On Mon, 6 May 1996, Todd Mullins wrote:
> Does anybody have/Has anybody seen horsepower and torque curves for the
> original (i.e., nonsmog) version of the MGB's 18G B-series engine? All
> I've been able to uncover is the figure "95 hp", or some such. Far more
> important than the nominal rating is the _distribution_ of torque over
> the rpm range. Driving impressions tell me that most of the torque is
> available down low, but I'd love to see a graph.
Road and Track June 1970 compares MGB, Fiat 124 Spider, 914, TR6.
They only say 92Bhp@5400, and 110ftlb@3000.
Sorry, no curve.
Test ranks (points, lowest is best):
Fiat 139
914 207
TR6 213
MGB 279
Hahaha, when I first read this, this was fine with me as I was heavily
into Fiats at the time.
The 914 at the time was brand new and not sorted out yet, or it would have
won.
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