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Re: Gaskets

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Subject: Re: Gaskets
From: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 13:27:21 -0600
> but in all honesty the original manifold design is dreadful. <
 > Regarding speedo accuracy, how do you know that your rev counter is
accurate? I assume it's an electric type rather than mechanical on a late
Spitfire - this should be more believable (the mechanical ones suffer the
same problems as speedos), but by no means infallible. <

 Wow, all this debate is really pissing me off, especially the two comments
above.
 I bought the exhaust in discussion, from John Esposito, after buying one of
his dual SU setups. The used exhaust manifold came with a new down pipe and
gasket. I had the machine shop, that rebuilt my 1500 motor, resurface the
manifold mounting areas.
 I bought a new tachometer cable and a used tachometer, although I planned
on useing the electronic tach with my Mallory dual point distributer, after
I got the new motor broke in.
 I bought the exhaust because I had read that it was better than the 4 to 1
American exhaust, being 4-2-1 style.
 I bought the tach and cable because I had read that it was more reliable
than the electronic tach.
 Let me hear some counter arguments, please!

Larry

'73 Spitfire, with stock spec (European) motor

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