MG6 1.8 turbo elise?

[bencollins]

Torquey 160hp engine, lightweight, emissions compliant, tunable.
thoughts?

[paulshears]

I can see were your going...

But you can fit a Honda or VAG unit which are both "known" engines .... & the MG6 engine is very much unknown

[fatwomble]

Is the MG unit an up of the K Series. If it is it will probably drop straight in. It may also be possible to buy a brand new one, which you can't with the Honda

[Scuffers]

fatwomble said:

Is the MG unit an up of the K Series. If it is it will probably drop straight in. It may also be possible to buy a brand new one, which you can't with the Honda

err... yes you can.

[bencollins]

Well i was more meaning more for new model production as there seems to be a hole between base 1.6 and exige these days, and the ZZ is dead, with the remainder toyota engines pretty dreary. I agree the honda engine is a better retro swap tho, 220 vs 160.

[fatwomble]

Scuffers said:

err... yes you can.

I didn't think they would sell new ones. How much is one?

[Scuffers]

fatwomble said:

I didn't think they would sell new ones. How much is one?

~£6K (inc gbox etc)

[Gooby]

bencollins said:

base 1.6 and exige

WTF? a 1.6 exige? Why? who on earth would buy that?


Define "pointless"!

[pthelazyjourno]

He said base 1.6 [Elise] AND Exige.

There isn't a 1.6 Exige. At the moment, it's just whatever's left of the 1.8 models.