macgyver

I have a 76 MGB sitting here and a slightly built 302 sitting in the corner. I've been pondering over ditching the 4cyl and dropping in the V8. I personally would like to just make it pretty much a straight line car, but my dad wants to put an IRS in it. What do you guys think?

wythors

There's a guy over on www.stangnet.com in the Northwest forums that has or had a 5.0 MGB. You might post there for more info. I think his screen name is MGB5.0 or something along those lines. I've seen his car. Pretty cool.

macgyver

I have the info on the swap, but I'm just thinking on which way to run with it?

302w/c4 auto and mini tubs

or

302w/5 or 6 spd and irs rear

4fit?

That'd be sweet as hell. Or put a top loader 4speed in it! It wouldn't take much hp to get that thing running very impressive numbers at the track. They weigh like 13 pounds.

Archion

It would be like building your own little minuature Cobra... Personally Im not a drag racer so I say go with the IRS and tear up the vintage circuit, But if you are a Dragger than go with the axle.

P Zero

Actually MGB's are rather heavy for their size. My ex had a mint '78 MGB, I coulda swore that it weighs in the neighborhood of 2800 lbs. Which is actually 300lbs MORE than the '79-82 foxs.
-P.
PS: Id go for the 302 5/6spd and the IRS personally, it would be a lot more street friendly, IMO.

macgyver

Yes they are heavy for thier size but the weight dist is like 51/49. And what is really crazy is that the 302 w/aluminum heads doesn't way much more than the little 4 banger that is in it. That motor is like a solid piece of iron.

Archion

Yeah it is a heavy little motor for it's size, but of course it is derived from a tractor motor, and we all know how often British Technology changed back then, those days a british machine shoppe was a bloke in a corner knocking off the rough edges with a hammer and chisel. Yes I grew up on the little cars, a friend once once told never to buy a car that you needed whitworth wrenches to work on, well I own both Whitworth and BS...

88BlueGT

The thing is with your setup your going two totally different ways. If you want a drag car than go with the C4 w/ the mini tub's. If you want to go road racing that go with the 5-6spd with the IRS. It depends on what you want to do with the car...