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[haggz]

ive seen the posts on people fit KA dashes into their mini's but has anyone fitted the engine into one, just curious to know.

[blue blood]

ive seen the posts on people fit KA dashes into their mini's but has anyone fitted the engine into one, just curious to know.

It can be done but there is not much point. A lot of fuss and hassle for another small engine! You would have to modify the subframe and drive shafts, then chop up the loom to splice then make sure everything fits it would just be a headache. The best place to ask would be the 16vMF but i think the majority of their opinions would be the same as mine. I'd just stick with a mini lump unless you want serious horse power!
Regards Blue

[Big_Adam]

Blue, he asked about the dash deary.

Haggz, yes you can fit them in a mini, you have to do a bit of chopping around the edges but you can do it. Have to do a search as I know it was done recently.

[WiredbyWilson]

Actually Adam he asked about the engine!!

[Dan]

Sounds like he's asking about the engine to me Adam!

[Tommyboy12]

Unless you get an engine from a later 2002 onwards Ka you will just end up with another slow and noisey push-rod engine designed in the 60s? I dont see the point really.

[minidream94]

why go with the KA engine, try get hold of a 1.7 puma engine as they have more bhp than the 2 litre zetec does fairly popular conversion with the ford boys

[haggz]

thanks for replies. i bought one just for the power steering rack (honest), so scrapping the rest of car.

[minidream94]

strip everything else out aswell mate, dash, seats etc what ever u dont need sell on, always someone somewhere that will need a little thing off the car

[M44K TS]

why go with the KA engine, try get hold of a 1.7 puma engine as they have more bhp than the 2 litre zetec does fairly popular conversion with the ford boys

+1

My mate has done a few Mk4 Fiesta, Puma 1.7 swaps and they do go very well. He also bought an accident damaged Racing Puma which went very well once it was repaired again.

[Big_Adam]

Damn eyes, why do you betray me.

Again and again, only had a few bits of metal in them and they turn against you.

[Stevee]

ive seen the posts on people fit KA dashes into their mini's but has anyone fitted the engine into one, just curious to know.

why would you? the KA engine is a million year old design, it dose not fit in a KA, it never works properly. its built my ford

its properly worse engine ford has ever made, and i mean ever made, i wouldn't even think of trying this convertion if you can call it that

A Series = GOOD

Ecotec engine = bad

Bob Cat Ka engine = VERY DIEABOLICA

[mini_mad69]

Can't see the point myself, take out one rattly pushrod engine and fit another one.

Much better engines for conversions out there.

[valve bounce]

why would you? the KA engine is a million year old design, it dose not fit in a KA, it never works properly. its built my ford

its properly worse engine ford has ever made, and i mean ever made, i wouldn't even think of trying this convertion if you can call it that

Bob Cat Ka engine = VERY DIEABOLICA

now im sorry but that is nothing but rubbish, that engine is a kent desgin from the late 60s and has been used it fords from then upto about 01/02 and is a brilliant engine the old carb based ones are quieter and dont rattle as much the only reasson the injection system was fitted was for emissions i belive. i did some were read an article about a comparison between this engine and the a serise and the ford engine is a better engine i think there was something metioned about tuning these and the ford was capable of 140bhp per liter and the a serise struggles at 100bhp per liter (dont qoute me on these im struggling to remember the exact figure) the ford is a crossflow and has a stronger bottom end.

i drove a standard 1.3 mk1 fiesta a few months ago in completly standard trim and compeared to a 1275 mini it was miles more powerful more tourque, the only think i would say was it struggled to get 35/40mpg but this was a carb version and the later injection stuff is just a quick but abit better on fuel.

[starletman]

ive seen the posts on people fit KA dashes into their mini's but has anyone fitted the engine into one, just curious to know.

why would you? the KA engine is a million year old design,

What and an A series is modern by comparison.I thought Mosses knocked up the A series while he had nothing to do on the ark.Totally agree on why you would even consider putting a ka in a Mini though.