can anyone lend me some money?

[trickey]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-75-1-8-Turbo-K-Series-Engine-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ4569565088QQcategoryZ10414QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

I'd quite like to see one of these in a mini :D
sadly a little out of my price range :(

[FatKev]

They produce some nice power, and can make a big hefty car like the 75 shift a wee bit.

I'd think the turbo would cos the most problems on the install? Any of you people who have done K installs like to comment based on those pictures of the engine?

[trickey]

on mine i'd have to relocate the radiator to the boot, and the turbo would stick out through the grille a fair bit. If you built a frame like Pickups, but put it in a clubman or extended roundfront, i reckon it would just about fit. at least the turbo would be just about in the middle if the car, so you could make a grille wilh a bulge in it.

[evolotion]

on mine there is plenty of room for a turbo infront of the engine block 8) :idea: , iv tested a T3 up there as a curiosity and it fits with clerance (just) but with the 1.8T manifold i'd have to move my radiator over a touch.

because of the k-series natural tilt, and the very deep std manifold IMHO you can fit a small turbo in the space the manifold occupies, like for example the TD04 from a subaru. (about T2 sized)

[BigAndy]

no problems with room in mine - just move the seats forward a bit :twisted:

[MiniRio]

Cooling could be a problem, not to mention all the extra turbo gubbins and theres an intercooler to fit in there somewhere.
Still worth a go.