You know that the original numbers quoted were brake horsepower (Bhp)
and, I believe, at the flywheel. And under "lab conditions" ie, quite
optimistic.
A stock early B will show around 64Bhp @ 5000rpm at the wheels
Skye
Word on the street is Eric said:
> Whenever people ask me why I fiddle with my engine so much I am inclined
> to quote them figures as per the following (just one of the many ways
> these figures are quoted on websites, this from
> http://www.vmrintl.com/CCTM/General/mg.htm - reprinted without
> permission, thank you :-)
>
> "Built on a wheelbase of 98", with an overall length of just 153" and
> low curb weight, its in-line four cylinder engine motivated the B quite
> nicely. Through dual "SU" semi-downdraft carburetors the BMC-provided
> 1,798cc (109.7ci) in-line four was rated at 94 bhp at 5500 rpm"
>
> All *I* am doing is trying to return my tatty little beast to its former
> glory and get back that "94bhp at 5500 rpm". The dyno guys tell me that
> if I am aiming at 94hp to keep trying - so I do :-) I am almost there.
>
> --
> Eric
> '68MGB MkII
> Adelaide, South Australia
>
> "Nothing overshadows truth so completely as authority"
> ALBERTI
>
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