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Re: fastest MG

To: neil.cairns@virgin.net
Subject: Re: fastest MG
From: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 09:29:14 -0700
At 07:18 AM 9/2/98 -0700, neil.cairns@virgin.net wrote:
>...
>This had a belt driven double overhead camshaft, four valves per
>cylinder, with 3 ltrs capacity. With Lucas Micos fuel injection adapted
>from the Jaguar XJR racing car, electronic ignition it produced 250bhp
>initially, and eventually 400bhp.

I have often thought about how nice it'd be to have such heads
with an extra cylinder on them, the thought of a twin-OHC 3.9 litre
Rover V-8 is intoxicating.

>...
>produced, but this is disputed. They were eventually outlawed from
>competing, and Autin/Rover sold them off for pennies.
>

I wish one could find them for pennies today...

-Keith Wheeler
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