1968 Austin 1100 Mk1 (Take 2)

[Hooli]

Wasn't the Twin Cam eventually sorted out, pretty much the same as the Stag V8 finally was ?

I think so, sounded like a great engine once it was sorted. I'm not sure I've seen one in the flesh.

[mercrocker]

Common opinion lay some of the blame on dealerships of the time incorrectly servicing the twincams. Wonder what else they would have done with the engine - it must have stuck out like a sore thumb on the accounts sheets. A ZB Varitone Twincam would have been a nice thought.....

[LynehamHerc]

I've seen the same said of the Stag V8.

A 1798 one in the MGB would have been brilliant, a sort of British Alfa Spider.

[SiC]

I thought problems with the twin cam in the MGA was something to do with the carbs being too lean in certain operating conditions?

[LynehamHerc]

I think that there was more than one.
I seem to remember it had a very high compression ratio for the time and that was blamed. Didn't it also have a high rev limit and high oil consumption? It certainly wasn't a normal MG engine.

[mercrocker]

Needed 100 Octane - at a time when few fuel stations carried it. Ignition timing and carburation said to be critical. F.Wilson McComb also refers to the rev-limit by inferring that a lack of OHV thrash and resultant mechanical sympathy led to owners simply over-revving.

[SiC]

Carb mounts, that is what the big problem was:
https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/twincam/tc301.htm

Shame the MGA looked like dogshit really.

[SiC]

Tbh going by the complexity and fragile nature of the 16v setup on my Sprint, I'm quite happy not to have a B-series with the same engineering prowess on it.

[LynehamHerc]

A fair point.

[fried onions]

Can I have the static seatbelts?