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Re: It RUNS! Another Spridget on the road! Long?

To: Captain Rapture <yup1275@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: It RUNS! Another Spridget on the road! Long?
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:57:45 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net, midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com
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Captain Rapture wrote:

>Well it's about time. My 71 MG is back and refurbed.
>While it was apart for a new clutch disc, why not put
>a Datsun 5 speed in it? 266 cam, lite lifters, right springs,
>new shells on the still-standard crank, Cooper S 163 head
>with rimflows and ported, 45DCOE, and LCB, with a
>Kenlowe to cut cooling losses. Cooper S dizzy.
>  
>

>You forgot 1.5 ratio rockers.  You can go either way (1.3-standard or 1.5-high 
>lift) with the 266 cam.  Some tubular pushrods for stiffness would help also.
>
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2
02 FLSTS
00 F-150
89 Nissan Sentra (Yuck!)





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