Triumph Herald at Mallory

[zapwatt]

That's definitely a Vitesse or else a Herald with Vitesse body work. Not a standard Herald.

[bentosselectos]

@zapwatt Its definitely a Herald 13/60 made late 1967 onwards...

[mikeyTR7]

i was considering just dropping a 1500 engine from a spitfire in to the herald, but would the MK4 spitfire head fit straight onto the 1300 engine? i know they are basically the same engine so it should fit, i was going to buy some webber or delorto carbs but if the spitfire ones fit i'll use those, thanks for all of your help mate, mikey

[mikeyTR7]

thats a bloody quick herald mate! ive just bought one for my first car, its a 1300 but its a bit gutless at the moment, just wondering how yours performs after the cam and a bit of tweaking, please get back to me, mikey

[bentosselectos]

The cam probably made the biggest difference- the standard one is very tame. I put a Kent TH5 in its place, which doesn't pull at all below 1800 rpm, but once you get past that, it pulls much harder all the way to & past the redline. Before you fit one though, you'l want twin 1.5" SU's off a spitfire 1500 & a tubular exhaust manifold mated to a sports system.

[bentosselectos]

Try and find a Mk4 spitfire cylinder head & have it skimmed to raise the compression ratio slightly too (cheap to do) These heads have bigger valves than a Herald

Mine was last rolling roaded at 95bhp @ the flywheel, but its got a ported head. With twin carbs a decent exhaust & slightly higher compression ratio on a healthy engine you can easily see 75bhp without a cam change. Do a compression check on your engine first though, as theres no point in tuning a tired engine-been there done that!

[QSideProductions]

Thats bad ass! I love small euro sports with good power! so amazing...

[bentosselectos]

1300... thats the most commonly asked question by TR drivers when they come into the pits, haha! I ported the head and treated it to a hot cam, the rest of the internals are standard.

[elmphoenix]

what engine is in it?

[davesideways]

opps was typing thread at CT forum, seems some words got in the wrong box :) Nice video...The song is appropriate!

[davesideways]

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