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Spitfire Spit with BMW Engine

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First thing I would do is swap with a modern BMW motor with FI
 
Those are <span style="text-decoration: underline">really</span> good engines - but agree w/Don that an FI engine would be nice.

Buy a 2002 to got along w/ it!
 
It's not the motor I don't like it's the induction
 
BET THAT IS FUN!!

the biggest concern i would have is the quality and craftsman ship of the drive train swap. it could be a really nice job or a endless night mare if things arent aligned properly and welding is so so. there's not much to these frames so if you start welding and dont plate and control your heat you could be causing a recipe for disaster.

none the less it beats the harold with toyota motor sticking out of the hood i saw a few weeks ago.

cheers ed
 
Same set up as on my 2002 race car. That motor rocks with side drafts. Decent motor and five speed alone are worth the $4500.
 
No doubt it rocks Todd. Side draft webs drive me crazy on a street car
 
Had the DCOEs on the TR7 16V Sprint as well. One car I wish I still owned. Can't imagine what a nightmare a TR8 with the cross ram weber setup would be like.
 
tr8todd said:
Same set up as on my 2002 race car. That motor rocks with side drafts. Decent motor and five speed alone are worth the $4500.
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This one only has a four speed.

I drove a 2002 on the local BMW dealer's lot that had two side draft webers. I was very disappointed. It was bloody cold natured and really needed a fifth gear, whcih it didn't have. I suspect this car was set up for track days for which it may have been wonderful, but it was a disappointment on the streets.

This would be an easy car to MegaSqusirt.
 
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