Craig,
The answer is:, "Put the car on a Dynamometer and have it tested." That
is the only way to truly know the horsepower that is being generated.
Anything else is supposition. And while it makes us feel good to tell
others how our favorite car has xxx horsepower, it is meaningless unless
it can be proven by actual testing.
Regards,
Joe
Craig Smith wrote:
>
> Ok, I believe...
> I have a question.
> A stock MKIV
> Head shaved .020
> Valve job new rings, bearings
> Long Flow header
> Balanced Crank and Pistons
> Stock Strom.
> HP ???
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 10:25 AM
> To: Terry L. Thompson; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: BHP ?
>
> > has anyone heard of a 1500cc Spit engine being brought above 100 hp?
> > (I know a twin SU equiped spit is rated at 71 bhp without catalyst.)
>
> Yes. When the engine on my car was being rebuilt, the PO had the intention
> of
> racing it-so....it was tweaked. Remember-F1 engines used to be 1500-it's
> not the size-it's the skill of the mechanic!
>
> The engine was completely taken apart. A lot of time and effort was put into
> putting it back together. (Remember-he does this for a living-and he used to
> build
> race cars-) Combined with the headers and side draft Weber...Oil cooler...I
> mean
> every little detail. It's a very fast car. And there haven't been any engine
> problems-
> and I drive it hard. But, he and his son took it out to test it when they
> finished-to see if
> he could "break" it-and he couldn't (and he drove it REALLY hard!)-it
> redlines up
> around 9500.
>
> I know that no one on the list believes me-so, I won't even go into the
> datails-
> the answer to your question is emphatically YES-given the time, skill and
> money-
> YES!
>
> Laura G. and Nigel
>
> > The reason I'm asking is that since an engine swap for another engine
> (289?
> > 302?)
> > is a very daunting task, requiring mods for frame, body, drive-train and
> > suspension,
> > I'm wondering how effective it would be to have another Spit engine built
> > up with
> > performance cam, dual point distributor, roller rocker, tubular push rods,
> > competition valves, dual valve springs, etc. (I'm specing the cost, and it
> > seems
> > a lot more reasonable to do than to modify the car with a larger foreign
> > block and
> > drive train.)
> >
> > Terry L. Thompson
> > '76 Spit 1500
> > Maryland
> >
> >
> >
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