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Car Forum / MINI / January 2006What carb,
Hi People, I am modifying a 1275 MG metro engine, fitting a Scatter Cam, RC40 exhaust etc, Just bought a 1.3/4" inlet manifold, what would be a good SU carb to fit with this kind of mod, TIA Fitzy > Hi People, > I am modifying a 1275 MG metro engine, > fitting a Scatter Cam, RC40 exhaust etc, Just bought a 1.3/4" inlet > manifold, what would be a good SU carb to fit with this kind of mod, > TIA > Fitzy erm, the MG metro HIF44 card you may already have? Thats assuming you want to use the 1 3/4 inlet you just bought? Get a K&N filter for it AND the bellmouth to help airflow. Just get it rolling roaded to determine the best needle, jet and spring combo. Chris I agree with Chris. Not really any other choice if you want to get the best from the cam. You could always chop a DCOE 45 in half and use it like half a split 45 set up for maximum tunablilty (is that a word?), but you'd have to butcher the bulkhead to make room for it.... Paul > Hi People, > I am modifying a 1275 MG metro engine, > fitting a Scatter Cam, RC40 exhaust etc, Just bought a 1.3/4" inlet > manifold, what would be a good SU carb to fit with this kind of mod, > TIA > Fitzy >I agree with Chris. Not really any other choice if you want to get the best > from the cam. You could always chop a DCOE 45 in half and use it like half [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > butcher the bulkhead to make room for it.... > Paul Don't fancy chopping away at the bulkhead, so that's out of the window, thanks Paul, (I don't have a carb yet Chris) I fancy the HIF44, as this should give me what I'm looking for "Torque" Thanks Fitzy > Don't fancy chopping away at the bulkhead, so that's out of the window, > thanks Paul, > (I don't have a carb yet Chris) I fancy the HIF44, as this should give me > what I'm looking for "Torque" > Thanks > Fitzy Fitzy I take it from your btopenworld email addy you are uk? Obviously the carb you're after will be sitting on a MG metro, what it will also be on is the Metro Van Den Plas. This is a MG metro in all but name and some more fancy trim - like a Ford Mundano Ghia. The VDP metro's also came in auto - while MG metro's didn't. Nice for people who want easy, quck mini auto's. I dont think you'll have a prob getting one of these carbs. Other cars do have them but the MG ones will probably actually get the car started and running without tinkering - at least you'll know your hard work does work! If you're going to get it tuned I can recommend Peter Baldwin (miglia champ), he's in Royston nr Cambridge I believe? I do rember that when fitting the HIF44 some slight bodywork 'adjustment was necessary as the float chamber is close to the hole in the middle of the dash, think I used a plastic mallet to gently tap the panel a bit further away from the carb bottom. I suppose that does depend on exactly what inlet manifold you use though! Let us know how you get on! Chris >> Don't fancy chopping away at the bulkhead, so that's out of the window, >> thanks Paul, [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Chris Thanks Chris, This work and transplant is planned for June/July this year, I will let you know what the outcome is, yes, I am in UK, Liverpool, I will have a look on eBay, or at Bingley hall on 29th, The tuning specialist in my region is MiniSport, Padiham, I will book a rolling road session and report back to the group with the outcome, Thanks for all the input Fitzy > > Don't fancy chopping away at the bulkhead, so that's out of the window, > > thanks Paul, [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Chris Well I've got a HIF44 fitted to my 90' Mainstream Cooper as standard, the RSP got the same and the carb fits fine on a water heated inlet manifold. Taffy >> > Don't fancy chopping away at the bulkhead, so that's out of the window, >> > thanks Paul, [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Taffy Thanks Taff, I was wondering what else the HIF44 carb was fitted to, Fitzy > Well I've got a HIF44 fitted to my 90' Mainstream Cooper as standard, the > RSP got the same and the carb fits fine on a water heated inlet manifold. > > Taffy Thats because the 1990 mini cooper was a mini with a MG metro lump and a 3.1FD and that's all - mechanically. Excellent little cars, shame they couldn't keep the 3.44 :-( I'll have a look at my local breakers at the weekend - they always seem to have mg metro's in there!? Chris >> Well I've got a HIF44 fitted to my 90' Mainstream Cooper as standard, the >> RSP got the same and the carb fits fine on a water heated inlet manifold. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Chris Brilliant, Thanks Chris Fitzy Just to let you all know, I have the 1-3/4" mini sport water heated manifold, and I have recently acquired the HIF44 carb, I am now searching eBay for a Piper 270 scatter cam, or similar, I will let you know how things progress Fitzy >>> Well I've got a HIF44 fitted to my 90' Mainstream Cooper as standard, >>> the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Brilliant, Thanks Chris > Fitzy > Just to let you all know, I have the 1-3/4" mini sport water heated > manifold, and I have recently acquired the HIF44 carb, > I am now searching eBay for a Piper 270 scatter cam, or similar, > I will let you know how things progress > Fitzy MED engineering in leicester will probably have a new one on the shelf if you have the readies. Unsure what the new price would be but can recommend them 100%. Chris |
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