Thomas,
I don't know all the technical stuff but I will hazard a guess that you will
find the "modern" V6 (and V8) will be lighter than the cast iron inline 4 the
MGB has.
Here's something I found in an earlier post:
>If you haven't already, I suggest the you subscribe to the MG V-8
> Newsletter. It is published every February and August by:
>
> Kurt Schley
> 1855 Northview Rd.
> Rocky River, OH 44116
>
> Lots of good information on converting the 'B' to v8 power plus a
> sellers and buyers marketplace.
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In a message dated 96-12-05 13:23:17 EST, pokrefke@ocean.st.usm.edu (Thomas
James Pokrefke) writes:
> For all the MGB purists, please delete this.
>
> To those with more liberal minds, a good friend with a 1978 MGB called me
> last
> night. Hid B has been out of commission for the past 9 months, courtesy
of
> the
> Prince. He is now driving a leased Nissan truck that will earn him a
> substantial
> penalty for exceeding mileage (if he continues the trend). He wants to
put
> a
> modern V-6 in his MGB and use that as his driver. I talked him out of it
> based on
> the increase in weight decreasing handling.
>
> However, an interesting question did arise. When one switches engines, it
> is
> necessary to change transmissions? Rear-ends? how complicated is the
> process?
> Is it hard to find a angine that would bolt up to the MGB transmission?
>
> Any help you can offer will certainly help Jim 'get back in the fold'.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Thomas James Pokrefke, III
> 1970 MGB
> pokrefke@ocean.st.usm.edu
> http://ocean.st.usm.edu/~pokrefke
>
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