MGA MGA 1600 - Honda K24 swap?

[Samizdat]

Has anyone seen an example of a Honda K24 swap into an MGA?

1961 MGA 1600 MK I if we need to get specific… I have a good roller, but it has a seized engine.

Before you tell me there are better option out there, the reason I ask is that I may have come into a K24 donor at little to no cost and I’m trying to decide what to do with it.

 

[JPSmit]

sounds like a cool project! No specific examples but, you might find inspiration here is you aren't already aware of the site:

BritishV8: the site for enthusiasts of modified British sports cars

About classic British sports cars, performance mods, V8 engine swaps, MGB V8 conversions, et cetera

www.britishv8.org

 

[YakkoWarner]

I like the idea - I'd do some measuring to see if it will fit. I looked at an MGB that had a overhead cam Nissan engine (SE 20 I think) swapped in but making it fit meant they had to notch down the front crossmember a lot more than I felt comfortable seeing, so I passed on it. If the K24 will physically fit into the MGA's engine compartment without compromising structure it would be a really sweet upgrade power-wise. I have no idea how it would get connected to the MGA transmission, you may also have to use a matching Honda transmission so check the space available for that as well.