Hi Chris
All the usual things would need changing, exhaust as it exits from the other
side, engine mounts as the engine is a different shape, cooling system. I
don't know how the five speed box would go, I was thinking mainly of the
four + or - O/D.
If the TR7 has O/D you could produce an O/D box for the Spit from the two
boxes I think.
Graham.
2500PI MKII
Sprinted Dolomite
2000 MKI
1300 Toledo
1300 front wheel drive
http://members.tripod.co.uk/TriumphIW/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris De Wet <DeWetC1@sapo.co.za>
To: 'Graham Stretch' <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>; Michael T. Altomare
<MTAltomare@Prodigy.net>
Cc: List Spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:12 PM
Subject: RE: ENGINE SWAPPING
> Graham and list
> Now I'm curious :-) What are the pros and cons of fitting a TR 7 engine
and
> gearbox in a Mk 2 Spitfire ? Anything else that need to be modified or
> changed ?
> Spitfire overdrives are unobtainable in South Africa , but I know of one
TR
> 7 engine and gearbox that might be for sale . Just a thought :-)
> TIA
> Chris de Wet
> South Africa
> One '56 TR 3 with o/d , two Heralds and four early Spitfires without o/d .
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Stretch [mailto:technical@iwnet.screaming.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 1:04 PM
> To: Michael T. Altomare
> Cc: List Spitfires
> Subject: Re: ENGINE SWAPPING
>
>
>
> Hi Michael
> Whether you could find one is a different matter but the 2L TR7 engine
would
> fit, bolt up to the Spit bell housing or maybe use the TR7 box which is
> basically the same, these came with fuel injection for some territories. I
> have also seen the 16 valve Dolomite Sprint engine fitted to a Spit though
> the first thing the owner did on arrival at the camping weekend was shear
> his wheel studs clean off, though he should have been using the bigger
studs
> and nuts from the Dolomite which are a straight fit in the hubs! I hope to
> work out how to fit injection to my Sprint, I was thinking along the lines
> of the Bosch K-Jet system from a VW Golf GTI 16V as this should be a
> reasonably comparable installation.
>
> Graham.
> 2500PI MKII
> Sprinted Dolomite
> 2000 MKI
> 1300 Toledo
> 1300 front wheel drive
> http://members.tripod.co.uk/TriumphIW/index.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael T. Altomare <MTAltomare@Prodigy.net>
> To: Spitfire News Group <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 11:23 PM
> Subject: ENGINE SWAPPING
>
>
> >
> > I have done a lot of web browsing lately, looking for engine swaps
> > that
> > people have done in the past to their Spitfires. With the exception
> > of
> > installing a GT6 engine, the only engine swaps that I have found so
> > far seem
> > rather radical in that they use relatively large engines. They are:
> >
> > Rover 3.5L V8
> > Chevy 350 V8
> > Ford 2.8L V6
> > Mitsubishi 2000 Turbo
> > Ford 302 V8
> > Chevy 2.8L V6
> > Buick 3.8L V6
> >
> > I am considering an engine swap, but I want to choose an engine and
> > transmission that will allow me to:
> > - use a modern, reliable, fuel injected engine with increased power,
> > but not enough that I have to change the rear end.
> > - use a 5 speed overdrive transmission.
> > - use the engine and transmission from a similar sized car so any
> > modifications to the car itself will be as small as possible.
> > - make the swap completely unnoticeable unless the bonnet is open.
> >
> > What about the engine and transmission from a Mazda Miata? As
> > blasphemous as this might sound, it makes sense. Both cars are about
> > the same size and weight. (I've heard rumors that they copied right
> > off of a Spitfire). The
> > 90-93 1.6L engine puts out 116 HP, and the 94-97 1.8L engine puts out
> > 128 HP. I don't have any dimensional or weight information yet, but
> > the Miata engine and transmission will certainly be lighter than the
> > Triumph 1493
> > engine and gearbox.
> >
> > I don't want to start a war in the newsgroup, but I am looking for
> > opinions on this. I also want to find out about other successful
> > swaps that I can or should consider.
> >
> > Michael Altomare
> > '77 Spitfire 1500
> > Kennesaw, GA
> >
>
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