Modified engine - Sell complete or part out
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Hi all,

Selling my 1310 engine but unsure if to sell complete or strip and sell the head, short engine and gearbox separate?

Would I get less if I parted it out compared to selling complete?

some more detail would help. what parts etc are fitted. I would say most of the time you would be better of selling stripped down.

If the parts are desirable you'll probably make more splitting it.
As above, more detail needed.

Phil.

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Full spec

Block & bottom end

Metro 1275 A+ base
Chemically cleaned
Re-bored +40 = 1310cc
Ae 21253 +40 Pistons
New cam bearings
Block deck skimmed 0.008”
Std rods
Std crank, reground 10/10
Crank, flywheel, pulley dynamically balanced
ACL big end & mains bearings 0.010”

Valve train

Kent (billet) MD276 cam
Kent vernier timing gears
Lightened followers
Original pushrods
Minispares 1.5:1 ratio roller tip rockers

Cylinder head

Modified by SRE (Slark race engineering) to fast road spec.
Ported, polished and gasflowed
35.7mm Inlets - 29mm Exhausts
Double valve springs
Bronze valve guides
Skimmed to achieve 21.2cc combustion chambers giving 10.5:1 CR

Transmission

Std metro HLE, helical cut gearbox; rebuilt
Minispares 4 pin diff
3.44 Final drive
Centre oil pickup pipe
S/C drop gears - 1:1 ratio
MED ultralight flywheel
Fast road clutch plate
Orange diaphragm/pressure plate
Standard backplate

Ignition & fuel

OEM Lucas 65dm4 Metro electronic distributor
Re-curved & serviced by H&H ignition systems to engine spec
Lucas std 12v electronic ignition coil
Eluminition HT leads
Std metro dizzy cap and rotor arm
No vacuum advance

Standard spec metro HIF44 1 ¾” carb – rebuilt
K&N cone air filter
Facet fast road fuel pump
Filter king regulator
Braided fuel lines

Edited by Pauly on 31st Mar, 2018.

if i was buying an engine, I would at least want the head off, and the box off i i could see that it is in decent condition, or even what is up for sale...

seen too many people buy "full race" engines that are just standard with a head and cam thrown at them.

Pics, price and reason for sale?

The main thing that makes me think to part it out is because people won’t buy on description alone and like you say they would want to see it for themselves.