Never had a
problem with the engine and sad to see the car go which was due to the flimsy body folding when I hit some raised iron work in the road in first gear
one day 
I replaced it with an E30 M3 so not much difference
Hi
Anyone used a Rover K Series 1.1 or 1.4 8 valve (K8) engine with the standard single KIF44 SU carb (not later single point or multipoint injection or
twincam) from an early 1990s Rover 100 (Metro) in a Locost? The simplicity of this appeals - carb, distributor, mechanical fuel pump and no ECU or cat
as a spiritual successor to the all alloy 1100cc Coventry Climax engine as fitted to early Lotus Sevens which is out of reach.
I know following Caterham practice with their 1.4 twincam fuel injected K Series (or 1.6 etc) would make more sense matched to a 6 speed Caterham box
or a Ford Type 9 five speed and bellhousing adapter. But where would the fun in that be?
Anyone got experience of such an engine in a Locost as well as an alternative gearbox options for a rwd set up to a K Series that is lighter than a
Ford Type 9? Can you use other rwd Ford 4 speed boxes such as Type E (oft called the ‘Rocket’ but only some were) or 2000E (Bullet) - does a Ford Type
9 gearbox conversion bellhousing for a K Series engine fit these other gearboxes?
K8 engine info: http://www.austinmemories.com/styled-66/index.html &
https://www.aronline.co.uk/engines/k-series-engine/
Just to contradict myself, if I do install such an engine with a Type 9 gearbox I can always do an upgrade later to a larger capacity twin cam K
Series that will need an ECU!
Cheers
Mike
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I had a 1.4 K with carb in a Rover 200 around the mid-90's for 3-4 years. Lovely engine and I thrashed it all over the place Never had a
problem with the engine and sad to see the car go which was due to the flimsy body folding when I hit some raised iron work in the road in first gear
one day
I replaced it with an E30 M3 so not much difference
A carb is a carb, the engine only sees the air/fuel ratio, what I would say is that the SU carb (or any carb) is not a simple fit and forget, SU carb has a main jet that can be changed but the needle profile required is a black art I am yet to get my head around.
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Originally posted by snapper
A carb is a carb, the engine only sees the air/fuel ratio, what I would say is that the SU carb (or any carb) is not a simple fit and forget, SU carb has a main jet that can be changed but the needle profile required is a black art I am yet to get my head around.