On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Terry Thompson wrote:
> Does anyone know if theres a header on the market that will work with a
> Spitfire 1500 engine/frame without modification and is of decent make? I
> know Monza makes a header but, I hear it needs grinding to fit with the
> intake manifold and even then, it doesn't fit quite right (according to
> the shop).
TriumphTune in the UK offers a 4-2-1 design (as opposed to the 4 into 1
design of the Monza and others) in both mild steel and stainless. I
installed one in my Mk3 which has even less room than the 1500* and had no
clearance problems at all. I went with the stainless version - it's been
4 years and still looks great.
Clearance issues aside, I like the 4-2-1 design because it's tuned for
mid-range rpm rather than high rpm like the 4-1 design. I find that I
rarely get over 5,000 rpm going to the hardware store anymore anyway... A
sign of progressing age, I guess.
Hope this helps,
Mike Burdick
Omaha NE
'70 Spit
* This header will fit the 1500 head.
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