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as published in BritishV8 Magazine, Volume XXIII Issue 1, December 2017
Owner: Brian Laine
City: Arlington, Washington

J2 Racing Engines Chesapeake Va

Model: 1933 MG J2 Midget
Engine: Ford 60 flathead V8
Built by: owner

Introduction and Historical Context

This website traces its history to 'The MG V-8 Newsletter', which was first published in 1993. In ensuing years, we've featured over 350 'How It Was Done' articles about installations of American V8 engines into classic MG sports cars. This is the oldest car we've featured to date. And this car features the earliest V8 engine we've shown too. But it's a newly completed engine swap, and we're delighted to show it in great detail because it's an exceptional example.
We anticipate some readers may like a bit of context. So, for starters... the MG marque dates to 1923. William Morris, proprietor of Morris Motors Limited, conceived MG as a 'skunk works' to build exciting sports cars and racecars using off-the-shelf and modified parts from mass-produced automobiles. By 1932, 'The M.G. Car Company, Ltd.' was producing sports cars in significant numbers at a small factory in Abingdon, in Oxfordshire, in England. (If you're curious to dive deeper into MG's early history, we'd recommend starting with this article: Abingdon For MG Enthusiasts.)
The name 'Midget' historically described many different MG cars before becoming an official model designation (in 1961). MG differentiated between early Midgets by assigning alphabetic series designations. Between 1932 and 1934, four versions of 'J-Type' Midgets were produced. Of J-Types, the most numerous is the 'J2': 2083 MG J2 Midgets were built. Approximately 450 are thought to survive, worldwide. The concurrent J1 model is similar, except with a modest back seat. Just 380 J1's were produced. J3 and J4 variants were built specifically for racing. Both of those models feature de-stroked and supercharged engines and larger brakes. (22 and 9 were built, respectively.) J4's are distinguishable from J3's by their special, lightweight bodies.
Although MG didn't export J-Types to North America, the MMM Register reckons at least 76 reached these shores. Famously, some were brought home by American airmen at the close of World War II. Though built in the depths of The Great Depression, in some ways the J-Type Midgets better represent the roaring twenties. Butterfly hoods, cycle fenders, tall narrow tires, cable operated brakes, and friction shock absorbers were just some of their anachronistic features. But they differ in a crucial way from American automobiles of the 1920s - or any era - they're much lighter! That's what makes them so fun to drive.
On the other hand, they weren't powerful by any objective standard. In pre-war England, annual automobile taxes were based on piston surface area, and most engines were designed accordingly. The MG engine was closely derived from the Wolseley-developed Morris Minor 847cc engine. As in the Minor, a regular J-Type MG engine had four tiny little 57mm pistons which traveled 83mm up and then 83mm back down for every rotation of the crank. That's a bore-to-stroke ratio of just 0.69:1. Which is terrible. Once you comprehend that, it's easier to understand how they only produced 36 horsepower. Now, you might expect J3 and J4 racing engines would have a larger bore diameter for more displacement, bigger valves, better porting, etc. Evidently that wasn't feasible. So, surprisingly, MG reduced stroke on J3 and J4 racing engines to just 73mm to make them eligible for competition in 750cc class racing. (Supercharging and exotic fuel cocktails were also part of the 750cc recipe.) In retrospect, choosing to compete in a smaller engine class made sense. Supported by just two main bearings, all J-Type crankshafts were fragile, and a shorter stroke would help avoid failures. Top ends were more of a mixed bag. On one hand, an overhead cam driven via bevel gears provided admirably precise valve timing. Devotees report that cam timing is reliably accurate to less than 1/2 degree of crankshaft revolution, even at speeds as high as 5500rpm. On the other hand, setting these engines' rocker arm geometry is notoriously difficult and time consuming. Also, seal failures between camshafts and cam-driven generators resulted in oil leaks and subsequent engine fires. Bottom line: many J-Types have benefitted from engine swaps.
We don't know what failure destroyed this particular J-Type's original MG engine, but it's had two very different engine swaps. A previous owner installed a British Ford 'Prefect' side-valve, four-cylinder engine. 'Where', 'when', and 'by whom' are unknown. We're left to wonder: What American would choose a Prefect engine? Indeed, where would they even find one? Yet somehow this J2 made its way to Washington state and then sat derelict with a Prefect engine between its frame rails from about 1972 onward until Brian found and purchased it.
Without the original MG engine to work with, Brian considered alternatives and the Ford 'V8-60' model engine easily won out. They're almost contemporary to the J2 and many thousands were manufactured. In North America, Ford produced V8-60 engines from 1937 through 1940, but after WWII V8-60 production continued in other parts of the world. (In particular, Simca produced V8-60 engines under license until 1960.) These little engines are compact, relatively easy to source, affordable, and are still well supported with aftermarket hop-up and dress-up parts.
It's difficult to say who built the very first V8-60 powered MG sportscar, but it's pretty easy to associate some famous people to this combination.
In 1950, Bill Stroppe¹ built an MG TC V8-60 racecar for William Cramer of Los Angeles. Although Cramer sometimes drove, more often than not he shared his MG-V8 with Cal Club friends including Arnold Stubbs, Phil Hill², and Richie Ginther³. Humorously, Cramer's MG-V8 usually wore racing number '2Jr' whilst Phil Hill's Jaguar XK120 was entered as racecar '2'. When Phil Hill won the 1950 Pebble Beach Cup, de facto teammate Arnold Stubbs was chasing him valiantly in 2Jr. Phil Hill got his own chances to drive 2Jr at Carrell Speedway on February 25, 1951 (where he finished 4th), at Torrey Pines in September, and at Stockton in August of the following year. Phil Hill's close friend and sometimes riding mechanic, young Richie Ginther tried out 2Jr at Pebble Beach on May 27, 1951. Ginther placed 3rd overall in a preliminary sprint race, but failed to finish the Pebble Beach Cup main event. (Incidentally, another MG TC V8-60 was entered in the 1951 Pebble Beach races by one Dick Jones.)
Famous hot-rod builder Doane Spencer of So-Cal Speed Shop fame built an MG TC V8-60 racecar for Paul W. Trousdale, who recruited driver Paul Pedigro to pilot it at many race meetings starting from the March 23, 1952 event at Palm Springs.
At approximately the same time, T. Noah 'Tiny' Smith of Smith Import Motors in San Antonio installed a V8-60 in his daughter Sugar's MG. Sugar's MG impressed customers and led to more orders: an untold number of conversions and possibly some engine swap kits too. BritishV8 readers may recall Tiny Smith's more famous venture: his 'Jiggler' cylinder head conversion kits added overhead exhaust to flathead racing engines as described and photographed in our extensive Speedway Motors Museum Tour article. Specific details of Smith's MG V8-60 conversions are somewhat hard to confirm, but we can easily document a bit of their racing success. At the 'Guardsman's Trophy Races' at Eagle Mountain National Guard Base near Fort Worth in August 1954, Stuart Harvey drove a Tiny Smith owned MG TC V8-60 racecar to SCCA D-Modified class victory in the Blue Bonnet Cup race. (Some guy named Carroll Shelby finished first place overall in that same race, driving a borrowed A-Modified class Jaguar C-Type.) As reported by Road and Track magazine, 9000 spectators were looking on.
Brian Laine's MG V8-60 may turn out to be the last built of its breed. If so, at least it's a fantastic example. Below, we show 'how it was done'.

