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Re: 225 horsepower in a TR?

To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>, <GRMTim@aol.com>,
Subject: Re: 225 horsepower in a TR?
From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 08:04:35 -0800
I know of an TR-4 engine (for a Morgan) that was built in Van Nuys and made
208 on their very nice engine dyno.  And it only cost about the price of a
house in Santa Monica.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: <GRMTim@aol.com>; <Chuck.Arnold@oracle.com>; <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:35 PM
Subject: RE: 225 horsepower in a TR?


> You probably made Greg Solow's ears perk up. I know he has approached
> those kind of figures but I figure the only way to get 225 would be to
> either bore to three liters, add nitrous; nitro methane; or a turbo, or
> run it at 10,000 RPM.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GRMTim@aol.com [mailto:GRMTim@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:05 PM
> To: Chuck.Arnold@oracle.com; FOT@autox.team.net
> Subject: 225 horsepower in a TR?
>
>
> In a message dated 2/4/03 7:43:07 PM, Chuck.Arnold@oracle.com writes:
>
> << Don't know the answer -- but how in the hell is that four banger
> getting
> so much
> HP?
> I really hope to get 180 on the 6 at the rear wheels!  Thanks for pushing
> my message on to Greg.  I will keep him informed on progress! Chuck  >>
>
> Okay, I was screwing with you guys. We have 107 at the wheels right now
> with
> the old engine and are trying to get a legal 130-140 with the new engine.
>
> Tim Suddard

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