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Re: Spitfire engine performance upgrade guide...

To: Dale Seeley <DSeeley1@rochester.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Spitfire engine performance upgrade guide...
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 18:25:13 -0700
But Dale, FM29U has not made it into the Spitfire Database yet!  How about 
registering it!

http://home1.gte.net/spitlist/index.html

Regards,
Joe Curry

Dale Seeley wrote:
> 
> IMPRESSED does not entirely cover my feelings about this list.  In
> addition to receiving excellent advice as fast as I can ask for it, I
> feel I've finally found an automotive list populated by adults who treat
> each other as if they were face-to-face, rather than millions of miles
> of internet connection apart.  It's nice to see the disagreements
> discussed until everybody is able to understand both sides, misinformed
> or not, and more importantly, nice to see people say "I might be wrong,
> I'm sorry".
> 
> If only I could impress upon you the importance of editing replies, the
> more popular/controversial threads nearly fill a digest with only one or
> two messages.  Recently, the messages are getting to be 5 to 6
> generations deep, some over a hundred lines long...
> 
> However, I much prefer wading through an unedited reply than watching
> people act like little kids (I have several), as has become quite
> popular on many of the other lists I read.
> 
> On more relevant Spitfire content, the white '78 (#FM0029U) has finally
> made it's way into my garage.  Once I've finally chosen/purchased a new
> top for it (advice welcome!), installed it (love the install page I
> found on someone's website!), and placed the big red ribbon and bow on
> it, I'll present it to my wife who will hopefully enjoy it.  While
> poking around it today, I've learned it has a Cannon (sp?) manifold,
> some sort of Weber carb, and a '4 into 1' header.
> 
> Have fun,
> Dale

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