spargs wrote:
Basically what i am wanting is reliability. Sure i could do a rebuilt A series engine but the constant maintenance puts me off. I like the idea of chucking in a jap engine and not having to worry about it as much.
this opinion bugs me a bit.... A series engines aren't unreliable.... there are plenty of minis out there that are still running around on 30+ year old motors. It's just maintenance, the same as you do on any other motor, any other car...
a jap engine conversion can be as reliable as an A series, more reliable, or even less reliable - my money is on it being generally a less reliable vehicle as the modifications create stresses and other issues due to the fact that the car was modified and altered to take something that wasn't meant to be there in the first place... case in point, what's wrong in this picture? - the car has a G13B in it
I just happened to notice that after I was looking at the photos when I got home from the event... I pointed it out to the owner and he did something about it, but who's to say he'd ever have noticed, until it was too late. The owner also said he wouldn't take the car on the track as the caster bar mounts were too weak and would break under heavy braking - how can that be safe on the road?? I don't call this vehicle reliable
and yes, I have a conversion in progress - I don't expect the finished product to be any more reliable than my daily driver MK2 Cooper S, which takes me on a 450km round trip to Echuca every few weeks, and never misses a beat - I keep it maintained, just like I would any other car
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