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Re: 1275 vs 1500 in a RB Midget

To: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 1275 vs 1500 in a RB Midget
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:20:41 -0600 {sentby:smtp 192.190.246.2 authed with dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com} with any abuse report
References: <db70ed736ebeb020f60950b1c560f2a1@ocotillofield.net> <C5C6EDEA-7E03-452B-8619-F7A6A0686D3E@rio.edu>
> The other reason may be to compensate for the power loss due to
> increasing emissions equipment requirements.

And yet another reason that I have heard is that, faced with the expense of
making two engines of similar application comply with the US emissions
nonsense, BMC decided to standardize on the larger of the two. At least the
Spitlump fit in the Midget and we didn't just sit and watch them go to
Canada like the Mini.
David Lieb
1972 Midget




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