I like the crown thickness and the generous distance down to the top ring groove. Appears adequate for phase II- forced induction...
Who knows where this path will ultimately lead? ? But, for now at least, the focus is going to remain N/A, with a redirected assault on the
midget's own I/GT record. And, additionally, we want to invite and see on the salt, other potential I/GT competitors. Ideally they should dust off their equipment and prepare for renewed interest in one of the more "affordable" classes.
Avid followers of this thinly disguised treatise on craft beer, Midwest eateries, bitching about weather, poorly performing sports teams, . . . . . and sometimes . . . . .
racing, will be aware that one of the shortcomings of the former powerplant, ie: the "Grenade", was that the original piston was designed for "maximum lightness". While a seemingly good idea initially, the thin section of the piston crown, hence the low mass, resulted in a piston crown that prevented the development of higher static C/R coupled with additional valve lift @ overlap. This doomed the output to the region of 180/185 psi bmep. And while this result was "respectable output", it was by no means "highly developed", although, in the finish, it got the job done. So, at the end of willing investment in 1930's tractor "technology", some investments needed to be curtailed so the project could jump headlong into the 1980's . . . . . . . . . .
So the bottom line became that compromises of this nature were not going to follow us from the 1930's into:
The new Millennium of MG Midget Racing! ! ! or, whatever you want to call it . . . . . .
What's that Honey? OH? ? The MM blog? ? I thought we were writing an
"Epic Screenplay" What do you mean Steven doesn't want to but the rights? ? Da**! ! ! Another 5 years of my life wasted . . . . . . . Frustratedauthorboy