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Re: Spitfire air box for dual su's

To: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Subject: Re: Spitfire air box for dual su's
From: "Michael D. Porter" <mdporter@rt66.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 00:31:03 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: None whatsoever
References: <Pine.PCW.3.94.970618120242.16303B-100000@Andrew-Mace>
Andrew Mace wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 18 Jun 1997 RICHARD.JACKSON@NENE.AC.UK wrote:
> 
> > >Andrew Mace responded to my query for a Spitfire cold-air box for dual SU's
> > >with:
> >
> > >"Sean, someone may know differently, but I'm pretty sure that no U.S.-spec.
> > >cars ever used that "box," despite all the pictures in all the books
> > >(which are almost universally pictures of home-market cars)...
> >
> > Ha Ha, the great Andy M is wrong again, My Spitfire, and most I have seen
> > usually have the box, admittedley, it ain't on now as I have a set of K&N's,
> > but it did have once!!! :-)
> 
> Hey, Rich, READ MY LIPS! I said U.S.-spec. cars! :-)
>                                 ^^^^^^^^^
> Anyone out there with ORIGINAL Spitfire 4 or Mk.2 models wish to help
> establish "data points" here? They would be welcome.

My `63 Spitfire 4 (now deceased), bought used in 1968 in Hawaii, had
separate air cleaner housings, not an air box.

Cheers.

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My other Triumph runs, but....

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