How It Was Done

Engine:	Ford V8-60 engine (136cid, 2.2L). Offenhauser aluminum cylinder heads. Edelbrock intake manifold. Dual Stromberg 81 (0.81' venturi) carburetors. Holley fuel pressure regulator. Offenhauser block mount water manifolds.
Cooling:	custom radiator. 9' electric fan.
Transmission:	Borg Warner T5 5-speed manual, from a Mustang 5.0. 0.68:1 fifth gear. 1980 Mustang V6 clutch. Wilwood clutch master cylinder. Tilton HTOB slave cylinder. Flathead Jack bellhousing. Custom fabricated prop shaft.
Rear Axle:	stock MG 5.37:1 rear axle.
Front Susp.:	Andre Hartford Silentbloc friction shock absorbers. 1989 Subaru Justy steering rack, narrowed about 7'.
Rear Susp.:	essentially stock.
Brakes:	converted to hydraulic (including Wilwood master cylinder.)
Wheels/Tires:	MSW chrome plated 19' 48-spoke wheels. Orson Products knock-offs. Lucas tires (4.75/5.00 x 19').
Instruments:	(right to left) original optional-equipment Jaeger '8 day' clock, Jaeger mechanical tachometer (0-6000rpm with road speed ranges indicated too), Jaeger oil temperature gauge (30-100C). Jaeger water temperature gauges (30-100C), Jaeger oil pressure gauge (0-160psi), and Joseph Lucas Ltd. ampere gauge (-20 to 20 amps).
Electrical:	Odyssey 400cca absorbed glass mat battery. Nippondenso alternator (from a Chevy Metro), with custom machined billet aluminum pulley. Automotive Electric brand gear reduction starter.
Interior:	engine turned aluminum dashboard. Home-made mahogany steering wheel. Wilwood pedal set. Custom throttle pedal and mechanical linkage. Custom fabricated fiberglass transmission/driveshaft tunnel.
Body:	custom fabricated fiberglass front fenders, styled to match original design.
Paint:	PPG DCC single-stage epoxy paint, in Carmine Red. Epoxy primer. Sprayable seam-sealer.

