Overview

All you could want to know, and all the expert tips, about getting the maximum performance from the MGB's four-cylinder B-series engine for road or track. A book packed with understandable and down to earth advice based on the author's years of hands-on experience.

Full Product Details

Author:   Peter Burgess
Publisher:   Veloce Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Veloce Publishing Ltd
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781845846152

ISBN 10:   184584615
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   15 August 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & ABOUT THE AUTHOR 4 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION & USING THIS BOOK 5 INTRODUCTION 6 1 ENGINE 8 2 WHAT IS HORSEPOWER? 10 3 THE ENGINE TUNING 'TOP TEN' 13 CYLINDER HEAD 13 AIR FILTERS 13 CAMSHAFT 13 EXHAUST 14 IGNITION 14 CARBURATION 14 ROLLING ROAD TUNING 14 4 POWER RECIPES 15 5 CYLINDER HEADS 17 AIRFLOW REQUIREMENTS 18 SAFETY FIRST! 19 GRINDING EQUIPMENT 19 INSPECTION & CLEANING 20 VALVES 21 VALVE GUIDES 23 VALVE SEATS & LEAD-FREE FUEL CONVERSIONS 24 BLUEPRINTING & BURETTING 26 MODIFICATION WORK 28 RACE & RALLY HEADS 32 COMPRESSION RATIOS 34 VALVE SPRINGS 34 VALVE OIL SEALS 35 THE ROCKER ARMS & ROCKER SHAFT 35 HIGH RATIO ROCKERS 35 GASKETS 38 THE HRG DERRINGTON CROSSFLOW HEAD 38 6 THE BOTTOM END 39 STRIPPING & CLEANING 39 CYLINDER BLOCK 39 Block preparation & machining 40 Finishing & cleaning the block 42 PISTONS & OVERBORES 43 CRANKSHAFT 43 CONNECTING RODS 45 Checking the con-rods 46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reviews

Tells you just about everything you need to know ... focuses on the heart of the MGB - the B-Series engine - and covers in detail just about every possible modification that can be made to the powerplant to extract maximum horsepower. Many of the modifications are fairly obvious, like polishing and porting the cylinder head or fitting a performance exhaust system and tubular manifold to improve gas flow, but the author also goes on to reveal those little gems of wisdom which only come with years of experience ... This is a great book if you are serious about tuning your MGB for track use, but many of the ideas can be used to get a little extra performance out of a road car, and that's never a bad thing! Classic Performance & Retro

Author Information

Peter Burgess runs a well-known tuning business in Derbyshire, England. He's been working with MGBs since 1978 and his engine building expertise has produced many race wins for MGBs.

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