9 replies to this topic

[simini22]

how easy? i'm sure there was one in a mini van or pickup owned by a plant or farm machine firm in mini world a few years back but all it said was it was an easy fit???

[not so mini dan]

You could always put the entire Maestro engine in your mini, would solve any potential compatability problems

[Ethel]

You could always put the entire Maestro engine in your mini, would solve any potential compatability problems

You'd have to - you couldn't screw the maestro clutch on to the Mini crank. For all the work involved you may as well choose a better engine.

[nev_payne]

i was under the impression the maestro box arrangment results in the gear chage rod being stuck out of the front of the car?

[miniboo]

not really worth doing a maestro engine swap with the other current options on the market.

orver honda vauxhall suzuki etc etc probably cheapest to do a suzuki or vaux swap. have a look at Purple Tom's vaux engined clubby or Pandoras Suzuki engined one. or ed4rans for a RWD suzuki

[Guess-Works.com]

how easy? i'm sure there was one in a mini van or pickup owned by a plant or farm machine firm in mini world a few years back but all it said was it was an easy fit???

There was, and it was a maestro block, but it was a Mini 5 speed box, not the Maestro gearbox attached. It appeared in a mag, probably about a year ago.. and raised the same question... the owner actually popped on to TMF and confirmed the above.

The maestro/montego 1.3 is an A series, but the gearbox is side mounted... this has been fitted to a mini, but you'll also notice that the engine is rotated by 180 degrees, so the carb is positioned at the front and normal ancillaries at the rear...

Probably easier, to do a 1.4 K series conversion.

[simini22]

i see thought it a bit sus that we wernt all ripping meastros to bits for the gearbag

[nev_payne]

hmmm hence why there are barely any A-Series metros around anymore

[Guess-Works.com]

Nothing wrong the the maestro/montego block/head however, and because they are the wrong way round, they resited the oil filter up onto the block twin point stylee... makes for a good mini engine

[Big_Adam]

i was under the impression the maestro box arrangment results in the gear chage rod being stuck out of the front of the car?

Simple solution.

Put the engine in the back. RWD! WOO!