This is a list of automobile engines developed and sold by the Suzuki Motor Corporation. Suzuki is unusual in never having made a pushrod automobile engine, and in having depended on two-strokes for longer than most. Their first four-stroke engine was the SOHCF8A, which appeared in 1977. Suzuki continued to offer a two-stroke engine in an automotive application for a considerably longer time than any other Japanese manufacturer.

Straight twins[edit]

Suzulight SF Series[edit]

360.88 cc (22.022 cu in) air-cooled 2-stroke, 59 mm × 66 mm (2.32 in × 2.60 in) bore × stroke (downsleeved copy of Lloyd LP400 engine)

• 1955–1959 Suzulight SF
• 1959–1963 Suzulight 360TL / Van 360 (TL)
• 1962–1963 Suzulight FronteTLA

FB Series[edit]

• 1961–1972 – Suzuki FB engine – air-cooled 359 cc
• 1963–1969 – Suzuki FE/FE2 engine – air-cooled 359 cc, FF applications
• 1972–1976 – Suzuki L50 engine – water-cooled 359 cc
• 1974–1976 – Suzuki L60 engine – water-cooled 446 cc (export only)

FA/FC (prototype)[edit]

360 cc (22 cu in) 2-stroke, 64 mm × 56 mm (2.52 in × 2.20 in) bore/stroke. This prototype produced 25 bhp (19 kW) at 6000 rpm. It was fitted to a rear-engined prototype (also named FC) in 1961, as part of the development work for the LC10 Fronte.

Daihatsu's AB10[edit]

• 1977.6–1978 – Daihatsu AB10 engine – 0.55 L

E08A engine[edit]

• 2015–2020 – see Diesel engines section – 0.8 L

Three cylinders[edit]

Olds J2 Engine Specs

C engine — 2-stroke[edit]

• C10 — 785 cc (47.9 cu in) 70 mm × 68 mm (2.76 in × 2.68 in)
  • 1965.12–1969.10 Suzuki Fronte 800
• C20 — 1,100 cc (67.1 cu in) – 80 PS (59 kW) prototype engine for intended Suzuki Fronte 1100

LC engine[edit]

1967–1977 – Suzuki LC engine – 0.36–0.48 L

FB engine[edit]

1975–1987 – FB Series – 0.54 L
Rather than being a newly developed engine, the T5 series is essentially an FB/L50 2-cylinder with a third cylinder added, its origins thus dating back to 1961.

F engine[edit]

1980–present – F engine (three-cylinder) – 0.5–0.8 L

G engine[edit]

1984–2001 – G engine (three-cylinder) 1.0 L

K engine[edit]

1994–present – K engine (three-cylinder) – 0.7–1.0 L

R engine[edit]

2011–present – 0.7 L

Four cylinders[edit]

F engine[edit]

1979–present – F engine (four-cylinder) – 0.8–1.1 L

G engine[edit]

1984–present – G engine (four-cylinder) – 1.2–1.6 L

J engine[edit]

• J18 — 1.8 L; 112.3 cu in (1,840 cc),^[1] bore and stroke: 84 mm × 83 mm (3.3 in × 3.3 in), DOHC, 16-valve FI, 119 bhp (89 kW) at 6,200 rpm, 112 lb⋅ft (152 N⋅m) at 3,400 rpm
  • 1998–2002 Suzuki Esteem
  • 1998–2000 Suzuki Escudo aka Vitara, 'Sidekick (Sport 1996-98 J18 only)'
• J20 — 2.0 L; 121.7 cu in (1,995 cc), Aluminum engine block and cylinder head, bore and stroke: 84 mm × 90 mm (3.3 in × 3.5 in), DOHC, 16-valve,^[2]Multipoint fuel injection, 9.7:1 compression ratio, 127 hp (95 kW) at 6000 rpm, 134 lb⋅ft (182 N⋅m) at 3000 rpm, Emissions: catalytic converter, exhaust gas recirculation, EVAP, PCV
  • 1998–2005 Suzuki Vitara/Grand Vitara/Escudo/Chevrolet Tracker/Mazda Proceed Levante
• J20A — 2.0 L; 121.7 cu in (1,995 cc), Coil on plug ignition, approximately 143 hp (107 kW) at 5,870 rpm (minor variations in reported power 141 to 145 hp (105 to 108 kW) depending on year and market), 189 N⋅m (139 lbf⋅ft) of torque at 3,500 rpm
  • —2009 Suzuki SX4
  • Suzuki Vitara (2005–)
• J20B – 2.0 L; 121.7 cu in (1,995 cc), Coil on plug ignition, VVT, 150 hp (152 PS; 112 kW) at 6200 rpm (With manual transmission, 148 hp (150 PS; 110 kW) with CVT), 190 N⋅m (140 lbf⋅ft) at 4000 rpm
  • 2010–2014 Suzuki SX4
• J23 — 2.3 L (2,290 cc), Bore and stroke: 90 mm × 90 mm (3.5 in × 3.5 in), DOHC 16-valve FI, 9.3:1 compression ratio, 155 hp (116 kW) at 5400 rpm, 152 lb⋅ft (206 N⋅m) at 3000 rpm
  • 2004–2007 Suzuki Aerio^[3]
• J24B — 2.4 L (2,393 cc), Bore and stroke: 92 mm × 90 mm (3.6 in × 3.5 in), DOHC, 16-valve,
  • 2006– Suzuki Vitara, 166 bhp (124 kW) at 6,000 rpm, 167 lb⋅ft (226 N⋅m) at 3,800 rpm
  • 2010–2016 Suzuki Kizashi, 180 bhp (134 kW) at 6,000 rpm - 185 bhp (138 kW) at 6,500 rpm, 170 lb⋅ft (230 N⋅m) at 4,000 rpm

