Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi,
it's got to be the weber, never mind practicality who can fail to enjoy the intake roar from a decent DCOE weber carb. In fact it's so good have a pair. Plus they look better too when you lift the bonnet.

Regards,
Wal

who can fail to enjoy the intake roar from a decent DCOE weber carb

Sorry to disagree Wal but I prefer the standard exhaust note on overrun......................

Kevin,
I know what you mean. Despite many years of modification I can still remember the old raspberry sound sitting in the back of, what is now my, Minor being driven to Wales on holiday by my parents.

regards,
Wal

Weber roar is a bit lost on a Minor ! Now on a Mini - I agree !! Especially with a cross flow 8 port head and the twin webers sticking out the front.

Weber roar is a bit lost on a Minor ! Now on a Mini - I agree !!

???????? What do you mean by that?? At least on the Minor, the carbs are sticking out of the side of the engine where they should be!

Damn site harder to fit to a mini too unless you hack a hole in the bonnet (downdraught) or weld a battery box in the bulkhead for clearance........

back to the topic of the camshaft for a moment, Ive had a look at the piper cams website, and they will do a performance "ultimate road" cam, but it says it is for 1275 and larger. what are the implications of fitting this to a 1098?? they will make it with a pin drive slot for £83.

just to add.. the cam is of 285 duration

Ohhhh - 285 is a bit much for a 1098 which is the longest stroke crank of all the (standard) A series range. The 285 will only start to work properly at something over 3000 and will run on to 8000 or more - snag is - the 1098 crank breaks if run over 6500 for any length of time ! To be honest - the very best road cam I have found is the MG Metro item (NOT the Turbo !) - which was devised by Rover to give great torque - fair economy - pass the emissions test - and to run out of breath early enough to stop MG Metro owners over-revving their engines nad causing warranty problems. It really is a superb cam - but is only available with the peg drive. So a matching oil pump is needed - it's easy to fit (bolts straight in) and has greater oil pumping ability too - but of course it does need the engine pulling out to fit it ! However - £5 on ebay for the MG cam, and another £10 (also ebay) for brand new pump - beware there are two types - long nose for 1275 engine(also 970 and 1070 S engines) , short nose for 948/998/1098 engines. Only takes a few hours to pop the engine and change the pump !

well Ive had a little look on ebay, and there is someone selling a pin drive 731 profile camshaft, apparently brand new. 731 is a fast road cam I think?? would this be suitable, as it would be more convenient ti fit as it is pin drive.

how do I fit a crankshaft damper then anybody?

The 285 will be too hairy for the 1098. If it's for a 1275 then putting it in a smaller cc engine will make it seem more [Andew & Lou look away now] 'cammier'. It will also be a right pain to drive in traffic.

I'm sure they would do a 276 or equivalent. Why not try Kent cams? Or eBay (as bmcecosse says) if you know what you are looking for.

The crankshaft damper fits on the end of the crank. It's a heavy version of the crank pulley. I have never fitted one to a 1098, only 1275s but I'm told that it just fits straight on as a replacement.

Cam wrote: If it's for a 1275 then putting it in a smaller cc engine will make it seem more [Andew & Lou look away now] 'cammier'. .

Cammy, Cammier, Cammiest - Nowt wrong with that!
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Oh good grief, I just noticed that I missed out your 'r' as well!

Oh yeah - I didn't