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Car Forum / MINI / September 2003Engine Retrofit
Is it possible and how difficult would it be, to fit a 1.4i 16v rover metro engine and gearbox into a Mini Mayfair 998 1991 model? cheers > Is it possible and how difficult would it be, to fit a 1.4i 16v rover metro > engine and gearbox into a Mini Mayfair 998 1991 model? > > cheers It's extremely difficult. The K-series engine is too high and too long to fit inside a Mini. That's why you never see any of these. The Honda VTEC and Opel/Vauxhall 16V engines are much easier to fit and have readily available kits to do the job. They are still both major conversions. Not something to attempt without knowing what you're doing. > > Is it possible and how difficult would it be, to fit a 1.4i 16v rover > metro [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > kits to do the job. They are still both major conversions. Not something to > attempt without knowing what you're doing. cheers, you seem to know wot ur on about m8, what would you advise as a good engine to drop in then? 1.3 ? as you can guess im not hot on this > > > Is it possible and how difficult would it be, to fit a 1.4i 16v rover > > metro [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > 1.3 ? > as you can guess im not hot on this The easiest is to get a 1275 or 998 A-Series engine from a Mini or a Metro. That's basically plug'n'play, except for a couple of details that you should be able to find through google. The Honda or Vauxhall conversion kits are pricey, require a lot of technical knowledge and are expensive. cheers matey. hiya actually its not that difficult you just need a bit of lateral thinking, You will need to convert the front end to coil over suspension and dampers then cut away the towers that house the rubber trumpets and re-inforce to make more room in the bay, then u got all the usual problems like driveshafts and exhaust to mod. fragged > Is it possible and how difficult would it be, to fit a 1.4i 16v rover metro > engine and gearbox into a Mini Mayfair 998 1991 model? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 02/09/2003 |
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