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Looking at the purchase of a new 4/4 sport and a bit overwhelmed by the amount of optional kit available
RPM suggesting Induction Kit,Motolita Wheel/boss,spinners and metal door catches

Any views on the sports exhaust as well.........coming from a Lotus I feel the Morgan may be a tad quiet for my hooligan side

Thanks in anticipation

sports exhaust is a must, so is motolita wheel/boss, my car has door handles but I rarely use them, you will neeed a luggage rack if you intend touring, I don't leave mine on permanently. I have no knowledge of induction kit. small interior mirror is essential and a clock and door pockets would be handy, Defendall film on front wheel arches saves paint from stone chips.

I'd agree totally with all that- especially the sports exhaust- not only for sound effects but more importantly for performance and free-er revving. My car has a Zetec not a Sigma engine so my concerns where slightly different but I also fitted a 200 cell cat to replace the OEM 400 unit. ( I did try a 100 cell unit but it was problematic when I came to the emissions aspects of the MOT)

The induction kit is more complex- not least because of the packaging issues under the Morgan bonnet and all sorts of associated questions about where to site it to get best results in terms of cool dense air. The length of the runner and how it mjight shift performance up and down the rev band also has to be factored in.
This has cropped up on a number of threads on TM so there is plenty of comment

A fianl point ( which I admit is a bit 'nit-picking) is that a number of people ( Brian 'Aeroman' for example,) have raised the issue of the rear axle ratio on the Sport. If you think this might be a problem, it is good to be aware that changing it can be a bit pricey.
Regards,
G

If you have not driven trads before it may be politic to hold off the Motorolo for a while and stick with the standard wheel. With no PAS you may find low speed(<5mph) manoeuvring hard work. If so you could go for a larger diameter and/or thicker rimmed wheel. If you are happy with the steering then go with a smaller wheel for more direct steering. You can also get an offset wheel which will give more space over your legs. But do budget for a wheel change at some time, the standard one is a bit ugly.

Not too sure where the the clock goes on the current Trads, but on my '02 car it is only of use to the passenger.

Door handles are to personal taste, but if you could envisage a situation where you have to get in the car in the pouring rain wearing gloves, with a briefcase in one hand and a laptop in the other then get door handles.....

Sports exhaust would be highly desirable, but research the market, are there suppliers other than the MMC who may have alternative offerings?

Otherwise I think that the ethos of the Sport is to keep it as light and simple as possible.

Specing up a new car is such fun isn't it.

Brian

Re the sports exhaust, as Brian says, there are a number of alternatives over and above the MMC version.It might be worth talking to Rob Wells at Librands
I know he does systems for the Zetec R and Duratec but not sure about the Sigma.
In any event, he is helpful and very switched on and I've always found him happy to give advice
G

There is now a Librands manifold/sport cat system for the Sigma, about £750, to be used with their 4/4 sports rear system, about £300. Plus fitting.

Oh, and a clock will be connected all the time and will run your battery down - may I suggest wearing a watch.

The most useful interior extra I have found is elasticated door pockets.

Nigel

This is only a very small point but it might be useful for the future. Among the types of steering wheel you can get is a replica of the original 'Bluemels' wheel- with the four spokes as was fitted to a lot of the earlier trads and was, I think, ( not sure) standard fit up until the early seventies.
The originals look great - albeit every time I see one I can't help thinking of what it might do to my chest cavity in an accident.

When the new wheels are seen in isolation, they look equally good BUT once the wheelboss/ horn push is fitted, the spokes look very short and, IMHO it really spoils the effect.

As I say, it's a very personal view, but something to think about if you go for that type of wheel.

I went for the smaller Moto Lita simply because I needed the extra space for my knees and and a 15" wheel wouldn't work for me

I do find that sometimes the rim is a bit 'thin' especially because I've retained the blades on my car and low speed steering is heavy. I get around this by wearing driving gloves-Very 1950s 'cad and bounderish', but it does the job!
regards,
G
PS If you do go for a sports manifold and exhaust, get a really good airfilter element fitted while you're at it. gg