I've had my 61 TR-3 up to that speed, it was kinda FUN. Damn, all was going
great until a Saab Turbo passed my. Took the wind out of my sails.
Mark
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> From: Steve Witt <witt@pairgain.com>
> To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: 130 mph TR4
> Date: Tuesday, October 14, 1997 1:24 PM
>
> So, how does one get a TR4 to go 130 mph (in street form, with a Triumph
> engine)? And if one is successful, will the suspension and brakes handle
> this speed?
>
> I ask only because I've been dreaming of getting a sports car for a while
> and have a fondness for Triumphs, particularly TR4's. One of my goals
> is to have a car to tinker around on. I gather that the TR's are
> fairly easy to work on as they are fairly simple cars. I've been a
little
> concerned that a 30+ year old car might not have the performance that I
> might like. Not that 130 mph is a speed that I attain very often, but it
> (or something in that neighborhood) implies a level of performance that
is
> fairly significant. For this reason I've been thinking of a Caterham
> Seven, but this might be too elemental and small for me, not too mention
> too expensive and not appreciated by the California smog guys.
>
> Is a TR6/TR250 a better platform than a TR4 for high performance tweaks?
> From what I've read, it seems that the performance of a stock TR6 didn't
> increase a lot from a TR4 (though the onset of smog controls is probably
> mostly responsible for this).
>
> Anyway, thanks for any thoughts on this.
>
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