventure (PDF)Customer projects (coming soon)
Mostly for fun for now — proper customer cases with real substance are on the way.
Reverse engineering & special parts
When the part is obsolete, impossible to source, or needs to be better than the original.