Pink,
I will not be hotrodding the MG, just going to get it to run and perform well. The brakes need help (manual) as well as a mutitude of other things that I should be able to overcome.
My wife isn’t wild about the cobra since it’s got a lot of acceleration with 4.10 gears. It’s clearly a Man’s toy. We have a pretty active local Cobra group and some have some crazy hp performance numbers. I’ve taken mine to the track and can live with the 13.2-105 mph time slip. I hope my friends don’t dis-own me when I show up with a 4 banger 
I think my wife is looking forward to a low powered automatic to go on our Sunday drives. It’ll be just a nice little putt-putt.