On Sun, 3 Mar 1996 Ceicia@aol.com wrote:
> I have done a bit of research regarding having more power under the hood of
> an MGB. I have yet to see a more cost effective alternative than hopping up
> the MGB engine. There are a plethora of aftermarket parts available, and you
> still have the option of doing a 2-liter conversion. I too have heard that
> not all MGB engines can be punched out that big, but used MGB blocks are
> pretty cheap and fairly plentiful with rust having killed the sheetmetal but
> sparing engine blocks. While the MGB engine isn't a revver, it makes pretty
> good torque down low to get away from a light - advantage of an archaic
> undersquare design. Modern oversquare engines don't have great down-low
> torque characteristics and I've yet to see a Japanese car/engine where parts
> were as cheap and readily available as they are for the MGB engine. Further,
> good luck trying to make a modern 2 liter tranverse four with fuel injection
> work in an MGB for anything less than big $$$$$.
>
> I've also looked into a V-8 conversion for my MGB, using the ex-Buick/now
> Rover aluminum V-8. It's still more expensive than souping up the MGB four,
> but its being done very frequently - I saw two conversions at Import/Kit Car
> Show at Carlisle, PA last summer. There's even a book available for the
> conversion. Based on what I read, the conversion's a lot easier on the
> rubber bumper cars than it is on the chrome bumper cars.
>
> Lastly, I seem to recall that I saw correspondence from someone autocrossing
> a 160 horsepower MGB in the EP division. If he's running an MGB engine, it
> seems to me that that's the guy with the expertise to answer the question.
>
> George
>
Why not try supercharging? My Judson, after purchasing the missing
pieces, cost about $1200. Big power increase, and I could probably sell
it for the same money anytime. They are available from a guy in New York.
Rob
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