[Spridgets] [midgetsprite] Re: Exhaust Manifold Needed

[Robert E. Shlafer]

My '60 Frog came with a 1098 "CC" stock motor, stock ribcase box and 4.22. I was surprise at how well it went.

Teamed it with a 5 spd and 3.7 and because the Datsun's first 3 gears are a bit lower than the stock ribcase, lost little if anythng at the low end was gaining in highway
cruise capabilities.

For the stock components though, depends on application. For limited access highway cruise....yes.

But for tooling around town or the suburbs....not really because it's longer stroke makes it pretty torquey in this respect, even with a 3.9 diff. 

CB


-----Original Message-----
From: DAVID GROPPER
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net, midgetsprite at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [midgetsprite] Re: [Spridgets] Exhaust Manifold Needed


A Mk3 with a 1098??
Wouldn't that be a bit underpowered??

--- On Wed, 4/8/09, Miniac7 at aol.com <Miniac7 at aol.com> wrote:
> A friend of mine is working on a customers Mk3 Sprite and
> needs a stock  cast
> iron exhaust manifold. This would be the clamp type
> manifold for a 1098. /listinfo/spridgets