Tim,
You don't need A/C, with all that horespower just go FASTER ! ! ! !
Philip
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Holbrook [SMTP:tjh173@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 12:52 PM
> To: 6Pack List
> Subject: Triple strombergs and Rimmer Exhaust
>
> Well, it's been about 4 weeks and over 1000 miles since I installed the
> triple stromberg system and Rimmer single 2.25" stainless exhaust
> system. A few of you wanted to know how it all worked out once
> completed, so here goes.
>
> The triple strombergs are a beautiful system. The manifolds alone are
> a work of art, very nicely made by Good. The directions were very
> detailed and easy to follow. Everything bolted up perfectly. I had
> some linkage problems in the beginning, mostly due to the fact that my
> accelerator pedal shaft bushings were completely missing. After
> installing new ones and refining the linkage a bit, everything works
> great. The car pulls very hard and runs great. This engine has all
> the components that Good has in his dynoed engine, so horsepower should
> match his at 170 hp. My only trouble now is idle, the carbs must be
> rich on idle, and the car stalls out after a little while if I don't
> blip the throttle occassionally.
>
> The Rimmer exhaust is great too. I picked it up last year during their
> free shipping promo. For about $400, I got a beautifully made
> stainless header, 2.25" stainless exhaust pipe, and stainless "straight
> through" sport muffler. I had the header coated by a Jet Hot
> competitor (High Performance Coatings) for $165. Again, everything
> fitted wonderfully. I had a Monza header before, and that was a b!%$h
> to fit. I had to dent it all over the place to clear intake manifold
> and chassis. This header fitted great, but interfered with the stock
> intake manifold in one spot, which is why I got the triple stromberg
> manifold kit. I probably could have done a bit of grinding on the
> stock intake and put a very small ding in the header pipe to get
> clearance, but I couldn't pass up the triple carb setup! The exhaust
> sound is great. It is quiet but still aggressive, MUCH better than
> Monzas. It doesn't droan, just sounds nice in the background. By far
> the best muffler I've ever heard on a TR6. The tip is nicely polished
> stainless, and comes out and up towards the rear bumper at an angle
> just like the stock system and other aftermarket exhausts for TR6. My
> only complaint is that there is only one tip, the 4 tips of the Monza
> look a lot better!
>
> I'm getting about 20 mpg city and 27 mgp highway with this setup. I
> also installed an O2 sensor in the header and an air/fuel ratio gauge
> in the cockpit. The only problem is, the gauge is very sensitive. I
> have it wired to the top fuse in the fuse box, sharing the circuit with
> brake lights, turn signals, wipers, etc. If I hit the brakes, turn on
> wipers, etc., the gauge drops. It works with 13 LED lights. The first
> section is orange lean lights, the second section is green stoich
> lights, and the third section is red rich lights. The gauge will read
> stoich, but when I hit the turn a turn signal on, it drops to lean each
> time the blinker blinks. Any ideas on how to stop this from happening?
>
> Let me know if you have any questions. Hope everyone is enjoying the
> summery weather. It's 95+ here in Philly today, I'm going to be
> sweating the whole ride home! At times like these, I wish I had A/C.
>
> Tim Holbrook
> 1971 TR6
>
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