WE = manual gearbox, synchromesh 1st gear
H = high compression (8.8:1)
Those are the most common variants. Others you might see are:
U = manual gearbox, non-synchromesh 1st gear
R = overdrive
Rc = Borg Warner automatic transmission
L = low compression (8.0:1)
I believe that when the list shows the starting number as 101, that that is
precisely what is meant -- the numbers start 101, 102, 103, up to 91,175 or
whatever. Not 101001, 101002, etc. So your number is in the ten thousand,
eight hundred range, out of 13,547 18GF engines made (13,647 minus 100).
Which is a surprisingly low number for a whole year's worth of NA imports,
now that I look at it.
on 6/22/01 1:03 PM, Dan Furbish at BarnOwl@world.std.com wrote:
> Hello all,
> my 1968 MGBGT engine has a new 1975 no-lead head,
> new .030 over pistons, a mild street cam (Moss), new
> cam bearings, a high output oil pump, Pertronics, MSD
> ignition with HS6 SU's with K&N filters, the Peco 2"
> exhaust header and exhaust. No smog equipment.
> So it's not stock (obviously), coupled with a new clutch set up
> and the new T9 5 speed, it's a "Fun car to drive".
>
> My question is on the original OEM engine tag it reads:
> 18GF-WE-H 108**, the last 2 digits are vague.
> I checked with the latest Moss catalog on pg. 61,
> Production data, the year, commission # etc.
> I take it the 108** is a much later version than the
> first GT with a 101** code.
> What's not explained is the WE, and the H .
>
> Can folks enlighten me on what those letters signify ?,
> and possibly other letters that may designate certain features .
> TIA.
> Dan Furbish
> 68 MGBGT
>
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