A lot of people have asked about my engine etc.
The engine was rebuilt about three years and three thousand miles ago.
(It was a weekend driver up until about three weeks ago, but, that is
another story) The only mod I know of is a Crane Cam that is between
stock and race. I know, a huge gap, but, that is best I can do. If
anyone is really interest, I can dig out the spec sheet and tell you the
regrind number and intake/exhaust clearences (18 and 20 I think). The
rest is a fully spec engine. I've been told that you want as stock a
head as possibly with (I hope I get this right) low compression (ie:
don't shave the head). The blower need volume to work with, so the
bigger the better. (As for the rest of the car, Falcon SS sport exhaust,
ss headers from Rimmer. The header sounds great but may be dinging
performance. Don't know yet).
The blower is an M-62 (for 2.5 to 4.0 liter cars) Eaton from Magnuson.
The kit (minus carb) came from Peter Boucher of Vintage Induction
Systems. He had one already made up, so it came quick. I don't know if
he has anymore left or not.
The car is a 1972 (build date, Oct 71) TR-6 with somewhere around 50K (if
you believe DMV) on the clock. Overdrive included.
Keep the questions coming. Pics to go out the CFTR website after
Thanksgiving to give everyone an idea of what the kit looks like in
production versus the one in British Car Magazine.
Joe
On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:28:41 -0800 "Jack Clark" <molars@home.com> writes:
> Hey Joe,
> I am green with envy!! What year is your six?
> Did you rebuild the engine, or do anything nonstock to the engine
> prior to
> installing the blower?
> i.e porting the head, using headers, ...
> Also, have you tried the faster pulley? I have been debating doing
> this for
> some time now, but
> have not heard any feedback from anyone who has done it. Also, how
> long did
> it take to get the kit from Pete, and the blower from Magnuson?
> Sorry for
> all the questions, but I want know as much about it as possible
> before I
> sink the 2k!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jack 74 TR6
>
>
Joe Burlein
72 TR-6
Melbourne, FL
Real cars are designed to carry only two people, anything else is just a
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