1293.....

[charlie_mini]

Decided as charlie's engine is about to turn 120,000 miles (and the impending RR Session :D)!i've decided to look at a rebuild kit to replace the 1275.
dont want anything too major as the car is a high mileage daily drive so i've decided on a fast road 1293 short engine kit...
Ideally looking to renew the pistons, bores, cam, timing gears and clutch and generally give the engine some more poke.

this is what i'm looking at from morspeed http://www.morspeed.co.uk/engine-kit-1275cc.htm


SPORTS ENGINE KIT 1293-1340cc Also suitable for S.P.I & M.P.I
With the correct set-up this engine will produce 75+ BHP.
Freshly bored and cross hatch honed to +020- 060, The block is then chemicaly cleaned, Fully prepared & painted, Re-surfaced, And fitted with new cam bearings, Crankshaft is ground to next size, Complete with new VP2 bearings, Conrods are fitted with new Bolts, Genuine hepolite Pistons and rings, Supplied with a new Duplex timing gear set, MSPD or kent Performance cam of your choice, High grade Followers and H/C oil pump.
Engine is fully dynamic balanced.
Complete with new oil ways, core-plugs & gasket set.
PRICE £510.00 Exchange + £30.00 delivery (uk)
PRICE £660.00 Outright + £30.00 delivery (uk)
Approx time scale of 1 week



but MED, minispeed and minisport all offer a similar kit for differing amounts of £££
http://www.med-engineering.co.uk/product_details.php?p_id=76&vlang_id=120

http://www.minispeed.co.uk/classic/index.cgi?task=showproduct&id=kit-1293budget

http://www.minisport.com/acatalog/info_BBK1293S2SE.html

Cant see a massive difference apart from the MED kit comes with omega pistons (i would if it was a 1380 but for a 1293 i can't justify the cost really!:( )

what's the general consensus???

[Gr4H4m]

MED have the name..and therefore the price.. Morspeed have a good name the bloke that runs morspeed used to be the engineering manager at MED...

However the time to get things done at morspeed can be much longer than expected. Morspeed even posted an apology at the beginning of the year

I would vote Morspeed. Or look at getting you engine re-bored at the local machine shop and buy the bits you need, that is if you are building it..

Lower the Cr and force the air in :)

[Gr4H4m]

looking at their website they now give delivery times.

[charlie_mini]

thats what i thought, and a week turn around isnt' too bad. gonna build it out of the car and drop it in over a weekend. :D

[Steve]

I know where there is a brand new 1340 fully complete with head etc. Never been fitted. Rebuilt by race eng 4 months again. If you would like I could have a word.

[Gr4H4m]

wooo that sounds like it would go..

[moddinmad]

that sounds like a better option

[Deano]

Aw engine`s can sort you out to:confused: