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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">4:88's were very real back n the day - a fellow competitor had one in his car, a damn rocket out of the hole and at Blackhawk Farms (tight and twisty) he was truly quick (esp against my 4:11)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 01:44:05 AM CDT, rocky spitfire4.com <rocky@spitfire4.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Last time I found a 4:55 for my Spitfire (back in the early oughts sometime) it came from Canley Classics in the UK. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">After breaking several earlier 4:55s -- the last one I tore off EVERY tooth! -- I had that one from Canley shotpeened before putting it in the car. It lasted. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I've heard of 4:88s but never seen a live one in 50 years of racinng a Spitfire. I think it's a mythical animal. 🤣<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--Rocky Entriken<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-----Original Message-----<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Fot <<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of Mark Bradakis<br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 9:04 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [Fot] Triumph Ring & Pinion<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On 4/21/26 12:27 PM, Brian Dennis wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Greetings,<br></div><div dir="ltr">> I'm looking for a 4:55 (or maybe 4:88?) ring & Pinion to fit the <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Spitfire differential case. I believe it is from a delivery van or <br></div><div dir="ltr">> something but I do not remember. This is the one with the bigger <br></div><div dir="ltr">> diameter pinion shaft.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I used to have a 4:55 set, but it got sold at auction back in 2005. I lost my job at the U, got behind on my storage rental, and the contents were sold as a lot for like 300 bucks. Not only the gearset, but a big TR Detroit locker, a Spitfire/GT6 Quaife unit, all my Weber airhorns, chokes and venturis, ( The box of brass bits with calibrated holes was home in my garage ) a Ford 710? 1600 short block from a Lotus Europa, a couple of big TR overdrive transmissions, a D type Spit overdrive, a Spitfire parts car, and a load of various body panels, electrical parts, and so on.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sigh.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">mjb.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rocky@spitfire4.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rocky@spitfire4.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/quikrx@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/quikrx@yahoo.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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