- 1. RE: Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 13:39:06 -0700 (PDT)
- That is probably true. However, engine horsepower seems to be the standard in the automotive world (be it bhp, hp net, hp DIN, etc). Rear wheel hp ususally is only considered when a chassis dyno is b
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- 2. Re: Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@mail.ic.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 20:46:05 -0400
- Ulix An interesting point is that the way that horsepower was calculated changed between 1962, and 1980. The 92-94 h.p. that was claimed for the 1800 B series engine is now widely disputed. The early
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- 3. Re: Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Malcolm Cox <malcox@napanet.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 21:45:51 -0700
- As I recall from the '60s in England, BHP was derived at the flywheel, but with (generator) water pump and fan hooked up. Tha magazines of the day (EG Autocar) would sniff at American (SAE) horse pui
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00019.html (7,003 bytes)
- 4. Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 96 11:17:14 +0200
- But what load on the generator? This would dramatically change the amount of power it took from the engine, which could be (at 50% efficiency): 40 amps * 15 volts * 2 = 1200 watts = 1.6 HP. My guess:
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00023.html (6,995 bytes)
- 5. Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@mail.ic.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 17:10:14 -0400
- Fellow SOLers Anyone have anything to say about Peter Burgess' book "How to Powertune MGB Four Cylinder Engines"? I have a bastardized 77 B, with a 79 engine, Weber DGV carb & header, Crane ignition,
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- 6. RE: Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: "Cram, Geoff" <gcram@wdni.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 15:37:00 -0700
- Recently got it, but have only skimmed it so far. He seems to know a lot about his subject and covers the engine in excellent detail. Interestingly, he considers the various parts of the stock system
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- 7. RE: Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 22:43:37 -0700 (PDT)
- <Schnipp> I don't know MGB's, but he must be talking about early cams. B power went from 98hp all the way down to 62.5hp (less than my Sprite, hahaha!) over the years. The cam must have something to
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg01023.html (7,491 bytes)
- 8. RE: Book - How to Powertune an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: "Cram, Geoff" <gcram@wdni.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 08:32:00 -0700
- Another interesting point: that early-engine 98 hp is brake hp at the flywheel, presumably with no auxilliaries attached. At the rear wheels it winds up being in the low 60s. And I think he was writi
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg01087.html (7,898 bytes)
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