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Just want to know if the gti6 engine and gearbox will fit in a mg zr? As might be selling engine to cousin for his track car  comments appreciated thanks!
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Anything would with enough time and money.. but it's not a straight fit..
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You would need new engine mounting points welding in, either adapting the chassis to fit a 306 subframe, or adjusting the existing drivetrain to fit the '6 lump.
Not an easy task however you look at it
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Ok thanks guys!
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The driveshafts will need modifying, also on the mg the exhaust manifold is at the front of the engine so on a 6 engine you will probably have to cut a tunnel in the bulkhead to run the exhaust down the back
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Or get really clever, take the gearbox apart, reverse the internals and mount the engine 180 degrees around.
Failing that, retrofit the MG Box to the '6 engine. I have no idea what the engine bay of the MG looks like so I'm firing in the dark here! lol
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Way more work than it would be worth imo. Surely some kind of turbo'd rover lump would be alot easier?!
Doesnt even own a 306.
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Rover Turbo V8 did I hear?!
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V8 twin turbo anyone!
Doesnt even own a 306.
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Remember that the MG ZR was designed for a super light ally block 1.8 weighing sub 100kg... A GTi6 is a iron block 2.0, canted back with hefty 6 speed gearbox.
TBF in terms of engine designs, you couldn't really get much different! The only real similarities are that the're both 4 cylinder 16vs....
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Cheers everyone, loads of help! Think he's looking at 2.5 v6 engine now
*2.5 v6 zs engine
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Why? Just slap a rover v8 in it. I would have thought it would be an easier job?
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Or either that yes! Ill have a word with him tomorrow and see what he thinks to it, most likely he will want that! Haha :p
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V8 would be win. Friend of mine just put one in an old rx7!
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it's still a rover though 
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id just leave the vvc running gear in the posh 25
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I would stay well away from the V6 K6 lump, it suffers like all other K series S**T with the god ol headgasket.
Maybe think about the Rover 2.0 Turbo engine that was fitted to the 200 Tomcat, there are a few on EBay
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v6 k6 lump is very expensive to fix let alone do a belt on one!
better off as mentioned T series the car or leave it be, as rover modifing is a bit of a f*ck on, trust me on that one.
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(14-10-2013, 11:38 AM)BenDturbo1 Wrote: Just want to know if the gti6 engine and gearbox will fit in a mg zr? As might be selling engine to cousin for his track car comments appreciated thanks!
Your 'cousin' isn't lolsteve, is he?
This is his plan to 'beat a GTi-6' eh?
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Go for the T16 it's a far better swop that's what I got in my zr
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