Just for the record-Nigel idles at about 1100-1200 rpms.
LG and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil>
To: Glenn Trunnell <trunnell@mindspring.com>; spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
<spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 4:28 AM
Subject: Re:Spitfire performance
>I do know an individual who has a Triumph with a 1300 engine that produces
>about 130 hp. Difference is, his is a race car, and idles at about 2000
>rpm. Lot of mods but no way could it be street driveable. I seem to think
>that if it could produce more, he would make it. So a street driveable
>1500 that passes emissions and produces 130 or whatever HP, is my dream and
>a Miatas nightmare. Still waiting for the explanation.
>
>At 06:11 PM 10/20/98 -0500, Glenn Trunnell wrote:
>>All,
>>
>>There's been a lot of talk about about the 130 hp Spitfire lately so I
>>thought I'd put my .02 in. I have built several engines over the last 10
>>years including Chevy 350s, Ford 289s, MGs, and Isuzu 4 cyl. If you have
>>the money it is possible to build HP in small displacement engines but to
>>make a 1500 cc engine pass the visual and tailpipe emissions would be
>>difficult. The Spitfire built by Triumphtune and shown in one of their
>>articles is claimed to deliver 115+ bhp with twin 40 DCOE webers, a
header,
>>hot cam and completely ported and polished head. I don't live in CA but I
>>assume that any visible modification is illegal so that eliminates
>>carb/manifold and exhaust enhancements as well as supercharging or turbo.
>>The only other ways I know of to make HP are displacement (you can't bore
>>or stroke a 1500 to 5000 cc) and nitrous oxide. You could internally
>>strenghten an engine enough to make it last using nitrous and the bottle
is
>>easily concealed. Even then I doubt that you could make double the horse
>>power even with a higher compression ratio, polished head etc . and still
>>have the engine pass a legitimate test. So I have to call bullshit on
this
>>claim (no offense intended and I'll gladly eat my words if anyone can
>>produce the details of how this was accomplished).
>>
>>Hope I'm wrong I'd love to have a 130 hp Spitfire.
>>
>>Glenn
>>
>>
>>
>Patrick Bowen
>'79 Spitfire
>Jacksonville FL
>
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