Building a Reliable Spitfire Engine
for High Performance  v1.45
    Title Page | Table of Contents | I-Forward  | II-The  Golden  RuleIII-Use Which engine?
    IV
-The Cylinder Head | V-The Induction System | VI-The Ignition System | VII-The Engine Block
    VIII-
Appendix of  Interest | IX-My Engine | X-Bibliography

 

Example Engine Specifications:
All power figures are at the Flywheel and are approximate

Stage 1: 85 Bhp

bulletK&N air filters
bullet4-2-1 Tubular exhaust system with straight through silencers
   (don't bother having a radio after getting these!)
bulletRicher Carb needles

Stage 2: 90 Bhp

bulletK&N air filters
bullet4-2-1 Exhaust
bulletRicher still carb needles
bulletElectronic Ignition
bulletOil cooler
bulletWide radiator
bulletMild head flow work

Stage 3: 110 Bhp

bulletAll the above 
bulletLightened flywheel (just makes it rev up faster)
bulletFully Balanced internals
bulletUprated con rod bolts with polished rods
bulletTriumph Tune Fast road 83 camshaft
bulletCompression > 9.75/1
bulletTriumph Tune stainless steel valves, bigger 1.475" inlets with standard size exhaust valves
bulletBronze valve guides
bulletFlowed head
bulletSlightly stiffer valve springs
bulletThree angle valve seats

Stage 4: 120 Bhp+

bulletAll the above
bulletNitrided crankshaft (wears less)
bulletPerformance bearings
bulletFast road 89 camshaft
bulletVernier duplex timing chain & sprockets
bulletTwin Weber 40DCOE carburettors
bulletExhaust wrap
bulletARP flywheel bolts
bulletDrilled crank & flywheel for additional fasteners
bulletLightened & nitrided cam followers
bulletChrome moly push rods
bulletRoller rockers
bulletBigger exhaust valves

        Many parts and operations can be swapped from stage to stage and these are just a guide to give you an idea about what you might like to do. Triumph Tune lay out the general procedure as follows.

bulletExhaust system
bulletCarburation improved or changed
bulletModified cylinder head
bulletPerformance camshaft

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