Count me in with this!! The only difference is, I've got a Weber DGV
conversion already and the
L-O-U-D Monza exhaust (that I think the fiberglass fell out of years ago).
My Spitfire is still a slowpoke.
Same engine. Except mine is the English home market high compression
version.
A good friend who has worked on the car with me suggested that I start by
performance tuning my Weber and that it's probably set up for good mileage
rather than performance. Of course, I have no idea where to begin. I had
an inkling of how to tune twin SU's from having owned another Spitfire and
MGA, but it looks like I need to buy a book on the Weber and go from there.
Of course, a new set of plugs probably wouldn't hurt -- and a Pertronix
electronic ignition is on my future shopping list, too. But right now, I
gotta take care of my TAXES. ARGH!!!
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site
http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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----- Original Message -----
From: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 1:13 PM
Subject: More power
>
> I love cornering, but would like more speed in the straight-away. How can
I
> obtain this without major engine modifications? I have a stock Mk III
> 1297cc HE with twin SU carbs.
> What types of things, in order, of money and time, would produce a faster,
> more responsive performing car?
>
> Replace stock air filters with..what?
> Use lighter weight oil in carb damper?
>
> Free-flow exhaust?( Would this be a noticable increase in power or just
> sound like it is.)
> Headers?
>
> Supercharger? ;-)
>
> I don't want to swap engines or rebuild the one I have, I basically want
> every horse out of it that I can get, short of engine mods (cams, boring,
> etc.).
>
>
> Terrence N. Banbury
> 1967 SPITFIRE MK III
> 1988 Honda Accord lX
> 1998 Ford Expedition EB
> 2000 Ford Mustang GT
> 1973 Honda CB350G
>
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