Yeah, and I replaced my Weber with a ZS because we have serious emissions
testing here in Oregon, and with the Weber my Spit had a hard time passing a
gas station without wanting to stop in and fill up again (~16 MPG around
town)!
Reid
'79 Spitfire (slowly but surely going back to stock condition)
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter S. [mailto:alfapete@pacbell.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 10:07 AM
To: Laura Gharazeddine; Craig Smith; Terry L. Thompson;
spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: BHP ?
But unlike you're arrangement, most of us have to pass some sort of Smog
test - which wouldn't pass with a Weber.
PS
----- Original Message -----
From: Laura Gharazeddine <Laura.G@141.com>
To: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>; Terry L. Thompson <tlt@digex.net>;
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: BHP ?
>
> Get rid of the Strom-it's slowin' you down, man! (besides-they're
> such a pain!)
>
> Really, my other spittys had the stock strom-I hated those!@#$ things!
> The Weber is so much easier to live with!
>
> LG and Nigel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
> To: <Laura.G@141.com>; Terry L. Thompson <tlt@digex.net>;
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 8:36 AM
> Subject: RE: BHP ?
>
>
> > 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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