K engine[edit]

1997–present – K engine (four-cylinder) – 1.0–1.5 L

J2 Racing Engine

M engine[edit]

1999–present – M engine– 1.3–1.8 L

E15A engine[edit]

2019–2020 – see Diesel engines section – 1.5 L

V6 engines[edit]

H engine[edit]

1994–2006 – H engine – 2.0–2.7 L

N engine[edit]

2006–2009 – N engine – 3.2–3.6 L

Diesel engines[edit]

D engine[edit]

2006–present – D engine – 1.3–2.0 L

J2 Rocket Engine

Licensed from Fiat/FCA:

• D13A 1.3 L (1,248 cc) 4-cylinder
  • Suzuki Wagon R+ (Europe)
  • 2007–2013 — Suzuki SX4 sedan
  • 2009–2016 — Suzuki Splash/Maruti Suzuki Ritz
  • 2012–2019 — Suzuki Ertiga
  • 2014–2019 — Suzuki Ciaz
  • 2017–2019 — Suzuki Ignis
  • 2006–2020 — Suzuki Dzire
  • 2006–2020 — Suzuki Swift
  • 2013–2020 — Suzuki S-Cross
  • 2015–2020 — Suzuki Baleno
  • 2015–2020 — Suzuki Vitara Brezza
• D16A 1.6 L (1,598 cc) 4-cylinder
  • 2015–present — Suzuki SX4 S-Cross
  • 2015–present — Suzuki Vitara
• D19A 1.9 L (1,910 cc) 4-cylinder
  • 2006–2009 — Suzuki SX4 (Europe)
• D20A 2.0 L (1,956 cc) 4-cylinder
  • 2010–2014 — Suzuki SX4 (Europe)

E engine[edit]

• E08A — 0.8 L (793 cc) 2-cylinder

The E08A engine was a short lived diesel engine designed by Maruti-Suzuki mostly for the Indian market. It is a small inline twin 4-stroke diesel engine with a bore × stroke of 77 mm × 85.1 mm (3.03 in × 3.35 in), giving 793 cc (48.4 cu in).^[4] As a 360° parallel twin it features a Balance shaft located beside the crankshaft. This all aluminium engine is turbocharged and intercooled, has a 15:1 compression ratio and a DOHC cylinder head with 8 valves. Power output depends heavily on the application.

Oldsmobile J2 Engine Specs

• 2015–2017 Suzuki Celerio with 35 kW (47 hp) at 3500 min⁻¹ and 125 N⋅m (92 lbf⋅ft) at 2000 min⁻¹.
• 2016–2020 Suzuki Super Carry (India & Philippines) with 24 kW (32 hp) at 3500 min⁻¹ and 75 N⋅m (55 lbf⋅ft) at 2000 min⁻¹.

• E15A — 1.5 L (1,498 cc) 4-cylinder
  • 2019–2020 Suzuki Ciaz (India)
  • 2019–2020 Suzuki Ertiga (India)

References[edit]

• 'How-to identify YOUR car, and where to find info on it'. Team Swift. Retrieved April 14, 2006.^{[dead link]}
• 'Suzuki Engines'. Brisbane, Australia: Suzi Auto Services. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11.

1. ^Nötzli, Max, ed. (7 March 2002). Automobil Revue 2002 (in German and French). 97. Berne, Switzerland: Büchler Grafino AG. p. 551. ISBN3-905386-02-X.
2. ^'J20 engine specs'. media.gm. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
3. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^'Suzuki E08A 2-Cylinder 0.8-liter Turbo Diesel Engine Debuts in India'.