Have you seen the rotary Spit in Grassroots Motorsports? If the swap is
done right, the car will gain a few pounds.
Ron and Angie - Dalton, Ga
84 300ZX Turbo 77 Spitfire 92 Tempo GLS 62 Vitesse
IZCC# 4779
"I gotta go, you're killing me!" - Kim Peterson, WGST 105.7, Atlanta
-----Original Message-----
From: rotorheadx2@juno.com <rotorheadx2@juno.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 4:48 PM
Subject: re: Your Spitfire!!!!
>Well, I have been lurking for about two weeks now and couldn't resist
>this thread. I have a 78 spit and several Mazda RX-7s and I believe a
>great retrofit would be a ported 12a or 13b rotary. Not only does one
>lose at least 100 lbs in the process the stock to stock gain in
>horsepower is somewhere between 25 and 30. If you go with a good port
>job and carb you can have 150hp very quickly out of the rotary. I have
>seen a Mk IV with this done and it looks very good. Frame work is
>minimal to none and the placement of the motor is easy to attain to keep
>good handling characteristics in the car. Also, the length and shift
>lever placement of the 79 and 80 trannys makes them a drop in item. Not
>real cutting to do that I could tell. So less, weight, more hp, and a
>smooth running powerplant, good combo I would say.
>
>Nelson Craig
>78 Spit
>
>--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
>From: DANMAS@aol.com
>To: mlibhart@feist.com, Spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Your Spitfire!!!!
>Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:41:09 EST
>Message-ID: <dee1f49d.3651b535@aol.com>
>
>Martin, (and other Spitfire owners),
>
>Have you read the current issue of "Flight Journal?" There is an
>interesting
>article in there about the WWII British Fighter planes of the same name
>as
>your car. Very interesting. The author flew one of the earlier
>Rolls-Royce
>engined planes, and then one of the later planes with the larger Griffon
>engines. Comparing the latter with the earlier, he has this to say:
>
>"While the [Rolls-Royce] Merlin engine versions run very smoothly, the
>larger
>Griffon-powered machines feel as if they are angry. The sounds from the
>stacks
>and the vibration transferred to the seat of the pants communicate
>visceral
>power - almost a desire to go kill something. Any high-performance-car
>enthusiast would enjoy this sensation of unbridled power, this impatience
>to
>be turned loose to hunt."
>
>>From this, I'd say it's not only OK to drop a large engine into the
>Spitfire
>(car), but doing so is in keeping with an old and honorable tradition. It
>almost seems as if you "ought" to do it!
>
>BTW, Dave's e-mail address is: 105671.471@compuserve.com I'm sure Dave
>has
>already sent it to you by now, but just in case....
>
>Dan Masters,
>Alcoa, TN
>
>'71 TR6---------Currently being "Griffonized"
>
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>
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