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Subject: Spitfire performance
From: Glenn Trunnell <trunnell@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 19:44:30 -0400
Hi everybody,

The work on my SU HIF6 conversion continues apace, but I wanted to find 
out what kind of performance other peopler saw with their Spits.  My 
main question is this: previously with the single ZS my car would turn 
about 5300 in fourth gear.  Will anybody's pull the full 6000 with the 
stock carb and emissions? How about with Dual 1.5 SUs or one of the 
various webers?  I previously owned a couple of MGBs.  The first a 74 
was good for about 105 mph with dual HIF 4s the second an '80 wit a ZS 
175 topped out at 85 mph.  The  only difference between these two cars 
was the carburettion.  So I am curious about a baseline for the Spit as 
I have only ever driven mine.

Thanks for your help,

Glenn Trunnell

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