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#1 MiniSi

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 03:20 PM

In my garage at home I have a 1293 engine with a stage 2 unleaded cylinder head sat on my bench. There is also a freeflow exhaust, LCB manifol, water cooled inlet and a HIF44 carb.

I'm no technical genius admittedly, but I am a dab hand at fitting parts and spending money.

NOW...

Should I fit the stage 2 head along with the inlet/exhaust and carb to the clubman

OR...

Buy a stage 3 head and fit that along with the inlet/exhaust etc AND get some new rockers?

The 1293 is going in my 1969 morris which I am building but it won't be finsihed for 3 months or so as its currently in assorted boxes of bits. Which would give me time to source a new head.

What should I do and where should I buy it from. Help!

MiniSi. :w00t:

#2 Bungle

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 03:24 PM

stage 2 and save some money for some 1.5 roller rockers (unless you have a big cam) :wink:

#3 MiniSi

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 03:26 PM

I don't know what cam is in it bungle. From the appearance its a standard metro 1275 A+ lump so any spec/details appreciated.

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 07:11 PM

stage 2 is only a bit of extra port polishing. get a stage 3 because the vales are bigger and you will notice it a lot more.
Get 1.3.1. rockers because 1.5.1 rockers are too much for thye 1275.

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 10:58 PM

go stg3 :w00t: or get a MG 1275 head polished etc... that'll be better...
and 1.3 rollers, with a SW5 cam...

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 11:20 PM

go stg3 :w00t: or get a MG 1275 head polished etc... that'll be better...
and 1.3 rollers, with a SW5 cam...

Sorry but do you know this for a fact, because you have been asking for engine spec advice for a couple of weeks because you don't know whats what.

If your not 100% sure of the answer then watch what you post because if someone goes out and spends hundreds on a new engine based on your information and its wrong, they will be pretty p***ed.

#7 miniman207

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 11:23 PM

buy a stage 3 and sell me your stage 2!!!!!

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 11:23 PM

go stg3 :wub: or get a MG 1275 head polished etc... that'll be better...
and 1.3 rollers, with a SW5 cam...

Sorry but do you know this for a fact, because you have been asking for engine spec advice for a couple of weeks because you don't know whats what.

If your not 100% sure of the answer then watch what you post because if someone goes out and spends hundreds on a new engine based on your information and its wrong, they will be pretty p***ed.

Point noted... :huh: sorry :w00t:*

#9 minimanclive

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Posted 13 January 2006 - 03:27 PM

Something to consider is that the proper MG Metro 1275 head with the big valves doesn't have hardened valve seats to run on unleaded petrol.




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