I bought the European spec Tri-Y exhaust header from John Esposito at Quantum
Mechanics. It was OEM to the European Spits and works/fits very nicely, plus
it is cast iron and I'm told not nearly as prone to cracking as the stock US
exhaust manifold. Warning: This will NOT work with the single Stromberg
carb setup without significant modification to the water jacket - ask me how I
know. :)
I will fit the 1500 and the 8-port 1300's. For $150 + shipping, IMO can't be
beat, especially if you are running dual carbs!
http://www.quantumechanics.com/categories.php?op=newindex&catid=5
Otherwise, I'd go with Ted - I bought my twin-HS4 carbs from him (among other
things). :)
Jim
'75 Spitfire 1500
'68 Spitfire Mk3
NASS #302
York, PA
www.littlebluespitfire.com
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From: spitfires-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of The Family Jefferson
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 9:12 AM
To: JHMDDS@aol.com
Cc: 'Spitfire'
Subject: Re: [Spits] Spitfire Header
James,
I bought a header from Ted for my 75 Spitfire 1500 when I converted to dual
SU's. The other stainless steel headers Considering Rimmer Bros. was about
$300 (plus shipping) and Spitbits was $400 (plus all that other stuff) I
went with Ted.
When I installed them, I was told I should have gotten the ceramic coated
version, but those are a bit more.
R/
Howard
Pickerington, Ohio
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Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 1:13 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: [Spits] Spitfire Header
Help. I'm looking for a high preformance exhaust header (free flow) for my
1300cc Spitfire project. My mechanic says stay away from Pacesetter/Monza
parts. I bought a great Strebo header but fitting is a problem. He says I
need a good 4 into 2 into to 1 or "Tri Y" type. I have found one from Ted
and one from APT, both are $275. I'm not against paying for these I just
was interested to find out if this is what I should get and if I can
possibly get one for at a better price.
Regards,
James
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