Harley wrote:
Now if it was a 4g92-mivec engine, I'd say go for it!
74Club-man wrote:
Yep fair enough. I haven't seen these engines used in any feeds yet so I'm guessing its not worth the hassle to transplant one of these. I just wonted some opinions.
Harley and 74Club-man - the reason you havent seen these engines in a Mini before is that they simply wont fit (unfortunately)!! The 4G92 or 4G63 with a manual gearbox is simply too wide for a Mini. Also, Harley, the
DOHC 4G92 from the Lancer puts out 108kW, what stock 1100cc A-series does that???
If you asked anyone on the forum what was the cost of the Engineering Fees, they would say less that 10% of the total build cost, maybe even as low as 5%. So the cost of the Engineer isnt really a factor.
It comes down to the 'fun factor' and how much you want a car that is somewhat 'exclusive' and also the bragging rights to say 'I did it myself'. If all these things blow your skirt up, then doing an engine conversion is the way to go.
Simply, if you polled the owners on the forum who actually have done the conversion and drive their cars regularly, then none of them would ever go back to an A-series. But a word of warning, you need to ask the right questions to the right people not just listen to opinions, heresay and speculation.
Just my $0.02
Cheers,
Tricky