Engine valuation
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Hi all,

Not been on here for a while but looking at selling my N/A 1310 fast road engine. Its a really strong motor and has a really nice torque curve, making about 85/90bhp with about 93 lb/ft of torque but never got a proper R/R readout.

Heres the spec grabbed off my build thread on TMF:

Block & bottom end

Metro 1275 A+ base
Acid dipped
Painted red for extra power and strength
Re-bored +40 = 1310cc
Ae 21253 +40 Pistons
New cam bearings
Block deck skimmed 0.008”
Std rods
Std crank, reground 10/10
Crank, flywheel, pulley dynamically balanced
ACL big end & mains bearings 0.010”

Valve train

Kent (billet) MD276 cam
Kent vernier timing gears
Lightened followers
Original pushrods
Minispares 1.5:1 ratio roller tip rockers

Cylinder head

Modified by SRE (Slark race engineering) to fast road spec.
Ported, polished and gasflowed
35.7mm Inlets - 29mm Exhausts
Double valve springs
Bronze valve guides
Skimmed to achieve 21.2cc combustion chambers giving 10.5:1 CR
Painted red

Transmission

Std metro HLE, helical cut gearbox; rebuilt
Minispares 4 pin diff
3.44 Final drive
Centre oil pickup pipe
S/C drop gears - 1:1 ratio
MED ultralight flywheel
Fast road clutch plate
Orange diaphragm/pressure plate
Standard backplate

Ignition & fuel

OEM Lucas 65dm4 Metro electronic distributor
Re-curved & serviced by H&H ignition systems to engine spec
Lucas std 12v electronic ignition coil
Eluminition HT leads
Std metro dizzy cap and rotor arm
No vacuum advance

Standard spec metro HIF44 1 ¾” carb – rebuilt
K&N cone air filter
Facet fast road fuel pump
Filter king regulator
Braided fuel lines

So what realistic price should I be looking at? Searched completed listings on ebay but seems pretty dried up where non standard engines are concerned.

Thanks.

Edited by Pauly on 7th Feb, 2013.

How old is it and how many miles has it done?

Engines a few years old, barely done a few thousand miles. Nicely run in and doesn't smoke.

I just sold a similar engine but it had a 286 in it and had a print out to show 93bhp for 1200