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[Sutty01]

What was the 0-60 on the mg version of metros
and what was the brake horse
also do you think its worth puting this engine in my car as it will have a full rebuild fitted and stage one with all electrionic bits and good cooling

Also is it 5 speed?

[Turbo Phil]

Not sure on 0-60, but the normally aspirated MG Metro had 74hp & the Turbo had 94hp, neither of them had a 5 speed box.

Phil.

[Sutty01]

thankyou phil also what kinda power am i looking at with a stage one kit in there also?

[clubman katie B.F]

I have heard it is about 80, if everything is in order

[philster]

0-60 is supposed to be about 10 secs for the mg metro (non-turbo), the bhp on paper is 72 as standard. I fitted this as a cheap fix when my highly tuned 998 finally give up and all i can say is i don't know why i bothered with the 998 in the first place. Its a good all rounder and is capable of over 100mph, i find it really good on hills and the acceleration from 60mph upwards is awesome. If you aint got much cash and want a pretty quick mini this is you're best option.

P.s. i spent almost £1200 on my 998 to get 65bhp yet the £150 metro lump is 72!

[Sutty01]

ok well thhere us a slight change to this now were keeping my sprites engine but ading more mods
The end result will be These parts :
Stage one kit
rebored to 1293
kent 286 cam
duplex timing chain

What woud my bhp be after a good setup ?

also how would this compair to a mg metro?

And were will ther powerband be?

[hammoj28]

Is this an easy swap?? Do the engine mounts meet up or would I have to alter things?? Also is the mg metro engine a carb engine??

[miniman5]

sorry flipping the other day neil :nugget: what are brake horse :tongue: ??

[philster]

Is this an easy swap?? Do the engine mounts meet up or would I have to alter things?? Also is the mg metro engine a carb engine??

yes it is a carb engine, all the mounts from the original engine will have to be swapped on to the mg lump but this is straight forward, you will need a multibranch manifold (like on a stage one kit) if you want to retain the mg carb setup. Other problems i had were the breather on the timing cover, i had to modify this with my trusty fbh (f****** big hammer) so that it would clear the fan, i also had to change the oil filter housing to the mini type from the original engine, the original metro igniton coil will also be needed but if you get a complete lump you'll get this anyway. i also changed the radiator to a two core type because it was overheating with the standard rad on.

I think thats everything but i've probably missed sumat!