- 1. [6pack] 3 carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Dale <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:46:13 -0700 (PDT)
- A few of at our bi-weekly breakfast today were talking of gas economy for the stock TR6. Is there any advantage, from an economy stand point, to use the 1.5 carbs from the GT 6 on a 3 carb manifold?
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- 2. Re: [6pack] 3 carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Jones <jimjcmo@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:38:45 -0700 (PDT)
- Well, I say, "What's the point?" For most of us these cars are toys that are driven occasionally as opposed to daily drivers. In my youth I drove my first TR6 600 miles in a day in 95 degree head. At
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- 3. Re: [6pack] 3 carbs (score: 1)
- Author: acekraut11@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:49:28 -0400
- Install the TBI system and you can have the best of both worlds...and more! Cheers, Aaron Aaron Cropley 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!) http://www.triumphowners.com/108 2002 Mini Cooper S Topsham,
- /html/6pack/2008-06/msg00102.html (7,861 bytes)
- 4. Re: [6pack] 3 carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:13:37 -0400
- Then this 60 year old wuss is at the other end of the spectrum. I use my car like a daily driver except in weather extremes....that's the wuss part. Fuel economy and reliability are very important to
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- 5. Re: [6pack] 3 carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Lang <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:26:00 -0400 (EDT)
- I say no advantage. You'll also loose any top-end you might have dialed in. Interestingly, a recent Classic Motorsports (maybe even THE latest) issue discusses that our cars are "over-carbed". I disa
- /html/6pack/2008-06/msg00106.html (8,855 bytes)
- 6. Re: [6pack] 3 carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Lee" <wayne@motorcarriage.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:28:03 -0400
- Volumetric Efficiency does not encompass Ignition Timing, Spark Control stuff like that. Volumetric Effciency is a measure of how well your engine is breathing. As in if you have a 500 c.c. Cylinder,
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- 7. Re: [6pack] 3 carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Dale <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:42:54 -0700 (PDT)
- Want to thank all of you who addressed my question. The majority of you suggested, for economy as well as better performance, to go to TBI. Dale _______________________________________________ Suppor
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