I don't know anything about this particular solution, but strokers are all
the rage among the muscle car crowd these days. Why? Displacement and
torque. More torque at lower RPM means less stress on the valve train,
allowing less expensive components on top -- more bang per buck.
But it doesn't sound like you want to give up any top end.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 7/3/08 8:29 AM, Eric Erickson at eric@erickson.on.net wrote:
> Guy, some advice, please.
>
> After years of developing (yes, mostly by guesswork) the four-banger
> - and resisting the urge to go V8 (I really want to win stuff in the
> "up to 2000cc class) - I recently decided I was banging my head
> against a brick wall if I keep competing against 2 litre cars in my
> 1840cc beast. Even with expensively ported head, better cam,
> extractors, "worked" carby etc etc.!
>
> Now what was that again? There is no replacement for displacement?
>
> So the obvious choice was to throw caution to the wind and head as
> close to 2 litres as I can - yep 1950cc (or 1940... or whatever).
> The VERY big bore.
>
> BUT I am reading so many opinions and contrary opinions on this
> "modification". I am aware of all of the pitfalls as far as flexing
> and wall thickness etc. But then I read the following treatise which
> raises other issues (and again, includes conflicting opinions/
> experiences) - lovely little article.
>
> http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=emg/
> right_tune2.html
>
> Oh yeah, and then I "trip over" a stroker crank (believe it or not)
> and I think this project is destined to happen.
>
> The car is used less and less as a road car but I still do drive it
> on the streets. And there is still the chance that I will drive
> rather than trailer it interstate for the odd competition event.
>
> My aim? Greater acceleration, top end speed and torque (yes, I want
> it all and I want it NOW).
>
> What do you think? Go for it? It is only money, right?
>
>
> Eric
> '68 MGB MkII
> Adelaide, South Australia
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
Mgs@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
http://www.team.net/archive
|