Wifey's 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (Page 3/6) Hudini JUL 05, 06:50 AM I saw a beautiful Midget with a Chevy 3.4L, 4L60 and a turbo. Anyone seen a Sprite with this treatment? tebailey JUL 05, 11:34 AM Back in the early 70's I went to school with someone that had a small block/powerglide in a sprite. SCARY fast. mrfiero JUL 05, 08:17 PM quote Originally posted by Hudini: I saw a beautiful Midget with a Chevy 3.4L, 4L60 and a turbo. Anyone seen a Sprite with this treatment? I've seen a few V6 Spridgets, although none were turbocharged. Paul Herder (pherder here on PFF) was working on a 2.8/3.1/3.4 Spridget many years ago, but I'm not sure if he still has it or if it was a Sprite or a Midget (although both cars are essentially identical). I wouldn't mind building one myself.....it'd make a nice cruiser. thesameguy JUL 06, 03:00 PM Friend has a Sprite with a Ford Zetec (DOHC, 2.0l four, 130hp) and I think a T5 but maybe a T9 transmission. Fun car, I can't see the need a single more horsepower. lorennerol JUL 06, 07:40 PM Stock, the Sprite weighs 1490 pounds. 130 HP would put it in the same class as my 4.9 0-60 Sky Red Line (turbo): 290 HP with tune, 3024 pounds. carnut122 JUL 07, 02:43 PM quote Originally posted by lorennerol: Stock, the Sprite weighs 1490 pounds. 130 HP would put it in the same class as my 4.9 0-60 Sky Red Line (turbo): 290 HP with tune, 3024 pounds. Translation....The Redline motor would be just right. lorennerol JUL 07, 04:18 PM quote Originally posted by carnut122: Translation....The Redline motor would be just right. That very thought has crossed my mind, for both the Sprite and the Fiero. A 290 HP/340 ft-lb torque Fiero would be nice. That 2.0 liter Ecotec they put in the Sky and Solstice is really quite nice. thesameguy JUL 08, 06:39 PM quote Originally posted by lorennerol: Stock, the Sprite weighs 1490 pounds. 130 HP would put it in the same class as my 4.9 0-60 Sky Red Line (turbo): 290 HP with tune, 3024 pounds. Indeed - and I think the Zetec actually saves a few pounds! zetabird JUL 16, 03:11 PM so can i join this group, i hopfully am picking up a 76 midget next weekend in trade, it needs paint and the new quarters the guy bought weleded in, they had dents and bondo and he didnt like it so they had a shop cut the old out and prep the new but they were never welded carnut122 JUL 18, 02:01 PM quote Originally posted by zetabird: so can i join this group, i hopfully am picking up a 76 midget next weekend in trade, it needs paint and the new quarters the guy bought weleded in, they had dents and bondo and he didnt like it so they had a shop cut the old out and prep the new but they were never welded Moss Motors and Victoria parts will be happy you're on board. Surprisingly, parts were easy to get and cheap too when I had my 79 MGB. Now about that 2.0 Turbo motor....