VANAGON archives -- June 2012, week 5 (#104)

Date:         Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:23:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself
Comments: To: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@gmail.com>
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Because even that would be a drastic improvement over the 1500 cc
engine that came in it!

Jim
>
>
> If you were going to do a transplant though... why in the hell would
> you put a MG motor in it?
>
>
> tim in san jose
>
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>> I can't really say myself.
>> I have owned an MBG, but thankfully, never a spitfire.
>>
>> they are different brands of course, MG and Triumph,
>> though the engine may still fit.
>>
>> we could looks this up of course - I would think that the MGB's 1.8
>> engine is larger displacement than what would come in a Spitfire.
>>
>>

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