Randy Rees (Starwave) wrote:
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> Anybody know why MG never fitted the twincam engine to a B, also not that
> I would or could, but will a twin cam fit into a B without modifications?
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> Randy Rees
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Randy-
>From what I gather on the history of the Twin Cam (from the book "MG" by
Ian Penberthy, it would seem that the engine was a nightmare from a
durability standpoint, hence the reason it was dropped. It was
engineered as a "black hole" project, since MG did not recieve the
funding to pursue the concept from BMC. Seems that the corporate theory
was to use exisiting components wherever possible. As a result of the
shoestring budget, reliability was poor, and the engine was
tempermental, and was subsequently abused, gaining a poor reputation.
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