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Re: spit motor id...

To: Richard Bonilla <richard@polymold.com>
Subject: Re: spit motor id...
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:45:57 -0500 ()
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Richard Bonilla wrote:

> i came across a used spit motor, can anyone tell me about the
> year, mdl...etc? i am deciding whether to put time and $$ into
> it's id is....
> 
> GD45843HE w/dual su's carbs....

It's a Herald 1147 motor, but odds are it would have had the Spitfire cam
as original, and most likely an 8.0:1 CR (as opposed to the Spit's 8.5:1).
So it's pretty close to a Spitfire "Mk.1" motor.

Which dual SU's does it have: HS2, or H1?

--Andy

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