At 07:04 PM 9/23/97 -0400, you wrote:
If I don't do anything at all to upgrade the suspension and
>brakes, it will still handle and brake better than any that still has the
>2500CC six cylinder engine and stock brakes and suspension, because the
>engine not only weighs less, it is also placed further to the rear, and
>lower, than the stock engine.
Just always remember that mega HP doesn't help it stop any better! But I
suppose what we each want out of a car can differ. My current B will remain
4 banger, though I intend to tweak it. The Jensen probably soothes my big
bore desires.
>Please, don't try to get us to thinking too rationally and logically. If you
>do too good a job of that, we may all wind up selling all of our LBCs, and
>getting something a lot more practical. No rational person would own one of
>them. Would they?
Hmmm... I have a Jensen Interceptor, MGB, and Series Land-Rover, all
sharing everyday driving duties -- just how rational can I be ;-) ??
Michael, New Bern, NC
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