Ive just gotta ring in on this one....
I guess Im a purist but my Spit does just fine in my book. Yes, Ive done
allot to make the engine pur but it's still a British Powerplant. I sit and
read about all of you changing your alternators and such to get away from
the Lucas problems, wanting more reliability and all of this type stuff. I
have never been stranded on the side of the road with my Spit.... I have
been sitting on the side of the road with my Ford and Honda and Chrysler and
GMC...... Oh yea, my MAZDA left me on the side of the road between Odessa
Texas and El Paso once to.....
N.A. Campiglia
Abilene Texas
Happy All Brit Owner-----Original Message-----
From: Laura G. <savercool@email.msn.com>
To: Gambony, Jim <jim.gambony@eds.com>; 'Andrew Mace'
<amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Cc: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Rotary Spitfire
>Like Andy Mace has already pointed out, one doesn't need to change to a
>rotary to get performance. My 1500 has been clocked at over 100mph and the
>red line is off the tach. Same motor it came with-just some mods. And he's
>all Brit-just love to hear it sing!
>
>Quite impressive, eh?
>
>Laura G. and Nigel
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gambony, Jim <jim.gambony@eds.com>
>To: 'Andrew Mace' <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Laura G.
><savercool@email.msn.com>
>Cc: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 1:05 PM
>Subject: RE: Rotary Spitfire
>
>
>>
>> > And like you, I like the sound-no, the music! of a Spitfire motor!
>> >
>>
>>Let me just share this tidbit...
>>
>>4 years ago I spectated at the SCCA National Tour event here in North
>>Texas.. and there was this pretty little Bugeye (yes, I know... mentioning
>a
>>Sprite on the Spitfire list.. I have no shame ;-) competing in mod class.
>>
>>When the owner fired the car I said "aha, running straight pipes on a
>>1275... " and didn't think more about until he was at the far corner of
>the
>>course just eating up the track! Something didn't just seem right so I
>>quizzed him when he came back in. It was a 12A rotary with basic mods
>done,
>>and he was using 10k as his redline.
>>
>>All I can say is.. quite impressive!
>>
>>When the engine died in my '73 1500 (properly a "Spitfire Mk IV 1500",
>I've
>>been told) I seriously considered the rotary swap, but managed to latch
>onto
>>an MG Midget drivetrain cheap.
>>
>>
>>Jim
>>
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