The other reason may be to compensate for the power loss due to
increasing emissions equipment requirements.
Cheers,
Mike Thompson
On Jan 3, 2006, at 9:43 AM, Mark Hineline wrote:
> The official reasoning behind dropping the Triumph 1500 into the
> rubber-bumper Midget in '75, if I recall correctly, was that the
> increased displacement was needed to compensate for the increased
> weight of the fittings.
>
> I've never bought that explanation, although there might be some
> truth in it. I've always suspected that BL was looking for a cost
> advantage. (All their other 1275 production was in front-wheel
> drive vehicles.)
>
> What would the cost be, in acceleration and top speed, of dropping
> a 1275 into a RB car?
>
> Mark
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