My friend Leon came over today with his MGB V8. I drove his V8 and he drove our 1800 MGB. it was an eye opener for me and pretty much what I expected an MGB V8 to be. Other than an odd shift pattern from the T55 transmission it was very cool and very fast. we were doing 60 mph at about 1700 rpm in fifth. Very powerful and I could have driven it most all day in second or third.