Thread: B20A top speed
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Old Jun 14th, 2020, 14:54   #6
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Originally Posted by Khe Sanh View Post
Don't know rpm, it's a 142 with a B20A. I scored a M41 yesterday with a seized OD but have a spare OD I bought years ago off of something so a conversion is on the cards.

I've not as yet wound it out to see what it could do but doesn't have much top end.
I fitted an OD M41 gearbox to my dad's 1973 144S it made a useful difference .

If your engine produces its max power at say 5200 rpm and you are already doing that at around 85 mph it won't go any faster except down hill .
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