go ahead Tim... rub it in. Us subscribers will keep this in mind when our
subscriptions are due for renewal..... :-)
Jim
-with several old fashioned underpowered Spitfires at home :(
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GRMTim@aol.com [SMTP:GRMTim@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 9:36 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Rotary Spitfire runs really well
>
> The Rotary Spitfire is now up and running. At the dyno Friday we got 188.7
> hp
> at the rear wheels and were able to run it to 135 mph in fourth gear on
> the
> dyno!
>
> Perhaps more importantly, It drove the 40 miles to the dyno shop ver
> quickly,
> quietly, cooly and with no scuttle shake!
>
> You nay sayers were right, five gears and nearly 200 horsepower in a
> Spitfire
> is horrible. This perfest Spitfire is boring, I want my old underpowered,
> undergeared rattle trap back!
>
> Tim Suddard
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