which engine to put in

[Guest]

i want to put my maestro back on the road but which engine to use? (as i have a few) do i (A) put in the o serise which has moto build ecu and a few other bits (B) m series 16v (roger parker conversion) which is standard i think or (C) t series half fitted but did have a miss fire when removed from the tom cat uuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmm what to do with least hassel

[Guest]

O series is the easiest to fit, M&T are the same work but the T has more potential.
O is a very reliable if thirsty engine compared with the T
M&T are more refined than the O

See if you can drive both a 16v and an 8v and make up your own mind

[Captain Slow]

The Roger Parker conversions were rare. Keep it as an M for the curiosity value.

[Simon]

Agreed...M16 Roger Parker.

[Guest]

Yep that is what i was thinking too do you know if they were standard?

[Guest]

Is the motobuild ecu for the turbo or efi??? and if so is it for sale!!

[Guest]

The ecu is on the efi engine not sure about for sale

[Guest]

Ah,thats ok,i need it it for the turbo ,anyway.....as for your conversion,i go with the majority.....the roger parker lump....

Good luck with it!!

[countrydude]

Did you not get any history with the M series? I'd guess it was unlikely to be modified as it had a standard air box, I'm guessing standard ecu too. The M series nasp is a very tuneable engine though. I remember reading a thread on rovertech about a guy tuning them in some sort of kit car or something. 300bhp was mentioned. Aftermarket ecu and a few other mods. I can try to dig it out a link if you are interested. It is a nasp right?

I think I'm right in saying you can run a M series nasp on the efi ecu so an m seires conversion is pretty simple to do! Just an engine swap.

[Guest]

Yes got quite a lot of history but not a lot about the engine its self would be interested in the details about tunning the engine does it run on the stadard efi ecu??

[Simon]

Standard ignition and fuel ECUs can be used but it is recommended to use the M16 ECU's. The ignition unit is a straight swap but the fuel ECU has more pins and needs a bit more wiring, but will be better for fuel economy and to achieve the correct mixture. There used to be quite a lot of info on these swaps on the net.

[Guest]

Got the m16 running like a dream after curing the fuel leak and miss fire i am now happy to do the swap in a few weeks time Simon the car i have has alresdy been converted so will be a straight swap into the other shell so i should be straight forward

[Simon]

Cool...was that the silver grey one?

[Guest]

yep thats the one

[countrydude]

From memory there was aftermarket management and mapping to give big gains as it is a very sturdy bottom end with a fair flowing head. I'll have a look tomorrow, or later today

Yes got quite a lot of history but not a lot about the engine its self would be interested in the details about tunning the engine does it run on the stadard efi ecu??