>
>Well for starters it allowed the MGA to put out a good bit more power!
>There were some detonation problems in the beginning, and the compression
>was then lowered. You will typically read that the Twin Cams were
extremely
>high maintance, yet with proper (read: routine!) maintenance they seem to
be
>fine.
But how does it work? What is the engineering principle?
>
>> I saw one for sale this weekend in Connecticut. The owner said that the
>> engine had been replaced with a later model MGB block, which toned down
my
>> interest, but it sure looked nice. With a rust-free body and a 90%-good
>> paint job, the owner was asking $8500.
>
>Is that the one Former Glory has forsale? I thought it was dismantled?
>Anyhow, you could always source an MGA 1600 block and fit that.
It was sitting on a lawn in front of an antique dealership somewhere in the
Birkshires. Alas, I probably couldn't find it again if I tried.
>There was also one forsale some where in New England not so long ago for
>$8000. It was a complete rust bucket but had some interesting factory
>options; a competition windscreen, competition seats, close ratio gearbox
>and a non-standard differential ratio.
The interior of this one needed a substantial bit of work. Only the
exterior was in good shape.
>> I use the term "Twinkie" in hopes of eliciting a more exuberant response.
>
>IMHFO, the MGA Twin Cam is perhaps the finest automobile ever produced. It
>is the car I long to own, in numbers... or a bunch of Austin Healey 100-4s.
What does the F stand for in IMHFO?
Regards,
Charles
'74 Midget (runs better when it notices me looking at other LBCs)
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
Bloomfield, NJ
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