> > I thought all triumphs came with strombergs, all MGs and austin healeys >> came with SUs. >> >> Still have my tuning manuals and manometer. >> >> Went german and never looked back! >> > >Friend of mine in high school traded his nice, shiny Triumph Spitfire >for a Porsche 914 because he wanted a car that required less >maintenance. He was practically giddy with delight at the prospect of >bosch dual-point fuel injection instead of dual (dueling?) carbs. I'd also say he was delighted to finally have a car that didn't handle like a Triumph Herald (the Spitfire was a Herald coupe)... and performed a lot better too. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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