Max,
Sorry to do this but the engine is a three main engine not two...I'd hate to
see how a 4 cyl. 2 main engine would operate! :o)
The three main engine; either the 1275 or the 1500 will be quicker at the
take off than the B due to the fact that the three main engine is a free
reving engine and the B is a 5 main engine (more drag on 5 mains than 3).
Keep in mind that there is only so much you can do to these engines and the
best geared original rear is a 3.7:1.
They are great cars! But then again...I'm biased as well.
On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:41:22 -0800, Max Heim wrote:
> >The later 1500cc engine has a little more HP
> >(in original spec.) but the A series engine is preferred because it
seems to
> >be a tighter or crisper engine.
> >
> Not only that, but the (originally Triumph) 1500 has only 2 main bearings
> and no cam bearings (hard to believe, eh? what were they thinking?), so
> is not at all recommended for serious tweaking. Cheaper to rebuild,
> though, one would think... (which is good, as it probably requires it
> frequently -- at least the only one I know personally did).
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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