Morgan buys in all it's engines and gearboxes, so it is to a certain degree captive to the vagrances of the supplying manufacturer and the extent they allow modification to the ecu software without voiding their supplying warranty etc. Most engines ecu's tuned to operate in much heavier cars and so on. Weren't the ecu upgrades to the Supersport 400 undertaken by a BMW approved tuner, so they still exercise some control over the specification etc. of the engine. so protecting BMW's warranty and reputation exposure in using BMW engines etc in powering Morgan cars.

The original manufacturers may have made changes from the earlier spec'd engines to correct problems they may have experienced overtime in their cars, and it may not be anything that Morgan has done eg the Mustang engine rev hang. I note my autobox creeps forward more than I would expect so I have to hold it more on the brake when statutionary, which I think may be due to the lightness of the car compared to BMW cars and possibly the gearbox settings have not been changed (if they can be changed) to reflect the weight differential in applications.

So whilst it may reflect on MMC, some of these matters maybe completely outside of their control, or their freedom of movement to alter specification of supplied components.

Last edited by JohnHarris; 16/07/26 05:09 PM.
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