Hello I am driving my Spitfire MK3 for the first time, and I have the 1296cc and no overdrive and was wandering what should be the ideal RPM for cruise. I remark that the engine was turning 3700 RPM at 90 Km, that seem to much for me, but I am no expert Have a nice day Paul-Ernest
Each engine might have a different sweet spot dependant on how well the rotating bits are balanced. and/or how it is wearing. When I bought my car the engine had never been out of the car. It ran best at 4000 rpm. which was about 70 mph with the 3 rail non overdrive gearbox. My brother in law had a English Ford Granada with a V4 engine. It was horrible as it came up to 3000 rpm but above that it smoothed out nicely and ran like a top. I rebuilt my engine and had it balanced and fitted a J type overdrive with a single rail box. It's smooth at all rpms now. I rarely go above 80 thought because with all those dinosaurian SUV around who just can't see a littleSpit in the side mirrors ( do they ever look in them?) it worries my what they might do if I speed past them! [EMAIL PROTECTED] San Diego 71 Spitfire Mk IV, 71 Stag Mk I, 80 TR8 Federal Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
