On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:56:13 -0400 "L&B Lubbers" <lubbers@sympatico.ca>
pondered
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>I would be interested to hear what a stock '79 Spitfire (with catylitic
>converter, air pump) was expected to do when new.
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According to Road and Track tests:
"MK1" 4/63 15.5 seconds
MK2 6/65 15.0 seconds
MK3 9/67 13.6 seconds
MKIV 5/71 15.9 seconds
1500 5/73 15.4 seconds
1500 6/76 15.3 seconds
1500 1980 14.3 seconds
I believe that the 1980 figure was due to lighter test equipment...
Greg Rowe
78 Spitfire
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