I bought the European spec Tri-Y exhaust header from John Esposito at Quantum Mechanics. It was OEM to the European Spits and works/fits very nicely, plus it is cast iron and I'm told not nearly as prone to cracking as the stock US exhaust manifold. Warning: This will NOT work with the single Stromberg carb setup without significant modification to the water jacket - ask me how I know. :)
I will fit the 1500 and the 8-port 1300's. For $150 + shipping, IMO can't be beat, especially if you are running dual carbs! http://www.quantumechanics.com/categories.php?op=newindex&catid=5 Otherwise, I'd go with Ted - I bought my twin-HS4 carbs from him (among other things). :) Jim '75 Spitfire 1500 '68 Spitfire Mk3 NASS #302 York, PA www.littlebluespitfire.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Family Jefferson Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 9:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Spitfire' Subject: Re: [Spits] Spitfire Header James, I bought a header from Ted for my 75 Spitfire 1500 when I converted to dual SU's. The other stainless steel headers Considering Rimmer Bros. was about $300 (plus shipping) and Spitbits was $400 (plus all that other stuff) I went with Ted. When I installed them, I was told I should have gotten the ceramic coated version, but those are a bit more. R/ Howard Pickerington, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 1:13 AM To: spitfires@autox.team.net Subject: [Spits] Spitfire Header Help. I'm looking for a high preformance exhaust header (free flow) for my 1300cc Spitfire project. My mechanic says stay away from Pacesetter/Monza parts. I bought a great Strebo header but fitting is a problem. He says I need a good 4 into 2 into to 1 or "Tri Y" type. I have found one from Ted and one from APT, both are $275. I'm not against paying for these I just was interested to find out if this is what I should get and if I can possibly get one for at a better price. Regards, James The information transmitted in this email is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and permanently delete the email from any computer. _______________________________________________ Spitfires mailing list Spitfires@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires
