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Cute, fun, and affordable are the key benefits that most MG Midget and post-Bugeye Sprite owners point to proudly.

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Pin-sharp handling and throttle response makes drivers smile. Vintage racers and autocrossers love the power-to-weight ratio and potential for hot tuning. In production for 18 years, Sprites and Midgets have always had a large enthusiast base. Thankfully the teams collaborated to integrate the separate designs. The Austin-Healey Sprite Mark II debuted in with more conventional squared-off styling over the same running gear and cc A-series engine producing 47 horsepower.

The MG Midget received a big update during The new model corrected the Bugeye criticisms. The body was unitary construction, front suspension was double wishbones and coil springs, steering was rack and pinion, the square styling theme was used on rear wheel arches, headlights were moved to the front corners, a trunk lid made storage easier, and a full-width grille announced its arrival. Horsepower rose to 66 in the cc engine, with top speed over mph.

Styling went from classic chrome bumpers to black rubber-bumpered versions. Which Sprite or Midget should you consider? It depends on what you want to use it for, says Kelvin Dodd, Moss technical expert.

Dodd adds that the early cars with steel dash boards and grille will be more collectable. If you want a fun car to drive on a regular basis in any weather, go for a cc car between and , says Dodd. Dodd thinks the Midget is worthy of consideration, too. You can pick up a Midget for next to nothing, although at that price they tend to have a broken engine or worn transmission, says Dodd.

The engine has weak points, but they can be fixed. The biggest problem is failing thrust washers, which allows the crankshaft to move forward and back in the block, which destroys the crankshaft, connecting rods, and the block. The fix requires machining the block for extra thrust washers.

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Plus the transmission is weak, but the bolt-on T9 5-speed conversion is an easy fix for this problem. In fact, Dodd recommends pulling the transmission on all Spridget models and putting in the T9 5-speed conversion kit. For all forms of racing, the lighter the car the better, so that means the earlier side curtain cars, explains Dodd. It boasts a Moss supercharger, Mini Cooper S cam, aluminum flywheel, aluminum cylinder head with port work by Sean Brown at Flow Speed, a long center branch header, and billet four-pot brake calipers by Kent Auto Developments.

Because all parts and pieces are retrofittable, you can build a Spridget the way you want it—an early car with later upgraded components like disc brakes, or a later car backdated with early period trim. The ultimate upgrade is the Moss supercharger on the cc engine, adding big performance gains, says Dodd. Then you can put on an aluminum head with hardened valve seats, which runs cooler and allows higher compression ratios.

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And for better clamping with the supercharger, he recommends the ARP head studs, which are less likely to snap or stretch. You could also do tube shock conversions if you want to modify the handling characteristics. The rear spring lowering kit is helpful for the He also recommends upgrading the axle shafts on all Marks, but especially if you have an early car with cc engine upgrade.

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The exhaust is pretty primitive: So you could consider a header for all engines to provide freer flowing exhaust and a bit more power, plus a sport muffler.