how can i increase the bhp of my mgb gt 1800?
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How can i increase the bhp of my mgb gt 1800 rubber bumper 1979? There are the obvious performance air filters but for the twin su carbs thats a good £100 of filters and I am not sure how much of an effect it would have? The car runs well but it doesnt feel like its giving as much punch as i want from a 1800 that doesnt weigh much. Any advice?
Thanks for the replies everyone. Yes it is 10 years old but hopefully this thread might be helpful to someone out there starting with a standard car so I do think the replies are worth while and I appreciate them.
It wasn't that £100 scared me off, a 10 year younger version of me was asking if my £100 was going to do anything if I spent it on updated filters. Back then it was my daily drive and yeh to be honest £100 was a spend that I did have to give careful thought to. But this thread helped me realise that it wasn't going to do that much on its own. I didn't know loads at the time.
But I do still have the car, it's not my daily but it does get used. I ended up over the years refurbishing (and tuning) a rover 3.5 v8 for it and installing the sebring kit. So this car has taught me a lot, I've done every part of that install, bodywork and painting myself with some help from a friend. So it's been a really good experience. Of course it took years and of course I am already thinking I want more power but i am trying to turn my attention to my first car I ever bought which is a mk1 cortina which will also probably take years and will also probably include an engine swap but everyone's gotta have a hobby.
Anyway thanks again everyone and I hope the tread helps some other novice who bought themselves a b see what's possible and helps them progress.
Cheers
It wasn't that £100 scared me off, a 10 year younger version of me was asking if my £100 was going to do anything if I spent it on updated filters. Back then it was my daily drive and yeh to be honest £100 was a spend that I did have to give careful thought to. But this thread helped me realise that it wasn't going to do that much on its own. I didn't know loads at the time.
But I do still have the car, it's not my daily but it does get used. I ended up over the years refurbishing (and tuning) a rover 3.5 v8 for it and installing the sebring kit. So this car has taught me a lot, I've done every part of that install, bodywork and painting myself with some help from a friend. So it's been a really good experience. Of course it took years and of course I am already thinking I want more power but i am trying to turn my attention to my first car I ever bought which is a mk1 cortina which will also probably take years and will also probably include an engine swap but everyone's gotta have a hobby.
Anyway thanks again everyone and I hope the tread helps some other novice who bought themselves a b see what's possible and helps them progress.
Cheers
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