mini metro turbo engine
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Hi all
I have been looking for a number of months for a mini or metro turbo engine for my mini, with the intention of putting a t2 turbo on it to avoid cutting the bulkhead, the problem I am having is the variety in price, recently I have asked a bloke on ebay if he had a buy it now price for a metty turbo and he said 1200 , I am willing to pay a fair amount for an engine but I thort that this was an extortionate price for an engine that hadn’t even been fully re built. What is the going rate for these engines today? I’m not bothered if it needs re building as I’m not in a rush to get the engine in.

Why not just start with a std 1275 engine if your going to rebuild it? I believe most peoples engines on here didnt start life as a turbo charged unit.

one day boost will be mine!

Try looking here and having a read: .

I have looked at that option, as far as I’m aware its deeper dished pistons, centre main strap and up rated exhaust valves and guides isn’t it?

cheers for all your replys, but i have one more quastion. Roughly what dose a metty / mini turbo engine sell for these days?

far too much!

On ebay they sell for stupid money & 99.9% of the time will need a complete rebuild. The youngest of the Metro Turbo engines are now over 20 years old, to find one that doesn't need a rebore will be almost a miracle.
As the only real advantage of a Turbo engine over any other 1275 was the pistons, why not just buy a standard 1275 & build a decent engine with that ?

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thanks apbellamy, i know that the going rate around me was around 350 a few years ago but i cant seem to find them these days so my only refrence has been ebay ware they vary from 200 to 600. but of recent ive been offered a few that are more then double that.

Anything around the £500 mark. Me personally, I dont think original turbo engines are worth the money people are asking for them these days. I would much rather get a standard 1275 unit and rebuilt it to the spec I like.

If i can remember it was the deeper dish pistons, sodium filled valves, (think the 1st motion shaft nose bearing on the gearbox was different??) and on earlier units the crank was supposed to be stonger. There wasn't a center main strap fitted.

HTH.

Hi Phil, id love to tbh but i think 1275 engines are just as rare in wales as metty/mini turbo engines, cant seem to find any that are not on ebay, and they seem to go for around 400 which is a little steep i think, maybe that is un reasonable, correct me if im wrong, dose anyone know for a 1275 lump?

thanks Pauly, didnt think of the gearbox but i suppose that makes perfect sense with more power, £500, i presume that is also requiring a rebuild, dose anyone know roughly what converting a 1275 to 1275 t costs?

thats the question!!!!! lol

theres a few things you need to have set in your mind: power + cost or cost + power. ect,ect,ect....

the more power you want, the more likely you will have to fit upgraded stuff, most prob gonna cost more.

if you want the same power as a era turbo, then you could try to do it on the cheep.

I aimed for 150bhp@ about £2000 and got 160ish, start to finish, full rebuild and fitted, but im a tart and a magpie so buy shiney things!!

some can do it for less. have a read through peoples builds to see who's doing what, and what might suit you, also it might help you set goals. goodluck

The last 1275's I bought cost £85 for a short MPi engine and £53 for a standard A+ 1275 with box (no head, cam or clutch)

Hi wintersurferuk, thanks for your reply, just had a look at your photobucket and some nice pics in there ill bare in mind all that you have said, although atm im not looking for much power the same as an era turbo would be plenty.
Thanks to everyone again thats replyed above

this is what you nee to look for,

"£53 for a standard A+ 1275 with box "

slap some pistions in, get an old t3 and carb, then you nearly have the same as a metro turbo lump. well sort of, you get the idea, all the knowledge is here, and when you get stuck just ask.

It's just a case of looking hard, the bargains do show up.

Won't help if you live a good distance from civilisation though...