Tim, the engine is normally tilted at 45 degrees in the Sprint and the 1850
Dolomites. Normally refereed to as the "slant 4" (it's also in the article). So
the engine better be tilted. I remember the head problems caused by warping as
it was an aluminium head. But man did they move for their day.
Alan
Original Message:
-----------------
From: T. .R. Dafforn td214@cam.ac.uk
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 09:45:27 +0100
Subject: Re: Spitfire sprint
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
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________
> > > > > > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk
> > > > > > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > Renton, WA
> > > > > >>--------------> 914 Lite 2.5 is FOR SALE:
> > > > > http://home1.gte.net/NugentMD/914lite.htm
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > ____________________________________________________________
> > > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk
> > > > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike
> > > Renton, WA
> > > >>--------------> 914 Lite 2.5 is FOR SALE:
> > > http://home1.gte.net/NugentMD/914lite.htm
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ____________________________________________________________
> > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk
> > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> This message has been posted from Mail2Web http://www.mail2web.com/
> Web Hosting for $9.95 per month! Visit: http://www.yourhosting.com/
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
--
Tim Dafforn
Structural Medicine
Department of Haematology
CIMR
University of Cambridge
Wellcome-MRC Building (Level6)
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 2XY
Tel. (01223) 336829
Fax. (01223) 336827
http://smokeroom.cimr.cam.ac.uk/
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This message has been posted from Mail2Web http://www.mail2web.com/
Web Hosting for $9.95 per month! Visit: http://www.yourhosting.com/
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|