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Re: Spitfire Engine Swap Outs

To: Bill Wessale <wessale@iwl.net>
Subject: Re: Spitfire Engine Swap Outs
From: Allen Nugent <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 16:12:15 +1100 (EST)
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Bill,

At 21:48 23/02/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I hope this isn't considered sacriledge.  I just think the drivetrain is 
>the weak link in the Spitfire.  I like the looks, the weight, the size 
>and the front suspension.  If I can stick in a 120 HP lightweight 
>hig-revving motor with a 5-speed, and ditch the swing-axle rear end, I 
>think it would be a blast!

A 13B Wankel would make it scream. I rode in TR7 with one fitted - don't see
why it wouldn't go into a Spit. The power-to-weight ratio is pretty hard to
top, for a stock engine.

Allen Nugent
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
University of New South Wales
Sydney  2052  Australia


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