Hap,
Welcome to the fray!
As to 1500 differences. Using AE engine parts catalog listings under
T****MPH S*itfire the CR for USA is 7.5:1 and the rest of the universe is
9:1 altered by piston design. This is the current data, and may not
necessarily be the way it was. How's that for CYA?
Peter C.
At 06:26 AM 3/10/99 , J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
>Is there a difference in compression? The carburetion is different.
>The USA models have a Zenith Stromberg and most of the rest of the world
>got twin SUs. I think pretty much everything else is the same. I could
>be wrong...
>
>adrian
>
>75 Midget that will hopefully be painted tonight
>
>
>> Hello all:
>>
>>
>> Just joined this list, and I'm impressed at the collective knowledge
exhibited.
>>
>> What's the difference in compression between the UK & USA 1500s? What
causes
>> the differences: EGR? Fume cycler? Steering wheel placement dynamics (just
>> kiddin')?
>>
>> Curious,
>>
>> Hap Houlihan,
>> Lexington, KY
>> 1975 Midget (US) 90Kmi
>>
>
Peter Caldwell
1 very rough Innocenti
(the Sprite with an accent)
among other LBCs and 4WDBCs
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