Getting Gwen the Mini to Run.

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From memory the earlier spits had 1300 engines but yes the last ones had 1500 s.
Many people reckon the mk3 was the bees knees. I've only worked on a mate's 1500.

Right having checked yes, it did go from 1200 to 1300 to 1500. I thought maybe the 1200 was an A series but apparently it was made by Standard.

I had a late MG Midget and the later 1500 spits are where this engine came from as part of BL's standardisation. It was horrible compared to the A series version. I have a project RWA A series Midget in bits at the moment and will eventually put it back together. I always thought the later 1500 Spit too effeminate, the earlier Spits were much more muscular and better looking.
AFAIK Spits were never fitted with an A series engine in any of their incarnations.
 
I had a late MG Midget and the later 1500 spits are where this engine came from as part of BL's standardisation. It was horrible compared to the A series version. I have a project RWA A series Midget in bits at the moment and will eventually put it back together. I always thought the later 1500 Spit too effeminate, the earlier Spits were much more muscular and better looking.
AFAIK Spits were never fitted with an A series engine in any of their incarnations.
As I said, I didn't know about A series in spits but I was pretty sure they were in Midgets.
You are totally right about the last Spit being gutless.
"The engine was also detuned to meet new emissions regulations. With the overall weight also increasing to 1,717 lb (779 kg) performance dropped, with 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) now in 15.8 seconds and top speed reduced to 90 mph (140 km/h)."
 
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