7 replies to this topic

[sam138]

i am looking for some info on a rebuild of either a 1275 or 998 , i am 19 with a years ncb on a 998 mini city. i am looking for more power and was wondering which way to go as to insurance wise . I have a 1275 mg metro sitting in the shed but would a 998 tuned be better at my age , a standard 998 is so slow . would i get insured on a engine swap / anyone simlar age had dealing with this ?

What sort of power would i be looking at for 998 spec
standard high compression rebuild 998
12g295 head gas flowed
mg metro cam
twin carbs
duplex timing
lightened flywheel
aldon yellow dizzy
stage 1 kit rc40
alloy inlet
looking for around 70bhp at fly and around same in torque would this be a high milage engine

1275 spec
1293 / high compression pistons
mg metro cam
mg metro big valve head extra work e.g gasflowed or stage 3 head
duplex timing
aldon dizzy
stage 1 kit rc40
alloy inlet
lighten flywheel
balanced bottom end
hif 44
looking for around 80-85 at fly and simlar torque figures any better part i could add ? ,looking for high milage engine .

[Midas Mk1]

1275 everytime.

[freshairmini]

to be honest any tuned engine is gonna spank your insurance. speak to your insurance company and explain what your planning and they'll give you a price, then you;ll know whether what you want to do is feasible.

[MIGLIACARS]

a 998cc mini engine with a
lightly ported 12g295 head
hiff 44
lcb
rc40
will give good performance but without throwing a lot of money at one it will not out perform an 1275cc.

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CUBIC CAPACITY

[Tahiti Joe]

a 998cc mini engine with a
lightly ported 12g295 head
hiff 44
lcb
rc40
will give good performance but without throwing a lot of money at one it will not out perform an 1275cc.

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CUBIC CAPACITY

Yes there is, its called forced induction.... But thats cheating!

[AVV IT]

I have a 1275 mg metro sitting in the shed but would a 998 tuned be better at my age , a standard 998 is so slow . would i get insured on a engine swap / anyone simlar age had dealing with this ?

Be warned that a 1275 MG metro unit with a stage 1 kit will give you over double the BHP of a standard 998. Regardless of your age, many insurers refuse to insure engine mods that more than double the BHP, as I discovered recently when trying to insure the MG metro engine that's in my 998 Mayfair.

[jaydee]

1275 = torque
998 = revs

What you after?

[smartie93]

max power is all well and good, but unless the car is going to be used on a track and ragged to 6000+rpm in every gear I'd go for drivability. A 1275 has more torque giving it more real world performance and it cost's less to get power out of when you want to go mad, a standard 1275 would give you a noticeable gain over a standard 998.

But a high revving 998 makes hell of a noise :)

I'm 19 with an mg metro powered car that was originally 998, quotes I've had are very reasonable, but it is my second car and would only come out at weekends.