Here's another thought...Does a Mazda rotary engine fit
in a Spit? I have a friend that would love to put on in
my '77.
Dave G.
'77 Spitfire
FM60984U
----- Original Message -----
From: <FODFARTS@cs.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 6:10 PM
Subject: Goldwing motor swap
I have also thought about the idea of putting a
motorcycle engine in a
small car such as a Spitfire. The two main drawbacks
that I have seen would
be the lack of a reverse gear and the reliability
factor of the transmission.
While the tranny in the Goldwing is very reliable when
used in a bike, I
would wonder how long it would last having to move much
more weight than was
ever intended. The clutch would probably also suffer.
But since the Goldwing
is a very heavy bike it might work just fine. I also
seem to remember that
some had some sort of reversing capability.
One thing I just thought of is width of the Honda
engine. Would it fit
between the motor mounts in a Spit? If I were to do
this swap I would take a
look at the Honda
Valkerie. It's the same engine as the Goldwing but has
been hot-rodded to
put out around 100HP and a considerable amount of
torque. If the reversing
feature could be added to it would make one heck of a
quick car. I'm guessing
here, but I bet the Honda engine is probably half the
weight of just the
stock Triumph engine.
Brad Wolfe
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