A swap to a small block Ford V8 like a 289 or a 302 is the way to wake up an MGB. It's a snug fit, and keeping the thing cool is a chore, but seeing the look on a pony car driver's face while getting smoked by a Brit sports car was - - - - -PRICELESS!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!