A Guide to Racing Your Triumph Spitfire or GT6
(Third Edition - 2005) 

1	Introduction
2	The Four Cylinder Small Triumph Engine
2.1	Which four cylinder engine is best?
2.2	Where from?
2.3	Watch out
3	The Six Cylinder Triumph GT6 Engine
4	Building a Race Engine
4.1	How much will it cost?
4.2	Watch out for bullshit	
4.3	Block
4.4	Crankshaft
4.5	Bearings
4.6	Sizing main and big end bearings
4.7	Front pulley: 4 cylinder
4.8	Crankshaft damper
4.9	Flywheel
4.10	Connecting rods
4.11	Pistons
4.12	Oil pump
4.13	Camshaft
4.14	Timing gear
4.15	Cam followers
4.16	Cylinder head
4.17	A note on compression
4.18	Cylinder head studs or bolts?
4.19	Rocker box
4.20	Valves
4.21	Valve guides
4.22	Valve caps
4.23	Valve springs
4.24	Valve collets
4.25	Rocker gear
4.26	Push rods
4.27	Sump pan
4.28	Oil
4.29	Engine plates
4.30	Exhaust system
4.31	Exhaust wrap
5	Fuel Delivery
5.1	Modifying SU carburettors
5.2	Twin-choke carburettors
5.3	Alternative carburettors
5.4	6 Cylinder inlet manifolds & linkages
5.5	Carburettor linkage
5.6	6 Cylinder twin choke carburettor sizing
5.7	Weber matching
5.8	Air filters
5.9	Forced induction
5.10	Fuel pump and filter (carburettors)
5.11	Petrol tank
5.12	Fuel injection
6	Engine Cooling
6.1	Water radiator
6.2	Radiator fan
6.3	Oil cooler
6.4	Water pump - mechanical
6.5	Water pump - electric
6.6	Thermostat
6.7	Cylinder head cooling
7	The Electrical System	
7.1	Electrical basics
7.2	Electrical connections
7.3	Relays
7.4	Dynamo or Alternator?
7.5	Lights or no lights?
7.6	Switches
7.7	Ignition
7.8	Ignition advance – mechanical and vacuum
7.9	Electronic ignition
7.10	Distributor (general)
7.11	Rotor arm
7.12	Distributor cap
7.13	Plug leads
7.14	Spark plugs
7.15	Spark plug fouling
8	Instrumentation
8.1	Oil pressure warning
8.2	Gauges	
8.3	Tachometer
8.4	Data logging
8.5	Shift lights
8.6	Speedometer
9	Gearbox, Clutch & Propshaft
9.1	Gearbox types
9.2	Which gearbox fits into what?
9.3	Uprated Spitfire gearboxes
9.4	The Ford Type 9 gearbox
9.5	Oil retention
9.6	Gearbox oil
9.7	Remote change
9.8	Overdrive
9.9	Bellhousing – 4 cylinder
9.10	Propshaft
9.11	Clutch – 4 cylinder
9.12	Clutch – 6 cylinder
9.13	Clutch master and slave cylinders
10	Final Drive
10.1	Ratio summary
10.2	Casings and shafts
10.3	Crown wheel and pinion (CWP)
10.4	Mechanical traction control devices
10.5	Gear oil
10.6	Electronic traction control
11	Brakes
11.1	Factory brakes	
11.2	Improving the standard brakes
11.3	Brake pad compound
11.4	GT6 front brakes on a Spitfire
11.5	Vented front disks
11.6	Four pot brake calipers - Princess
11.7	Racing brake calipers
11.8	Braking folkore
11.9	Twin brake master systems
11.10	More on brake cooling
11.11	Brake Feel
11.12	Hand brake
12	Front Suspension & Steering
12.1	Steering rack and column
12.2	Bump steer
12.3	Steering wheel	
12.4	Front hubs
12.5	Wishbones (upper and lower)
12.6	Front anti-roll (sway) bar
12.7	Camber angles	
12.8	Front and rear toe in
12.9	Caster angle
12.10	Front springs
12.11	Shock absorbers
12.12	Corner weights
12.13	Summary of possible front suspension modifications
13	Rear Suspension
13.1	The rear suspension types
13.2	Swing spring Vs fixed spring
13.3	Shock absorbers
13.4	Rear anti-roll (sway) bar
13.5	Rear half-shafts (swing axle)
13.6	Rear spring spacers
13.7	Rear uprights (swing axle)
13.8	Radius arms (swing axle)
13.9	Rotoflex
13.10	The Rotoflex upgrade
13.11	Rear uprights and wishbone (Rotoflex)
14	Bodytub and Chassis
14.1	Roll cage
14.2	Roll-cage. Buy or fabricate?
14.3	Headroom
14.4	The boot (trunk)
15	Safety
15.1	Suggested minimum safety requirements
15.2	Clothing
15.3	Optional safety features
16	Weight Saving	
17	A note on Rules
18	Wheels and Tyres
18.1	Steel vs. alloy wheels
18.2	Fouling
18.3	After market alloy wheels
18.4	Wheel studs (lugs)
18.5	Buying second-hand wheels
18.6	What are 'Mags' ?
18.7	Wheel size
18.8	Wheel spacers
18.9	Tread patterns and grip
18.10	Slick tyres
18.11	Tyre wear
18.12	Tyre pressure and temperature
18.13	A note concerning 'Road holding' and 'Handling'
18.14	Set-up
18.15	Recommendations
19	Practising and Testing	
19.1	Practising
19.2	Heel-and-toe
19.3	What does heel-and-toe do?
19.4	Testing	
19.5	Instructors
20	Circuit Notes
20.1	Cadwell Park
20.2	Snetterton
20.3	Mallory Park
20.4	Oulton Park
20.5	Silverstone (National Circuit)
20.6	Silverstone (Stowe)
20.7	Thruxton
20.8	Lydden Hill
20.9	Croft
20.10	Pembrey
20.11	Brands Hatch
20.12	Castle Combe
20.13	Donington Park
20.14	Rockingham
21	Suppliers and Contacts
22	Bibliography
23	Rough breakdown of costs
24	Things to keep you going
25	Where did I go wrong?
26	About the Author