Jim, This note is a little overdue ! I want to thank you for giving
me Woody's address. I should receive my Rover engine from
Woody next week. To refresh your memory I am the one who
rode with you on the Summit Point Raceway ! :-) I have my
Buick clutch housing and am about to get my Borg Warner T5
transmission. I plan to put the engine rearward with Towery's
A/C engine mounts. I am going to use a world class Camaro
transmission case with a Mustang extension. I am wondering
what spline should be at the engine end - 26 tooth? I would
like to use a Borg Warner 10 inch clutch and pressure plate
and a McLeod or Weber hydraulic throwout bearing. How
is the pedal effort with the std clutch master cylinder? This
sounds like what you are running. Do you have B-W part #'s
for these parts? Has anyone done dimensional fore-aft
measurements / stackups? My clutch housing is 5.875 inches.
How far is your flywheel face from the rear face of block?
Am I getting too deep into this or do the parts just fall into place?
I also plan to use a 3.27 rear axle if all works out. This should
give me 2306 RPM's in 5th at 70 MPH with a .72 trans. ratio.
( With the .63 ratio the number would be 2018 RPM's. Isn't this
a little wimpy or would 300 RPM less at 70 MPH improve cross
country driving enough to make it the preferable O/D ratio? )
Re: 4.2 L Conversion > Look at the monster you have
created ! :-) All this info really helps us V8 wanabe's and
guys that are somewhere in between or have V8's that
are in need of upgrading ! More questions created !
More answers needed ! Is this a great Mail List or what! ! ! :-)
Hey, Robin, How about installing a T5 in your MGB V8?
Adios, Jack Renaud 79 MGB LE(the purists will hate me! )
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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