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[Ace of Clubs]

I currently have my old MED 1430 engine languishing in a rotten shell outside.
I was thinking of breathing new life into it but in the process giving it some more civilized road manners.
It will go in my clubby estate. The current 998 is at end of life.

The question is how far do I go before I might as well just start again.

The spec as it stands before rebuild is 73.5 block, omega v wedge pistons, 286 cam, lightened balanced wedged and cross drilled crank, s rods, aldon yellow dizzy with aldon igniter, stage 4 head, full 1.5 roller rockers, maniflow lcb and twin box, 1.75 hif su, k&n cone, hi cap oil pump, oil cooler, 4 core rad, facet electric fuel pump, std rebuilt box with centre oil pipe, 3.44 diff.

The first job is to install a friendlier cam. I was thinking sw5 instead of 286.
I'd like to reduce noise too. Remove k&n cone but install what in it's place ? Fit exhaust wrap.

Next steps (or other suggestions).

[Sammy D]

Thats not a bad spec engine, why not sell the engine as is, get a fair bit of cash, then get an old second hand standard 1275 for about £150? Then you'll have lots of money left to play with.

You could sell that MED as it is for about 500 or more, I'd pay more!

Edited by Sammy D, 19 November 2008 - 06:08 PM.

[Sammy D]

double post, whoops.

Edited by Sammy D, 19 November 2008 - 06:07 PM.

[Sam Walters]

I wouldent change the cam imo, its a resonable cam to use.

however

i would put 1.3 ratio rockers on it and then if its still a problem put in a 266 or a 276.

[Sam Walters]

id be asking over a thousand for that engine.

ive had an offer of 800 on my engine, its still sat in the car.