<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Air pollution regs kicked in for 1968 build. Albeit very limited, the SU carb proved a bit difficult to lean out and that’s why Spitfires from either 1969 or 1970 model year used a single Stromberg. My personal opinion is the Mk3 Spitfire with the 1296 8 port head is the Best Buy, hotly followed by the 1296 Mk4. The 1500 engine is positively athsmatic and has always had breathing issues in standard spec. No doubt there will be howls of protest in favour of the 1500 but the many I’ve driven over years - rebuilt/cared for/completely knackered - were all the same, I.e. seriously disappointing and that same engine in the Midget made that great little car something that is best forgotten.<div><div><br></div><div>Jonmac<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Bessie Braddock: “Winston! You’re drunk”.<div>Churchill: “and you, Madam, are ugly. But tomorrow, I shall be sober but you will still be ugly”.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On 23 Oct 2020, at 17:28, Sujit Roy <<a href="mailto:triumphstag@gmail.com">triumphstag@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for the answers. Here are a few follow up questions.</div><div>If the Smog parts were completely removed from the car and it needs it, what is the worst case cost wise to buy this stuff to get it though a Smog? What workshop equipment would I need to buy and cost to make sure I can get it close to passing a smog without having a repair shop tweek it to pass a smog check? Also, are '74 year and earlier cars exempt from a smog but '75 on are not?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Sujit</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Sujit Roy<br>Cupertino, California</div><div><br><a href="https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/</a><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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