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MG MGA - LeMans recreation on eBay

There is a very nice A on eBay - resonable price and hugh performance numbers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1961-LE-MANS-TOTALLY-RESTORED-ALMOST-NEW_W0QQitemZ4634929204QQcategoryZ80750QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
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It looks really cool and I love the fitted metal tonneau cover.
Gordon Harrison

Wow, its hot looking. Can you really get a 190 hp out of these motors?
Tysen

You can get 190 out of a 5 main B motor with the crossflow head. The crank would need to be billet with Carillo rods and some pretty fancy pistons. I asked for a build sheet and the gent could not supply any specifications as he purchased the car as is. Regardless, I do like the car. I did discover that one of the EX182 at LeMans was painted red, the remainder in BRG.
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Re - 190 bhp, I'm in process of building a cross-flow 5 brg engine, 190 is a bit optimistic, it may be possible if you sacrifice the mid range grunt, apparently 175 is achievable with lots of torque. Has anybody built anything like this ?

Terry
Terry Drinkwater

Dave Headly out of Colorado builds great 5main, B motors for racing. 190 no problem. Kent Prather builds 3 main 1622, 40 over motors that get close to that. Bob Yarwood out of Cresswell Oregon builds great street and race motors and will build you a motor up to 190 if requested.
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This thread was discussed between 26/04/2006 and 27/04/2006

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