Sure, I'd go head to head. Yes, I have just that much confidence in Nigel
and Dave.
And I know it can always be made hotter. Dave and I are always talking about
what to do next.
I don't think I'm on any high horse (I suppose you might feel this way cause
I'm a girl-oh well.I'll just take it as a compliment.)
I'm just telling it like I feel. I like the british motor and the sound it
makes. I can't see reason to change motors. To me, it's like putting day-glo
highlights on a Van Gogh! (But, I still think that Barry Schwartz's 6fire is
really neat!<g>)
So, thanks for letting me express MY opinions and ideas as readily as you
have expressed yours.
Well, time to take Nigel for his T-Day drive!:-)
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: DANMAS@aol.com <DANMAS@aol.com>
To: savercool@email.msn.com <savercool@email.msn.com>; jim.gambony@eds.com
<jim.gambony@eds.com>; amace@unix2.nysed.gov <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>;
GRMTim@aol.com <GRMTim@aol.com>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: Rotary Spitfire
>In a message dated 98-11-26 13:13:53 EST, savercool@email.msn.com writes:
>
>> Like Andy Mace has already pointed out, one doesn't need to change to a
>> rotary to get performance. My 1500 has been clocked at over 100mph and
the
>> red line is off the tach. Same motor it came with-just some mods. And
he's
>> all Brit-just love to hear it sing!
>>
>> Quite impressive, eh?
>
>Would you be willing to put your Spit up against Tim Suddard's rotary Spit,
>wheel to wheel, you pick the venue, in a race for titles? I doubt it.
Never
>mind how much money or work he has in his car, that's not the point. I can
>walk into any used car lot in town, and for very little money buy a car
that
>can outhandle and/or out perform either one of them - no work required. No
>matter how hot your Spitfire is, it can be made hotter.
>
>The point is, you are happy with your car, others are happy with their
Spits
>just the way they are, no mods at all, and others, like Tim and myself, get
a
>great deal of joy from modifying them. I'm very happy with my stock TR6,
and
>I'm getting happier every day with my Ford 302/TR6 swap as it gets nearer
to
>completion. Even if someone could get just as much streetable performance
from
>a TR6 engine as I'm getting from the 302, I'd still be happy with it, just
>because of the pure pleasure I'm getting from doing it. It's not the
>destination that counts, it's the journey. The fact that no way, no how,
will
>a modified TR6 engine ever come close, streetable or not, just adds to the
>excitement. Is it costing me a lot of money? Sure, but so what? That just
>means it takes a little longer as I wait for funds to come available. Is it
>taking me a lot of work? Absolutely, but that's the biggest attraction of
>all. The thrill of seeing your ideas and your handi-work come to life is
hard
>to beat. The hours and hours I've spent head scratching, researching,
>calculating, then hammering, grinding, welding, banging, fitting,
refitting,
>and so on, have been some of the most enjoyable hours I've spent.
>
>There's no argument here - you're right, I'm right, Tim's right, we're ALL
>right. We're speaking of personal opinion here, not facts. Yes, you can
count
>HP/$, but that's irrelevent. If you insist on making such factors part of
the
>equation, then we all lose, because there are plenty of other, boring, cars
>that will beat ANY criteria you want to choose. Except one, that is -
personal
>satisfaction. Each and every one of us, alone, has to evaluate that factor
for
>ourselves - another's opinion is not valid.
>
>Drive Nigel, enjoy Nigel - more power to you and I'm happy for you - but
don't
>get on your high horse just because some one else has a different idea.
>
>Dan Masters,
>Alcoa, TN
>
>'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
>'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion -
see:
> http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
>'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
>'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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