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it's pretty much what John Moore said... I appreciate my 'B for that also. As far as upgrades go, forget about ECU's and stuff. You need to go back to 'old school' hot rodding mode of thinking, where everything (well almost everything) you change or modify will be a mechanical.

On a modern car you would change a chip in the ECU; on the 'B you'll turn a screw in your Carburetor, or swap out your single Zenith Stromberg Carb (stock for '78) and intake/exhaust manifold for a pair of SU carbs w/ intake Manifold and Peco header w/ exhaust system (assuming that's legal for you to do in Quebec). After changing carbs like that, it becomes a matter of fine tuning a set of screws on each carb until you hit the 'sweet spot'. If you're thinking about cool air intakes and the likes, you'll have to fabricate your own.

To sum it up, performance upgrades on MGB's are a LOT more mechanically oriented and a LOT less electronically oriented than any modern car. It's a mode of thinking that is a bit different from the 'norm' these days, but it's easy to work with once you make that change in gears.
 
Thanks for the info but that kinda changes some stuff now, because you see, i have a friend who is actually studying in auto mechanics and he just offered me to ``modify`` my computer chip to increase power, but now that i know there isn`t any so.... i guess i`ll have to reconsider about the moss supercharger.
 
The Moss upercharger sure does look good, but it really doesn't increase power that much. And you have to have an engine in GREAT shape to actually use. You can put in a V6 for half the price and get almsot double the power! If you wanted to stick with the MGB engine but forced induction, a good turbo setup woudl be really nice, especially with a crossflow head and an intercooler. Or one of my favorites, a REALLY well built B series engine with twin HS6s on the side!
 
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