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Re: Searching for a J15 motor

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Searching for a J15 motor
From: SPL311RDST@aol.com
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 14:14:58 EDT
Well heck, I admit I have a weakness for old Brit iron, I used to have a Brit 
resto-shop... BUT... MG 1.8? In a roadster? (reminds me of the Triumph TR7 
with a B210 A series I saw....)  Ick. 
If you are serious about playing musical engines, why not a Mazda Rotary? 
Small, neat, goes FAST! and believe it or not, easy to work on. (well, yeah.. 
the carbs are a bit more complicated than an SU, and no, they don't get the 
mileage everyone would like...). But still a better alternative to the BL 
engine.


In a message dated 10/02/1999 06:44:01 MST, jtyler29@idt.net writes:

> If a V8 or an L24 can go in a roadster or a VG30 in a 510 I would think a 
> Nap Z
>  could squeeze in, some versions are pretty short.  But you bring up a good 
> point, 
>  an R16 or H20 wouldn't be bad.
>  
>  I personally wouldn't spend a penny on a J motor.  It's just a poor 
> implementation of a poor
>  design(Leyland)!  And hey, swapping an MG motor would just be putting 
> British
>  junk where Japanese junk was sitting.  Junk is Junk, what's the big 
deal..?? 
> 
>  
>  Jim Tyler
>  I like the V6 idea!

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