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RE: Parts wanted - will a '78 Midget's fit?

To: "Graziano, Michael" <michael.graziano@csfb.com>,
Subject: RE: Parts wanted - will a '78 Midget's fit?
From: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@xs4all.nl>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:47:29 +0100
At 14:26 27-11-2000 -0000, Graziano, Michael wrote:

>I am looking for triumph Spitfire 1500 (1977) exhaust manifold original type
>Please contact
>
>I have one from a '78 Midget.  Are they the same?  No cracks....

It might well fit, but they're not the same. Due to the smaller engine bay
of the Midget, BL had to fit a slightly less generously proportioned
exhaust manifold to the Triumph 1500 engine in the Midget. As a result,
power was slightly down, compared to the same engine in the Spitfire.

Cheers,

-- 
Eric Kieboom - The Netherlands
1976 Spit 1500 - Original Java Green
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ekieboom/spit/spit.html

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