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Re: What engines for Sprite?

To: "Robert L. Abernathy" <rabernat@moink.NMSU.Edu>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: What engines for Sprite?
From: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 12:42:53 -500
Robert L. Abernathy writes:

> A member of our local Brit. car club recently bought
> a 65 A-H Sprite ... He was wondering what engines
> and/or trannies might fit. He was considering a Toyota V6
> but then another member offered him a 67 Midget parts car.
> What engine/tranny transplants are a good fit in a 65 Sprite?

You'll find a real good article about Toyota conversion by Chuck Simmers on 
the MG tech page:

http://www.team.net/sol/mg/mg-tech.html

The easiest is to fit any 66-74 Sprite/Midget A-series engine (1098, or 
1275cc). The later cars used a Triumph 1500, which is a difficult conversion, 
and can't be tuned as well as the 1275.
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