Let me know if anyone wants a copy of that Road and
Track article (it was 1974 written by John Dinkel).
And it was a number of dynomometer tests done in
stages to a US model '73-'74 1500, by a mechanic named
Jim Coan at Roy Woods racing facilities in Gardena,
California. (he was the current west coast competition
advisor, according to the article.)
Also, with regards to bhp of the Spitfire and the
Midget both were listed in another article by R&T in a
1976 issue, and they were using manufacturer specs of
US '76 model year cars. And according to the
comparisons, the Spitfire had 57.5 bhp and the Midget
had 55.5 bhp peak. So someone at Leyland must have
missed a key stroke when recording information, or
maybe there is some difference in the
engines/exhaust/whatever.
-Terry
--- Nolan Penney <npenney@mde.state.md.us> wrote:
> This article I believe was about the single ZS
> carburetor and manifold on both the 1500 and the Mk
> IV. The 1500 got a greatly reduced manifold runner
> size, which would have directly affected emissions.
> Smaller runners keep air flow speeds up, reducing
> gasoline drop out, which keeps HC emissions down.
> It also strangles power at higher rpms.
>
> >>> Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> 03/28 2:30 AM
> >>>
>
> Again, I really think this 8hp number should be
> thrown away. We have many reputable reviews on file
> that compare the Midget and Spitfire and find them,
> if not identical, at least indiscernable.
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