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72 Posts Member #: 11251 Advanced Member |
18th Nov, 2015 at 09:50:54am
Metro turbo Is head unleaded or leaded? spoke to a guy who's built engines for years he said the were ahead of times and they were all unleaded? I'd be wasting my money to have the head converted. Edited by Jonnyturboboy on 18th Nov, 2015. |
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 10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
18th Nov, 2015 at 09:59:32am
If you are talking a-series then unless it has hardened seats installed it needs lead-substitute in the fuel. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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72 Posts Member #: 11251 Advanced Member |
18th Nov, 2015 at 10:09:54am
Metro turbo head |
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10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
18th Nov, 2015 at 10:47:14am
Metro turbo heads were never factory converted to unleaded. So unless it's been done since then it's leaded. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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 1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
18th Nov, 2015 at 12:23:29pm
Been told by some old army vehicle people that they use a drop of 2 stroke oil in the fuel. I tryed it in the black one. Small bore with leaded head ( no inserts type) Done 40k miles with it for now. On a 11to1 compression. No problems so far. But if it realy helps...
Edited by Rammie2000 on 18th Nov, 2015. you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
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 6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
18th Nov, 2015 at 02:02:56pm
I thought all rover cars were able to run unleaded from 88 ish? metro ran for another year of so after that
On 18th Nov, 2015 John said:
Metro turbo heads were never factory converted to unleaded. So unless it's been done since then it's leaded. |
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806 Posts Member #: 989 Post Whore North Yorkshire |
18th Nov, 2015 at 04:04:52pm
The turbo never went unleaded, so they had to stop selling it at the end of 1989 as all cars had to unleaded compatible from 1990. The NASP MG did go unleaded, and took a drop in BHP to pay for it. |
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6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
18th Nov, 2015 at 04:58:31pm
every day is a school day |
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
18th Nov, 2015 at 07:29:47pm
On 18th Nov, 2015 Jonnyturboboy said:
Metro turbo Is head unleaded or leaded? spoke to a guy who's built engines for years he said the were ahead of times and they were all unleaded? I'd be wasting my money to have the head converted. I pulled an engine from a 1990 MG metro that looked totally stock, and it definitely had the MG cam, and all the MG externals, but only had the 33mm valves instead of the 35.6 but did have the hardened seats. As others have said - no factory turbo'd metro ever existed. Sounds like maybe this guy might not have been building A-series engines over all those years.... On 17th Nov, 2014 Tom Fenton said:
Sorry to say My Herpes are no better Ready to feel Ancient ??? This is 26 years old as of 2022 https://youtu.be/YQQokcoOzeY |
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72 Posts Member #: 11251 Advanced Member |
18th Nov, 2015 at 07:56:35pm
Thanks for the reply guys |
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