George Zeck
Jedi Warrior
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Hi All -
I haven't been on here all season due to the purchase of a boat. I just found out that MG2012 is ~ 30 miles from some close relatives. Thinking of how to make the car a bit more easy to drive for 12+ hours.
When I had the engine rebuilt (Eric Jones, RIP) he also 'upgraded' the diff. Don't know what ratio I have, but I do know there are 3 basic ones. Car originally was a 1964 (63?). One diff is wonderful and racers fight over it (not mine). One is stock (boat anchor) and presumably was my old one. The middle one was the "upgrade".
My issue is with the upgraded one - at 65MPH; I'm pulling 4000 RPM (and speedo is off by 6 - 7 MPH; previously reasonably exact). Would the "boat anchor" one reduce the RPM's? I'm OK with giving up a bit of accelleration in favor of better top end (faster & or quieter would be prefered).
Thanks for your help.
George
1964
AH Sprite MKII
I haven't been on here all season due to the purchase of a boat. I just found out that MG2012 is ~ 30 miles from some close relatives. Thinking of how to make the car a bit more easy to drive for 12+ hours.
When I had the engine rebuilt (Eric Jones, RIP) he also 'upgraded' the diff. Don't know what ratio I have, but I do know there are 3 basic ones. Car originally was a 1964 (63?). One diff is wonderful and racers fight over it (not mine). One is stock (boat anchor) and presumably was my old one. The middle one was the "upgrade".
My issue is with the upgraded one - at 65MPH; I'm pulling 4000 RPM (and speedo is off by 6 - 7 MPH; previously reasonably exact). Would the "boat anchor" one reduce the RPM's? I'm OK with giving up a bit of accelleration in favor of better top end (faster & or quieter would be prefered).
Thanks for your help.
George
1964
AH Sprite MKII