15 replies to this topic

[MiniMonty]

Hi all,

been offered a Metro essentially for nothing.
What I need to know is will the engine drop into the Mini or will
it need major work / money to do it ?

I know the Metro is a '94, and that the engine is a 1.4 but know very little else about it.

Worth going to get it or not ?

Best wishes
Monty

[mars red mike]

Wont fit dont bother.

[MiniJosh92]

That'll be a 'K' series not an 'A' series engine. It can be done but with great difficulty.

[Nightrain]

1.4 will be K series engined, so you'd need a custom subframe from allspeed or somewhere. Alternatively you could make your own.

[Jordie]

K-series engine

As above, custom subframe, engine mounts, driveshafts, exhaust, ignition setup/wiring? etc

Can be done, but its not a simple drop in and go like any A-series based metro engine would be.

[Major Burkenshaw]

I'm guessing its a K-series engine if its a 1400cc. Quite a few people have done K-series conversions, so there is plenty of information out there if your willing to have a go. As above, you can buy ready made subframes that will allow you to fit the engine into your mini, saving you some of the hard work.

A good place to start is by doing a search on here or looking on the 16v mini club website.

Edited by Major Burkenshaw, 02 July 2009 - 08:50 PM.

[mars red mike]

Depends whether its a GTi or a boggo Metro. The 1.4 8 valve is nowt to shout about. A 1275 A series will run rings round it even with the Metro having five gears

[MiniMonty]

OK - sounds like a non-starter (can't believe I made that pun...)

So now that I'm interested in the whole thing, if I were to go looking for a Metro
which one is 'the one' to go for ?

[mars red mike]

A series powered, pre H platers. Look for MG, GTa, Vanden Plas, MG Turbo (if your lucky). Non performance models are ok to just not as powerful and a bit less likely to have had its knackers run out. You thinking about an engine swap now bud?

Edited by mars red mike, 02 July 2009 - 08:59 PM.

[MiniMonty]

Engine swap... yeah maybe....

Since it was rollling roaded the little rat box goes really well - but...
Having given up a 4 litre jag I just miss that "ooomph" factor.
I know the Mini is never going to compete with the supercharged lunacy of the XK
but I can't help feeling that a nice 1275 or maybe even a 1380 in such a small light car
would give me back that sense of constantly being in genuine danger.
(which I like...)

[mars red mike]

I dont think a 1380 would be much good as a daily driver. A good 1275 would be much better.

[Turbo Phil]

There's no reason a 1380 couldn't be a daily driver, infact the bigger displacemet gives a decent torque increase over a 1275. If you keep the cam sensible it makes a fantastic road motor.

[Phaeton]

Depends whether its a GTi or a boggo Metro. The 1.4 8 valve is nowt to shout about. A 1275 A series will run rings round it even with the Metro having five gears

On what planet? Standard 1.4 16V has 90bhp with a very good torque curve there is no 1275 out there that comes anywhere close, I see the onset of A series delusionary syndrome setting in, maybe you need to see a doctor.

Alan...

[ProjectMusho]

I thought a standard rover metro had 75-76 bhp that being the metro S and the Sl the Gta 16v had 90BHP.

Edited by ProjectMusho, 04 July 2009 - 10:32 AM.

[mars red mike]

Depends whether its a GTi or a boggo Metro. The 1.4 8 valve is nowt to shout about. A 1275 A series will run rings round it even with the Metro having five gears

On what planet? Standard 1.4 16V has 90bhp with a very good torque curve there is no 1275 out there that comes anywhere close, I see the onset of A series delusionary syndrome setting in, maybe you need to see a doctor.

Alan...

I said 8 valve as in non-performance models. I know what the GTi 16 valves are like I have owned about three of them. Maybe you need to see an optician, or start reading the posts properly