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1. Spit Speed (score: 1)
Author: Kma4444@aol.com
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:12:01 EST
Come on people , my 1147 car will go 128 MPH , 135ish behind a certain Civic
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00473.html (6,995 bytes)

2. Re: Spit Speed (score: 1)
Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:41:58 -0500 ()
Let's see, you've got one of those with the fiberglass GT6-style roof, faired headlamp bonnet, eight-port alloy head with twin Webers.... 135ish behind a certain Civic Tell us more about the Civic. :
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00476.html (7,604 bytes)

3. Re: Spit Speed (score: 1)
Author: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 12:53:33 -0500
I know Kevin's 1147... 135 is not out of the question. It's one of the more fully developed race Spit's I've seen.. Nice car. Comes up to my mid thigh at the highest point. Throw in Kevin "Vector Fac
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00481.html (8,157 bytes)

4. Re: Spit Speed (score: 1)
Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:47:04 EST
Wow - once I went 75, but one of the hood latches had vibrated open and the hood started to come up. The car sounded like it was about to explode, so I backed off. The day my car sees 135 will be the
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00487.html (7,220 bytes)

5. RE: Spit Speed (score: 1)
Author: "Colhard, Chuck" <ColhardC@cadmus.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:48:26 -0500
Same for Nigel. Chuck and Nigel (71 Spit IV) Wow - once I went 75, but one of the hood latches had vibrated open and the hood started to come up. The car sounded like it was about to explode, so I ba
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00491.html (7,700 bytes)

6. Re: Spit speed (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 16:08:52 EST
ASSUMPTIONS: a) Car: Triumph Spitfire MKIII b) Trans: stock Spitfire 4 speed, non O/D c) Diff: stock Spitfire MKIII, 4.11:1 e) Tires: stock 145SR 13 f) engine redline: better than stock 6,500 RPM g)
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00496.html (8,699 bytes)

7. Re: Spit Speed (score: 1)
Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:04:30 -0600
Hah! Didjaknow that ANY GT6 will go at least 50% faster than a Spitfire 'coz it has that many more cylinders (WOW 202 mph!!!!)..... and our amplifiers go to 11 'coz it's more than "10", y'know. Serio
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00501.html (8,556 bytes)

8. Re: Spit Speed (score: 1)
Author: "N.A. Campiglia III" <spitdrvr@camalott.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:53:01 -0600
Not to add any fuel to this fire.... Im sure it will be a big one.. ;) Let me set this up for you Needless to say, it was on a very straight Texas highway... FM 707 to be exact. I had just passed the
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00503.html (8,697 bytes)

9. spit speed (score: 1)
Author: geo@ohio.net
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:34:57 -0800
i've been well over 100 in a spit down a big hill with the wind... and the bonnet sorta floated up and down staying at about 4 inches max... i thought it was cool and maybe even helped air flow. i've
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00509.html (7,292 bytes)

10. Re: Spit speed (score: 1)
Author: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2)
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:06:43
Dan, I quess that is the benefit of an O/D with a 3.89:1 diff! Patrick through Patrick Bowen '79 Spitfire Jacksonville FL
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00512.html (9,573 bytes)

11. Re: Spit speed (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:56:44 EST
Patrick, Yup, that just points out three things: 1) without the proper gearing (including tire size), it doesn't matter how much power you have, you ain't going to go fast! 2) without enough power, i
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00552.html (7,929 bytes)


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