Now that I've got paint on the engine compartment, I started cleaning up the motor in preparation to installation. As I document the progress, I kind of like this shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8099334872/in/set-72157631773384091/
For the motorheads that have any interest in such things, between the ported aluminum head, aluminum fidenza flywheel, aluminum back plate and lightweight reduction gear starter, I've knocked about 50 static pounds off the motor. Other go-fast goodies include the roller rockers, custom cam, pauter rods, venolia pistons, and of course the supercharger from http://www.hi-flow.com/ In the previous incarnation of the motor, which unfortunately had a cracked iron head, I was getting a bit over 90hp on the chassis dyno, and once saw a bit over 100hp to the ground, just before the head gasket blew. I'm hoping that this version of the motor will hold together a bit better and put a little over 100hp to the ground. For people not familiar with MGBs, a rubber bumper ('76-80) MGB would put about 50hp to the ground, a stock '69, like Jasmine would put about 65hp to the ground. Before supercharging, I was getting a fairly consistent 75hp to the ground. So an MGB that puts 100 to the ground is pretty quick for an MGB. Or about average for a spec miata, which you could buy, or even build for significantly less than I have invested in Jasmine's motor. It must be a symptom of the same mental condition that causes me to shoot with Pentax gear. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
