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> From: Kai Radicke <mowogmg@pil.net>
> To: Kai Radicke <mowogmg@pil.net>
> Subject: Re: MGB TwinCam?
> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 1997 7:19 PM
>
> > Of the course of lunch today, I had a discussion with a co-worker about
> > building an MGB engine with an MGA twincam head...although we were
pretty
> > sure that it WON"T work. So my next suggestion was, "if they can make
a
> > CrossFlow MGB/MGA head, why not reproduce a TwinCam head for MGA/MGB?"
> >
> > Any thoughts? I know I would gladly shell out $2500 for a reproduction
> > twincam head and manifold.
> >
> > And anyone have the email/webaddress for the guy who makes the
CrossFlow
> > heads?
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> Ok here is some more thoughts to ad, and a little math. (my hypothesis
for
> power)
>
> (Specs of MGA, please correct if wrong...these are used as examples only)
>
> MGA 1500 - 68HP, 77LB FT Torque
> MGA 1600 - 78HP, 87LB FT Torque
> MGA TC - ~105HP, 105LB FT Torque
> MGB 1800 - 98HP, 110LB FT Torque (early MGB)
>
> So with an increase of of 100cc between the 1500cc and 1600cc MGAs, the
> engines gained an extra 10HP and 10LB FT Torque. So that still holds
true
> with the MGB engine (early MGB) which gained an even 30 HP and 33 Torque,
> with an increase of 300cc over the 1500 MGA. So I'll deduct 10 HP&
Torque
> from the TwinCam engine, and that would give me the approx. number of
> HP/Torque gained if the engine stayed at 1500cc.
>
> MGA 1500 w/ TwinCam head - 95HP, 95LB FT Torque. (these are guestimates
at
> best). So if I then added 30 HP/Torque I would recieve the aprox. amount
> of power gained if it were an MGB engine TwinCam.
>
> MGB 1800 w/ TwinCam head - 125HP, 128LB FT Torque...or an engine that I
> feel would equal the MGC. Of course...these are approx numbers based on
> math and have nothing to do with all factors that contributes to
power...I
> would expect the final HP/Torque numbers to be about 145 each.
>
> Remember that a TwinCam head for an MGB would probally have larger
valves,
> and a large combustion area, thus MORE POWER (tm)!
>
> Can you tell I am excited? I want a TwinCam head...I'll try to organize
a
> non-profit firm called Help Kai Make an MGB TwinCam Head or HKMMGBTCH.
> Anyone else want to help? ;-) this would be cool!
>
> Ok, I'll stop thinking now :)
>
> Kai
>
>
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