How to Power Tune MGB 4-cylinder Engines

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.

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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------