MG Midget

[Purple pit]

Wow that is a bit too much gear for the weight. I'd bet that you could get away with 3.23.

[caffeine]

Right now it has 22.8" tires

[robertisaar]

with a 4.11 final gear, that's about like a 3.43 4T60.... that isn't too bad on the highway with a 26" tall tire, but i have no idea what a MG does/could run.

[caffeine]

Fortunately this t5 does have the ~0.62 5th

[pocket-rocket]

If it's going anywhere close to a highway I would do the gearing. Not having to pull anything for some time with my truck has me regretting having 3.73s with these itty bitty tires.

Also, having horrible roads around here anymore, my truck will be getting a 4" lift and larger tires and I will not be regearing, lol.

Shifting at ~3k has me at about 10, 20, 35 and 50mph.

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[caffeine]

I estimate somewhere between 225 and 250 whp

[Kaos]

1700# that's insane!!!! What's a rough estimate of hp?


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[caffeine]

MG Midget

It was being considered, but headers have already been built so it's highly unlikely. My friend still has his M90 and mounting bracket from his S10, so that's another option.

For now however traction is already a problem so until that is solved we won't be adding any more power. This thing roasts r-compound tires like they're bald.

Options in the traction department are either running slicks all the time in the rear, fitting a bigger tire, or switching from the current 4.11 gears to 3.5 gears.

I don't think I mentioned it earlier but this car has a narrowed Ford 8" rear end in it so I don't think driveline strength will be an issue. The weakest link should be the T5 but in a 1700 lb car I don't see it being a problem either.

[1QUICKHATCH]

Sweet build! Is it going to get a turbo to go with the cam?

[Kaos]

I need this exhaust sound from my 3100 in my 03 malibu. Lol. People would be so confused.

Awesome build!!!!!


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[caffeine]

MG Midget

I have to say this car makes some of the best sounds from a GM 60*V6 that I have ever heard. My friend compared it to a 350Z (which actually kinda makes sense since it also has a 3.5L 60*V6). This thing definitely sounds better at high rpms than my cars ever have.

[Purple pit]

68 I believe

I do so love the older ones!

[pocket-rocket]

Phone orientation when recording?

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[ForcedFirebird]

Very cool build.

Wonder why some phone videos look so skinny on youtube?

[caffeine]

Ya trigger wheel is working great with the notched pulley.

Initially we set the sensor quite a bit closer to the pulley, but found that the RPM signal was breaking up at about 3000. I thought, what the hell, I'll try moving it farther away. Turns out moving it further from the block (so that just the side of the magnet was close to the pulley) solved the problem. We're now revving to 7k without any issues.