The immediate problem that comes to mind is how to put a hole right in the
middle
of the frame to accomodate the exhaust or to create a basket of snakes to
re-route the exhaust to miss. Also very RPM sensitive with a narrow powerband
compared to our motors and require a much higher (4:88) gear to make the limited
torque usable.
Ron
SPL311RDST@aol.com wrote:
> 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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