John,
I remember seeing it mentioned (maybe in Grassroots Motorsports) that an
early head put on a 1500 will add H.P. There were no details at all.
So, does anyone out there know for sure? And will you give us the specs?
One more question, OK, two:
How much does a 1500 Spit engine & trans weigh (Each).
What other successful engine transplants have you heard of (into
Spitfires)? Has anyone tried a BMW M3(4 cylinder version)?
Ray
At 12:17 AM 10/23/98 -0400, John Suchak wrote:
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>Ron and Angie wrote:
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>> James Carpenter wrote:
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>> >Oh and if you put a 1500 9:1 head on a 1300 you get 7.8:1.
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>> The 1500's compression of 9:1 is not a result of the head! It is the
result
>> of different pistons! I can take a stock head from a 74 1500 or an 80 1500
>> and the compression will still be 9:1 on the 76 1500 engine in my car. I
>> can take the same head that is on my engine and place it on a 74 engine or
>> an 80 engine and the compression will be 7.5:1.
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>I think James was saying there was a difference between a 1300 and 1500 head,
>not between different 1500's.
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>Would that mean that the inverse is true, at the same ratio? Would a 1300
head
>on a 1500 give you 10.4 : 1????
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>John
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