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Re: [TR] zenith or su's ?

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Subject: Re: [TR] zenith or su's ?
From: <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:35:29 -0500 (EST)
Wayne Lee wrote:
> HS6's should be fine for improved performance over the ZS's
> in a GT6.

Well one would think so.  Unfortunately (as I wrote before, and note it wasn't 
my car which originated this discussion) the PO who did my conversion used 
HS4's from an MGB (which was 1800cc, no?).  Even further, from the serial 
numbers it appears they were 1980 and so would have been calibrated to idle 
lean and with full emissions controls in place.  The typical response, which is 
what I did, would be to question mixture and then if that didn't answer spend 
the money on needles after consulting Joe Curto.  It didn't answer, and 
eventually after much time and attempted tuning had elapsed another call to Joe 
Curto revealed that the proper springs HS4 for a TR 2000cc engine was yellow.  
I ended up sending some extra needles to Randall but I don't think I ever 
investigated whehther the original needle swap had even been necessary.  But if 
anyone, Joe Curto included, had suggested to me earlier on that the springs are 
a swappable item too it would have save me a bit of money and a !
mort of trouble.  Until then I had had no call to think about the question.

> I know Jim meant he needed Yellow springs not Needles,

Isn't Yellow Springs some place far away from here?  Needles too, I think.
--
Jim Muller

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