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Originally Posted by Osprey
Not with the Spitfire II which is what Kurfurst is talking about. This has a Merlin XII engine designed for 100 only.
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Also with the Merlin XII. You would need to modify the automatic boost control so that it would be limited to 12 lb boost when disengaged. IIrc, this was done with reducing the cross section of the bypass.
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Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Banks
However I doubt that any Merlin XII had a unrestricted boost cut-out.
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I agree, but I'd look at it the other way round - I can't be sure it always had. Do you have the Merlin XII handbook?