MG Metro Turbo

[Dub-Se7en]

perfect, sleepersville

 

[Adam_Glanza]

lol yeah you wouldnt expect a thing the looks would be priceless!

most people have prob never heard of a metro turbo

 

[Dub-Se7en]

i've got a soft spot for them, mainly cos i owned it's bigger brother, the maestro turbo

 

[sx_turbo]

looks awsome,

has he uprated the gearbox, as them gear box's shatter at anything more than 12psi

 

[Adam_Glanza]

if u read above sx he said no he doesnt!

 

[sx_turbo]

if u read above sx he said no he doesnt!

lol cheers i didnt read that

 

[Gilly2006]

the body work has changed abit. he has the metro turbo body kit now with the alloys painted in black. but nowhere on it says its a turbo. there is a couple of metros around preston with the turbo body kits on but there none turbo!
i do have a soft spot for it tho!!

 

[Dub-Se7en]

see i'dda left it on the trims and steelies. still have the original skinny 13's with sportif wheeltrims in the garage, gonna have to fit them at some point

 

[Adam_Glanza]

lol you dont wanna do that dub or youll be spinning all over the place,

tyres and wheels are ok imo but bodywork as standard as possible

 

[Gilly2006]

lol you dont wanna do that dub or youll be spinning all over the place,

tyres and wheels are ok imo but bodywork as standard as possible

agreed, with the boost now it spins in 1st in the dry with pereli's' on but with those old steelies on tho it used to spin in 1st in the dry running 0.4 bar. but people still don't know what it is. they just think its a metro........ until it passes them.:rockon:

 

[www.glanza.co.uk]

i've got a soft spot for them, mainly cos i owned it's bigger brother, the maestro turbo

Quick car then and now! Always toyed with the idea of getting one of them back in the day...

 

[Gilly2006]

Quick car then and now! Always toyed with the idea of getting one of them back in the day...

id still toy with the idea of one now. great fun! just abit of a pain to get running right! but i wouldn't have a metro id have a mini which would be awesome to have!

 

[Dub-Se7en]

lol you dont wanna do that dub or youll be spinning all over the place,

tyres and wheels are ok imo but bodywork as standard as possible

nah i would only do it for temporary as a laugh, too dangerous permanently. it's just that Metro looks so unassuming and sleepy with the steelies, just how i like 'em

Quick car then and now! Always toyed with the idea of getting one of them back in the day...

hell yeah, 6.7 to 60 and that's before you start tinkering with it mine ran 28psi (for a short while, before a cam lobe and then a short time later the differential decided they wanted out, hehe)

if i could find one that hadn't rotted into tiny pieces i'd snap one up.

 

[Deano]

The standard mg turbos do 0-100 km/h in just over 9 secs according to the specs

 

[Dub-Se7en]

there is more than one type of MG turbo, i'm talking about the Maestro.

 

[L900CMC]

That is a proper sleeper, I like it!

dub any pics of your maestro? I still get enquiries about them!

 

[Dub-Se7en]

no mate, this was back in '99 before digicams and whatnot

it looked just like this though

also had a turbo converted one, that said 1.3 on the back

 

[Gilly2006]

what did it go like? there a 2.0 aren't they?

 

[Jay]

I have a soft spot for the MG badge. I learned in a MG Montego and loved every minute - the electrical gremlins kept things interesting!

 

[Dub-Se7en]

what did it go like? there a 2.0 aren't they?

bat out of hell mate, 2.0 8v with a T3 turbo running on a modded HIF44 carb that pressurised the float chamber under boost. 150bhp as standard, christ knows what mine was but it was quick, way quicker than the starlet is.