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Re: Re: 1500 for 1275 swap

To: Woodrat <woodrat@spacey.net>
Subject: Re: Re: 1500 for 1275 swap
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 11:59:08 -0400
Cc: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
I'm not impressed.

Don't have time to work it out......  but the '76 had a 3.9 diffy.  The 3.7 
was, of course, N/A to the 1275.  <grin>

Anyone have a Road and Track from '78 or 79?

Mike


Woodrat <woodrat@spacey.net> wrote:
> Whap!  Socko!   Smash!  Take that you Leylandophiles!
Right arm, brudder!  We dont need no freakin Tr****h
trash.

----- Original Message -----
From Ron Soave 
To: 
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: 1500 for 1275 swap


> >   However, according to all the period road tests I
> > have seen,
> > the 1500 outperformed the 1275 by a considerable
> > margin.
> >
> >   Even in full emissions trim, it allowed the
Midget
> > to "top the
> > ton" (do over 100mph), something the 1275 powered
> > cars never did
> > in stock form, even pre-emissions.
>
> May, 1976 Road and Track, pg 76.  Midget 1500, 4th
> gear 5100 RPM, 83mph top speed.
>
> September 1967 Road and Track pg 106, Midget 1275 ,
> 4th gear, top speed 93
> mph.
>
> =====
> Ron Soave
> '60 Bugeye
> '72 BGT
> '87 325iS
>
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