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Re: Spitfire Exhaust Man Gasket?

To: CBrown1500@aol.com
Subject: Re: Spitfire Exhaust Man Gasket?
From: "Chris Boston" <spitfire@zeu.tt.umist.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 17:05:56 +0100 "Re: Spitfire Exhaust Man Gasket?" (Aug 26, 9:05pm)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <960826210552_465978187@emout16.mail.aol.com>
> Just a note. I hung the old stock exhaust on my '73 Spit about a year ago,
> attached to the stock manifold, and it's still going strong. Could by just
> plain luck. Does your car still have the cataclysmic converter? Maybe the
> extra heat causes the premature failure.

This is a uk spec car, no cats, no plastic bumpers and no strombergs, just good
old leaded high octane fues, twin SUs, chrome bumpers and gaskets that
disintegrate at regular intervals.

Chris.

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