Rovertech 2.0

take the exhaust cam out, send it to Piper for a regrind,
then port and polished and matched head,
throttle bodies,
the list is endless, its just about budget.

google this : dave andrews k-series

all you need to know.


Oh and the mems 3 ecu CAN be remapped

the wheels are cr*p , but the size of them really suits the car!

well it should be pretty obvious wether its an 8v or 16v. then it should say on the logbook if its 1.1 or 1.4, i think these two engines, the 1.1 16v and the 1.4 restricted 16v have very similar power outputs, so its hard to understand why rover would bother using the 2 different powerplants. if all...

they are fine! and easy and cheap to fix if anything does go wrong.

Driving a noisy 1.8 L rover 100 really attracts the wrong kind of attention :roll: ... but i love it :P I don't get many boy racer / modified cars trying to race me really, its usually the age 30+ boring car types, who feel the need to proove themselves by overtaking (or trying to) a modified rover ...

i think that ones broken.

they pop up on ebay every now and again, well intercooled and boost controlled will see 170 bhp and similar torque from the engine 8) - harder than the vvc to do the conversion as said before - as emerald or DTA might need to get involved - but it would be different, and fun, and most importantly - ...

meguiars super degreaser

about 15 quid for a gallon, it dilutes 5:1 water to degreaser for strong degreasing properties, or 10:1 water to degreaser for paintwork. Very safe and being megs you know its good.

I went as passenger in one about 2 years ago on the 'Retro Cars' mag. shoot at Brunters. The Metty had a 1.8 VVC engine with Emerald EMS and about 180bhp, IIRC. Great little car!! That would be Andy Richards GTi, solid cammed 1.8 on throttle bodies. I take it you are the guy with the maestro in the...

C2K wrote:VVC Turbo? And it DIDN'T explode?

why would the fact that its a vvc make it explode?

VVC only effects the duration of the inlet cam, making it open for longer at higher rpms.... i think it worked pretty well, but the guy isn't on MetroPower anymore so haven't heard anything of it recently.

has any one fitted the 1.8 k series turbo engine in one yet Yes, there are 3 over on Metropower.co.uk -one was built by a guy called jamie, uprated intercooler etc and a bit of tinkering saw about 170bhp with a stack of torque, over 150lbs i think. -another RobVVC, is currently building a 1.8T into...

They are rapid enough 8) mines a non-vvc 1.8, and i keep with ZR 160's :twisted: ... infact, i win :D Top speed is only limited by the gearbox, as a vvc in a metro will pull to the limiter in every gear. 130mph in mine feels slightly unsafe, its more about the thrill factor under 100mph to be honest

i brought my 18,000 miles lotus elise s2 engine (1.8 k series) for £350 with all ancilliaries, 6 months ago... that was a good price at the time, that bunch is still worth £400-£450 for the mileage on it alone. you get what you pay for, 100 quid will be a knacker unless you really do stumble upon...

he has a 1.4 8v (~80bhp) so a 1.6 16valve (~110bhp) is obviously worth it for 30+ bhp. also, its no easier or harder to fit either 16v engine, so you might as well have the +7 more bhp over the metro gti engine... also to whoever said its heavier, its not, same head, but 200 cc's more combustion cha...