Has anyone ever compiled a list of little hints and tricks like this one
(below)? I would like to hear from anybody who has any...I might even try
to compile a list of them and put them up on my webpage when I finally get
it up (along with that MG survey I took a while back). :) This could be
interesting. :)
Oh...and does someone have any recommendations on a fuel additive that I can
put in to clean out my engine (as sort of a preventative maitenance thing)?
Just wondering.
Thanks, :)
Blake Wylie
1970 MGB
At 10:20 PM 1/19/98 EST, Rick Morrison wrote:
>Dan,
> What Andy was getting at, I think, was that alterations should be
>thought out carefully before the first wrench is turned.
> Yes you can gain the odd couple of HP by going with WELL DESIGNED
>components, without breaking the bank.
> Like wise there is a myriad of tuning tricks to pick up hp , without a
>outlay of money
> For instance, on an under 2 litre 4 cylinder engine, about 2 hp can be
>gained by simply indexing the spark plugs. This consists of matching the
>plugs to the cylinders such that the open side of the gap (opposite the
>side electrode) is facing toward the intake valve. Procedure is simple.
>Mark each plug (on the hex or metal portion) with a felt tip marker to
>indicate the gap opening. Install the plugs, one at a time in the engine,
>trying each one in turn till you get the one that when tightened, has the
>mark faceing the intake valve. Continue with each cylinder mixing and
>matching. (I've never had to have ove 6 plugs on hand to get a good
>match) Perfect alignment isn't neccessary, just as close as possible.
> The incomeing intake charge, by being allowed to pass unrestricted over
>the face of the plug, cooling and cleaning the plug on each intake cycle.
> It works, too.
>
>Rick Morrison
>72 MGBGT
>74 Midget
>On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 20:08:49 -0600 DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
>writes:
>>Andy,
>>Thanks for the input.=20
>>I'm gonna print this one out and staple it to my Haynes manual!
>>I guess the consensus is, if I'm not gonna hop up the engine
>>internally, =
>>then the stock filters and exhaust are fine and going to the
>>aftermarket =
>>parts won't get me any more gains than doing proper maintenance.
>>Duh.....
>>Guess I'll save my money for restoring the suspension and the like, so
>>=
>>I'll have a nice, original, like the engineers designed it, perfect =
>>running car, rather than one that has some expensive add-ons and fancy
>>=
>>Schmancy catalog stuff in lieu of regular tune-ups.=20
>>Is that the jist of what everyone is trying to tell me? AM I GETTING
>>IT =
>>NOW??? :-)
>>Dan
>>'73 B
>>
>>
>>----------
>>From: Andy Ramm
>>Sent: Monday, January 19, 1998 11:17 AM
>>To: DANIEL RAY
>>Cc: 'MG List'
>>Subject: More HP for less $, was aftermarket air-cleaner
>>assemblies
>>
>>I think the big question is what are you really trying to do and what
>>kind of power changes do you expect. An engine is a system. Change
>>one
>>thing and it affects the rest of the system.
>>
>>Instead of giving Moss all your cash for a Peco, here's a way to get
>>about 10% more power (and maybe even more) and a good feeling about
>>your
>>car for almost no money.
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