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Originally Posted by fastmike
Good luck with that ..... If your talking about a TVR speed six I hope you have a bottomless wallet .....those engines were poorly engineered and have the potential to produce invoices that make a Ferrari owner cry...... having said that ...... I DO like your left field approach and would love to see and hear it when its finished.
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Yes I know, however with some research it appears cures aren't the end of the world. It has a lot more power and torque than a Rover V8, and is lighter. Mind you, I have just discovered the price of DB7 V12s is not dissimilar to the Speed 6, and they're narrower and shorter than a Rover V8, and only ~150mm longer. A little heavier but not much.
420 bhp and 400 lb.ft in a ~1100kg MGB, should be fun. Although it might result in some more modifications to my Midget to make sure it's faster than the wife's car...
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1987 MG Metro - 1440cc fast road car
1988 MG Metro Turbo - standard, for now...
1970 MG Midget - 1.9L Scholar + big valve VVC + supercharger + RWD = YEEHAA!
1996 MGF 1.8i - Project Rally Car
1998 MGF Abingdon - Wife's fun car
1972 MGBGT - Project V12 MGB (Wife's money pit)
2005 MG ZT-T 260 - Wife's sensible car
2001 MG ZS 180 - LHD - sold to brother 
2003 MG ZS 180 - Hurrah!
1956 MG ZA Magnette - the "wife wants to keep me busy" car
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