BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Ford 9 inch components in an MGB axle?
Imagine that, an 8 second Rover powered MG!
Who would have ever thought it would happen? Jim |
Re: Ford 9 inch components in an MGB axle?
""He really means 8s. :)""
Are you a mind reader Carl ?? ;) I have been at this so long now it would seem rude not to secretly hope for an 8 :) Back in the day we were gunning for sub 12 seconds. Then got stuck a whole season on low 11's right down to many passes with an 11.0? The 10 eventually came and we enjoyed a whole year of doing them. We then kicked it up a notch and found the 9's. Then the regular mid 9's for a year. Then came the axle mods and the new torque converter, and thats where we are now with the car. And I must say its great to feel like I'm on the verge of another improvement now. I'm not rushing though. I want to take some time to give the whole car a good going over and do some refurbishment of the cylinder heads and refresh fluids etc. I may take her out at the end of the month for some demo runs at a show. But I'm not going mad. I would like to start next season ready to learn how to drive it again. Regards to all Perry |
MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4511 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Ford 9 inch components in an MGB axle?
Mind reading not needed. As much as you would enjoy telling someone that your MG did the quarter in 9 flat, in your head you would know that you only needed one more thousandth and you could tell the world you put it in the 8s!
It'll happen. No doubters here. |
Re: Ford 9 inch components in an MGB axle?
Thanks Carl.
I do think that there could be an 8 in the car for next year. It makes me shudder a little when I mention the number 8 though !! But then I shuddered a while back when I spoke about a 10 :) Then we found the 9.6's time and time again. So I guess the 8 may be possible for next season. I think I have done all I can to this old Rover V8 so I hope it will hold together for a new PB next year ? I still run normal pump gas + boost + nitrous on this home modified Rover 3.9 engine in a car that weighs in at 2800 lbs with me in it on the 1/4 mile. What ever happens from now on I will be happy. If I can beat my 9.62 PB I will be one happy camper :) Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2020 11:58AM by MGBV8. |