T-series K-series? How different are they?

[Station]

I'm considering binning my K-series and putting a T-series in there - if it's not too much a bugger of a job. Are the mounts the same, and do they share the same gearboxes? Thanks!

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Is that for your MGF? Smaller K-series used a Peugeot 'box, but bigger ones share the same R65 'box as the T-series.

Surely an L-series is in order if you want to stick a boat anchor in the back.

[ashmicro]

The R65 is the wee Pug 'box, the big boy is the Honda PG1. Unless you're going T16 Turbo Station, it's hardly worth it, especially as a T can't cool properly in an F. I'm also fairly sure you'll need a different (or heavily modded) rear subframe.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Sorry, got muddled there!

[ashmicro]

What about a Lotus-Toyota 2ZZ-GE S/C?

[Station]

Yeah, it's for that flipping MGF.

I really want to just do a swap for a similar capacity engine without much work doing. It's been done before on Elises and MGF's, but details are a bit sketchy.

I don't want a turbo as it's too much hassle, I'd even opt for a 1.6 - basically, I just want an engine that will go in with just modifying engine mounts that isn't shit (K-series).

[ashmicro]

...that isn't shit (K-series).

HARSH

[Station]

I've got to a stage where I've given up on it. Under 3,000 miles in three years is ridiculous. I can't remember the amount of times I've had trouble free driving for 200 miles and then for it to chuck the coolant out of the header tank.

[ashmicro]

My 214SEi did that from brand new! it is a PITA. The dealers were useless. What cured mine was a new 'stat, a new "jiggle" valve*, a new header tank cap, followed by a very very slowwww coolant fill and a damned good bleed.

 

*goes in a thin pipe below the header tank, but your F is probably too new to have that.

[Pete-M]

There's an MGF in the scrapyard by McCoys (Nr MiniMark5s). According to the scrappy owner "It drove in, nothing wrong with it, bloody scrappage scheme".