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RE: 1800 in a midget?

To: "'MG List'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: 1800 in a midget?
From: "Larry Hoy" <list@marketvalue.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 16:46:47 -0600
>From what I see on the race track a 1275 engine can put out more hp per
cc than the 1800 engine. Seems like the 1275 is a better design.

Larry Hoy



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Max Heim
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 4:08 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Re: 1800 in a midget?
> 
> 
> Hmm, if you're going to the trouble of an engine swap, I'm 
> sure you could find something with a better power-to-weight 
> ratio than the B-series lump. I would also wonder about the 
> bell housing fit, and the overall height.
> 
> I once saw a neat installation of the Alfa Romeo DOHC 1500 
> into a Spitfire. That or a Miata unit would at least make 
> some sense in terms of a general increase in sophistication 
> <g>. But you could probably get almost as much horsepower as 
> the stock B engine just with some modifications to a 1275, 
> without the road-hugging weight. 

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