TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
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> > I've been reading the postings about the merits of the 215 cu inch Buick
> > engine such as the one I've had setting in my garage for the past several
> > years. Also, I've been working on the restoration of my 1947 Triumph 1800
> > roadster for several years. In a moment of weakness it came to me that I
> > might combine the two projects and put the Buick engine in the Triumph. I
*** I think you'd be better served by putting a Triumph tr2-4 engine in it.
After all, that's what the factory did. And I think you'll find that in
one of its later incarnations, the ``tractor engine'' provides a satisfying
amount of scoot. But by all means; keep the original engine in
proper storage.
- Jerry Kaidor
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