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RE: 1980 Spitfire Head

To: "'Mark J. Bradakis'" <mark@bradakis.com>,
Subject: RE: 1980 Spitfire Head
From: "Gene Eighmy" <w4eae@netzero.net>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 12:29:58 -0500
I agree with Joe... I milled only about 0.060 and it pings on 87 octane so
bad I bought some Lucas Octane Boost.

The most milling I have heard about is 0.200 on RazorBob's '79.  Kastner is
probably running at 10.5-11:1 compression and running it on Jet Fuel... now
that would be fun!

Gene Eighmy
Birmingham
79 Spitfire

> The little Kastner competition prep book for the 1500 Spitfire has a
> chapter  on heads.
> One of the first sentences in that chapter says something like 'mill the
> head 0.225 in."
> 
> mjb.


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