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August 03, 2003
Well, Rob...
The one I drove was a '75 with about 30K
on it at the time. It ran 50psi and ran pretty smoothly right up to
4.5k...I didn't
take it any higher....not my car! Most engnes have a "vibration period"
or two
within their rev ranges. Nothing to worry
about usually...they just normally run more smoothly at some rpm's
within the range than they do at others.
Turbine engines are the same way.
My own '74 had been lowered 1" all around (quite the street rod!) so I
really
felt the height difference but the handling
of this stock 1500 I drove was just
fine....it darted about like any other stock
earlier Sprite as far as I could tell, except
for maybe a little more roll. No...I didn't
push it...not my car.
I suppose fitting a set of the earlier rear
springs (any reason why this can't be
easily done?) to compliment the earlier
lower front ones is probably the best way to go here??
A lot of people don't accept the later 1500's as a true Spridget.....I
don't really
understand this. I don't like some of the
changes the factory made and had to
make, but the car is still a ball to drive
in the true Spridget spirit and even a little
better thanx to first gear synchro.
Cap'n. Bob
'60 :{)
PilotRob@... 24058
Posted on August 3, 2003 11:10 AM
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