Hi
I have seen one of these conversions over here in the UK, I'm not sure but I
think the engine was tilted..
The only trouble with the Sprint engine is the Head and head gasket, very prone
to leaking and warping...
Cheers
Tim
"alemen@pop.ftconnect.com" wrote:
> Here's some info on the Sprint :
>http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/healey/405/cmmarticle.html
>
> Standard UK spec was 127bhp+ according to this article.
>
> Also the 4 pot in the TR7 is basically the same engine but 8 valves instead
>of the 16 in the Sprint with the different head as far as I can remember.
>
> Having drooled over Sprints for years I still want one. Wish I could get a
>LHD one in the US.....
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Joe Curry spitlist@gte.net
> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 08:57:07 -0700
> Subject: Re: Spitfire sprint
>
> In 1978 the Dolomite Racing effort was reported to be making about 215 hp
>according to Graham Robson. So one can assume that the
> street version was somewhere just over 100 hp and maybe as high as 120 hp.
>
> Joe
>
> John Hobson wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure what hp it's rated as, anyone know?
> >
> > --- "Michael D. Nugent, Ph.D." <nugentmd@gte.net> wrote: > Four banger,
> > eh? Over/under 100hp?
> > >
> > > John Hobson wrote:
> > >
> > > > The Triumph Dolomite Sprint was a very successful rally car, the
> > > sprint
> > > > is the engine used, a 2 litre lump. Apparently Triumph were going to
> > > use
> > > > it in TR7s, but never got round to it. The TR7 Sprint is quite a
> > > popular
> > > > conversion apparently.
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > > --- "Michael D. Nugent, Ph.D." <nugentmd@gte.net> wrote: > For those
> > > of
> > > > us who can only relate a Sprint to a 1960s Ford Falcon,
> > > > > what is
> > > > > a Sprint engine (cylinders, displacement, hp, decade, etc.)?
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > Renton, WA
> > > > >
> > > > > John Hobson wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I bought a spitfire restoration manual the other day and it said
> > > that
> > > > > you
> > > > > > could put a dolomite sprint engine into a Spitfire. Has anyone
> > > done
> > > > > > this? Is it easy to do? I'm not planning on doing anything like
> > > > > this,
> > > > > > just intrigued about it. You can pick Dolomite Sprints up quite
> > > > > cheaply
> > > > > > too.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John
> > > > > >
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