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Re: SuperTrapp on Spit

To: Tom Ambrose <tambrose@tir.com>
Subject: Re: SuperTrapp on Spit
From: "Dr. Faustus" <faustus@inconnect.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:22:53 -0600 (MDT)
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net, triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Tom Ambrose wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Is there someone running a SuperTrapp on a Spitfire? I have just the
> SuperTrapp on the exhaust. With 8 disks, it was fairly loud but ran well.
> BTW, no air cleaner on yet (still waiting for my K&Ns). Well, I took off 6
> disks and it sounds good. But the SU carbs are "chattering" and spitting gas
> at idle level rpm. In fact, I'm having a hard time "revving up" the engine.
> 
> I'm waiting for the muff to cool down to add some disks.
> 
> I guess my question also is: if you have a SuperTrapp on, do you have
> another muffler in the system between the Trapp and the engine?
MJB has killer spit that runs a supertrapp.  He has noting else on the
exhaust.  He also runs a weber headers and an IGT? filter on the weber.
It's a 1500 engine, mostly stock so he can run in SCCA's Street Prepared
class.  Quite a quick little car.  He runs with no restriction for SCCA
events.  

Andy L.
'70 Spit


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