Answer: With an ReK Racing Transmission. It is bolt in and uses Formula
Ford type Hewland gears. I have pictures if anyone is interested.
Anyone want to go to Bonneville Salt Flats -
3.273 diff + .889 4th gear + 8400 rpm = 172.64 mph
How's that for top speed of a spitfire with a spit engine !
Ron Krantz
ReK Racing
----- Original Message -----
From: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
To: Chris Crisenbery <ffajackson@absolute-net.com>;
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: Re Hopped up Spits!
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> how do you get a .962 : 1, 4th gear?
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> --- Chris Crisenbery <ffajackson@absolute-net.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well I'll start, my race 1147cc will spin 8,400 RPM's with a .962 : 1
> > 4th gear, 4.11 rear end and 20.1 in tall goodyear slicks.
> >
> > Which if my math is correct is 127 MPH
> >
> > Results may differ depending if I'm being chased or I'm the chaser!
> >
> > Rascal Racing
> >
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> =====
> nikolai jaremka
> 72 spitfire mkIV
> east aurora, new york
>
> Do You Yahoo!?
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