Guys,
check out
http://home1.gte.net/42/engfyi.htm
It doesn't have the spit motor, but it does have the weights
of a bunch of others.
My guess is the cadillac V-16, at 1300 lbs is not a feasable swap ;-)
Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 wrote:
>
> Who could afford to put a BMW M3 engine into a spit? Seriously. I would
> guess a 4 speed tranny weighs about 80 lbs. the engine I couldn't rightly
> say but I do know that my brother and I lifted one suspended on a 2X4 and
> broke the 2X4 (not too mention our backs) I would guess 400 lbs.
>
> At 12:33 PM 10/23/98 -0400, J.Raymond Lynch wrote:
> >John,
> >I remember seeing it mentioned (maybe in Grassroots Motorsports) that an
> >early head put on a 1500 will add H.P. There were no details at all.
> >So, does anyone out there know for sure? And will you give us the specs?
> >
> >One more question, OK, two:
> >How much does a 1500 Spit engine & trans weigh (Each).
> >What other successful engine transplants have you heard of (into
> >Spitfires)? Has anyone tried a BMW M3(4 cylinder version)?
> >Ray
> >
> > At 12:17 AM 10/23/98 -0400, John Suchak wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>Ron and Angie wrote:
> >>
> >>> James Carpenter wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >Oh and if you put a 1500 9:1 head on a 1300 you get 7.8:1.
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> The 1500's compression of 9:1 is not a result of the head! It is the
> >result
> >>> of different pistons! I can take a stock head from a 74 1500 or an 80
> 1500
> >>> and the compression will still be 9:1 on the 76 1500 engine in my car. I
> >>> can take the same head that is on my engine and place it on a 74 engine or
> >>> an 80 engine and the compression will be 7.5:1.
> >>>
> >>
> >>I think James was saying there was a difference between a 1300 and 1500
> head,
> >>not between different 1500's.
> >>
> >>Would that mean that the inverse is true, at the same ratio? Would a 1300
> >head
> >>on a 1500 give you 10.4 : 1????
> >>
> >>John
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> Patrick Bowen
> '79 Spitfire
> Jacksonville FL
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