2L gte engine in a metro

[jayson metro]

hi guys i wonder if any one can help me witha few things?

1 what is the lenght and width one a gte engine?
2 done any one have any pictures of the postion of the engine mount

it just before i buy the motor want to know will the motor fit in and what sort of changes i need to make


many thanks jayson

[lee coley]

2l gte engine?

Are you talking about the astra GTE?

16v or 8v?

In a metro?

[burgo]

well if the xe fits in a mini and a metro engine bay is bigger than a mini engine bay, it will fit!!

might be better buying an off the shelf kit for an xe into a mini and adapting that to your metro

[loggyboy]

Might as well fit a 1.8 16v rover lump.. thats been done in metros a few times successfully and i would imagine it would be alot easier than fitting an XE.

[Stuart]

and get the right PG1 gearbox and get an LSD straight away :D

[meritlover]

i would stick with the XE, the K series is weaker than a camels back. wet liners=bad tunings. i know DVA has over 200hp from them but its not a lot and is far more expensive and scary than tuning the XE.
drop the metro subframe and start with engine mounts, then work out from the gearbox to the hubs. the rest is just electrical string and plumbing.