On Mon, 28 Sep 1998 22:05:08 EDT MGMagnette@aol.com writes:
>Trevor, poor lost wayward soul. A nice two litre B-series engine is
>STILL
>just the ticket to a rip snorting MGB. Even a 1800 cc but very well
>built
>engine can be wicked fast.
>Converting to V6 or V8 is:
> #1 TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE! any junkyard engine that cost less than a B
>engine
>needs to be rebuilt. MGB engines can be rebuilt rather inexpensively,
>6 and 8
>cylinder engines have more parts and cost more.
That depends on which V-6/V-8 engine you choose.
A complete engine rebuild "kit" for a Rover V8 (1980 SD1) set us back a
whopping $625. That included everything from pistons/rings, bearings,
gaskets, seals, new rockers, and down to new core plugs (freeze plugs).
No way you can get out for that with a "B". Heck a new set of
pistons/rings will set you back $250 alone!
When I built my son a 350 cid Chevy engine, he put a set of 9.5:1 cast
pistons in it, which he paid, across the counter at the local parts
store, the princly sum of 164 bucks.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
Don't let anyone
>charge you
>Lotus prices for a B engine.
> #2 TOO DAMN HEAVY! Unless you get Rover V-8, realize that most
>engines out
>there are cast iron. Nasty stuff cast iron. You'll soon be budgeting
>for
>springs and a handling kit. Add that to #1
> #3 NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL OR INSURE! Most insurance companies
>won't
>touch a car with a funny engine in it. Alot of buyers aren't too keen
>on
>home-job engine swaps.
>
> As nice as the factory V-8 was, if you don't have enough money to go
>full-
>setup, realize that the next best option is a well built standard de-
>emissioned B-engine. I just got one that was built in Scotland for
>about
>$1200, and it is a sweet running free reving engine that the original
>never
>was. A heavy V-6 out of some sedan is nearly immpossible to set up
>properly
>in terms of carburation and ignition. You will save no money going
>for a V-6,
>and unless you spend a fortune on the engine, get little more usuable
>horsepower.
> I like B engines if you get my drift... Others apparently don't.
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