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1. engine swap - opinions? (score: 1)
Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 13:18:17 -0500
I have sort of a hypothetical/opinion question for the list. We talk alot about modifying the cars we drive. But when you try to boost the output of your engine, it seems you can 10% or 20% increase
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00266.html (8,594 bytes)

2. Re: engine swap - opinions? (score: 1)
Author: jtc@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (James TenCate)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 14:50:55 -0600
Thought I'd add my 2 cents. I know a guy here in Austin who's putting the Rover V8 into a GT6. The Rover engine is really light (less than some Toyota 4 cylinders!) so he thinks he shouldn't have too
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00270.html (8,018 bytes)

3. RE:engine swap - opinions? (score: 1)
Author: Dennis Wilson <DWILSON@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1991 13:56 PST
I think that by swaping the engine the car is no longer THE CAR you had. It might be a Spit on the outside but not in the inside. I changing my cars too much from what they were made as. Sure a bette
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00274.html (8,098 bytes)

4. RE:engine swap - opinions? (score: 1)
Author: ssi!coventry!rmb@uunet.UU.NET (Bob Bownes)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 17:47:05 CST
Well, yes, virginia, the GT6 motor will fit in the Spit. The suspension is a little weak, the brakes are a little weak, and the differential and Spit rear axles won't last very long. Common racing be
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00285.html (8,498 bytes)

5. Re: engine swap - opinions? (score: 1)
Author: archer@hsi86.hsi.com (Garry Archer)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 91 10:01:08 -0500
Engine swaps -- argh! It make me sweat just thinking about them! Scanning the used car ads for LBCs lately (Leaking British Cars -- ha! ha! that was a good one!) I've come across two different 1971 T
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00293.html (8,754 bytes)

6. RE:engine swap - opinions? (score: 1)
Author: rkg@XamenEk.ateq.com (Richard George)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 91 08:29:36 PST
The easiest way to swap a bigger (GT6) motor into a Spitfire is to just unbolt the GT6 body from a donor GT6 and replace it with the spitfire body... (all you have to do then is weld some new shock m
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00303.html (8,772 bytes)

7. RE:engine swap - opinions? (score: 1)
Author: miq@chromavac.corp.sgi.com (Miq Millman)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 91 11:11:52 PST
Whew! With all this talk about engine swaps, I'm suprised that you all forgot about Frankensprite. (or maybe you didn't and don't want to hear about it) It's been about a month since the last update
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00317.html (11,299 bytes)


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