ok, if you really want to know what power you spit has coming
from the wheels, go to:
http://www.gtechpro.com/
i don't have one, but it looks like a cool toy. i've heard they
are almost more reliable than a stationary dyno, and it tells
you exactly what is going through the rear wheels to the road,
not some imaginary 'flywheel' horsepower that doesn't mean
anything anyway.
--- Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com> 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
> >
> >
> >
>
===
nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york
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