metro turbo into old mayfair
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hi
this is my first post so sorry if this is in the wrong place or if this has been asked before
i have been offerd a metro turbo engine and im just wondering how mutch work it is to be fitted into my 998 mini
i dont know mutch about cars or engines but i am willing to lorn

ps. engine may need re built. again how hard is this to do?

thx
dazz

Edited by AlexB on 19th Apr, 2006.

very hard and expensive if it needs building and you dont know much. talking £3kish id say for something reliable.

Look at the ads from Morspeed / MiniSpeed / Vmax / etc for a price for a rebuild of a 'near standard' or modified motor.

For the mini itself - how long is a piece of string? Basically - are you looking at a 'budget' instalation, or a full hit with new bits?

Final tip - take a look in the FAQ / Knowledge sections and have a read. Almost any question you can ask, will already have been asked. If you ask the odd one or two that have been covered, fine. But ask every question without research - and folks will get annoyed

I don't think anyone on this forum (and there are some pretty smart people) did a turbo conversion as their first project. There's a lot to learn.

It is, of course, still possible, but if you haven't even fitted a stage 1 (for instance) then you're going to get bogged down very quickly.

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

haha, i did, turbo conversion 2 years in the making now, it's not easy but i'v learnt soo much. Wouldnt recomend it, very expencive, time consuming prodgect, start small.

Chris

998 turbo

I did my turbo conversion as my first ever mini haha!

I didnt have a clue what i was doing, just use this forums search to answer questions

I got it before i passed my test but worked all summer and got all the bodywork done and paintwork done for when i passed but it still had a 998cc engine

I built mine in a year missing college and spending late nights doing it, it would have been sooner but i spent most of the time searching for bits and saving money for parts.

if youve been offered a metro turbo engine, then accept it

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3