what are mpi minis like
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as above really any one had any experience of the above, i mean power, reliability etc etc.

cheers

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

id imagine a darn site more reliable than a renault clio (sorry im a bit bitter at the moment)

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

rusty!! my mates one is 6 years old my clubbys pushing 30 and i'll give you one guess which is in better nick!
its not the only one ive seen thats been like it either :S driving wise its a nice car and so far has been quite reliable apart from a broken gearbox but id put that down to his driving more then anything.
steve

doh! why did i start messing with it!

well its a 1998 and rust free apparently?

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

wouldn't be this one would it carl?
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=123794

if it is that one is exceedingly pleasant

pop on some waxoyl and roberts your mothers brother

i wonder if my ladders would fit in the back........

that is the one bud, but i cant make me mind up, i think its cool.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Rust free

Now that is something tht shouldnt be said in describing a Mini.

It should be

Theres no rust, where you can see it

Carl

My Mpi is a 1998 and is starting to go around the scuttle pannel and the front just under the lights. Apart from that it is the shell really good.

They are the most comfy minis you will ever find decent sound deadening etc. Performance is reasonable. however if you have been driving well setup 1293 etc then they will feel sluggish. However if your only experience is a only 50k plus mg metro engine then it will do just fine.

Oh forgot to add gearbox. Some of them seem to go on forever, others need a new box at about 50k, The only thing I can put it down to is there was more than one friday in the week on the assemberly line :/

Jep, I got a -98 MPI :) Bought it a month ago, but it drives well (without the sportpack wheels) and is a nice car. They all rust a little at the usual places like under the windscreen, under the headlights :(

www.shag.no

I put it down to materials and very very long gears.....

Your constatntly nailing it to get anyway - and it eats the layshafts.

Alex

AlexF

thats a nice looking mpi in the link i like that a lot. i think being owned by somone who obviously put a lot of time and effort into it has a big bearing on them,
this one of my mates was owned by a lady that i think just used and abused it then swapped it for something newer and it shows. it had 18k on it when my mate got it and the first job he did on it was take it to the bodyshop to get rust treated! it realy needs the whole front and scuttle/windscreen surround sorting now, id still have one if the price was right tho, his one seems to take everything in its stride and does it with a bit more class than my old clubby! i mean hell its got an intermitent wipe! mines got 1 speed and a plunger to make the washers work lol
steve

doh! why did i start messing with it!

I've got a 2001 one. and if you are prepared to invest in beefing up the engine abit then they are great.

if its reliability you want they are very reliable the only time i've had toruble with mine was when i rewired it incorrectly after having the engine out.

go for it.

TurboDave said

"Fab's right of course.

Maybe you should take your styling ideas off the French instead! "

So why did you have the engine out? Because of reliability? :)

He changed the diff on the gearbox :) Changed the 2.7 to a 3.44 iirc.

Manchester Minis

indeed i did mr jackman.

the diff is 2.7 which is far to long for an n/a mini on 13"'s

that is one of the best mods i've done actually it transformed the car.

TurboDave said

"Fab's right of course.

Maybe you should take your styling ideas off the French instead! "

I reckon you can run it on carb, on MPI engine, just megajolt it, and run su carb. it will be extra reilable.

it will be gay and also way go back to carb when the emissions are set for injection would be a nightmare at mot time.

TurboDave said

"Fab's right of course.

Maybe you should take your styling ideas off the French instead! "

AlexF