As someone who rebuilds these things for a living, I have to tell you your
racer friend has his zeroes misplaced. There's maybe a 10lb. difference at
best..............
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: James <James@LWSD.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, December 07, 1998 6:51 AM
Subject: Weight of MGB synchro/non-synchro transmissions
>Had an interesting conversation this weekend with someone who;s had some
>experience racing MGBs. He told me that the early (no first gear synchro)
>transmission was significantly lighter than the later (all synchro) one.
>Significantly, as in more than 100 pounds> As losing over 100 pounds of
>dead weight would be like getting a significant horsepower boost for free,
>I was intrigued.
>
>Does anyone on the list know the actual weight of the different MGB
>transmissions?
>
>- James Einolf
>1974 MGB (sure looks sad, up in the air with no front suspension)
>
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