WINDOWSEET@aol.com wrote:
>
> Let's face it guiys what we are dealing with here is power to weight
> ratios.
> Those guys with the samll and big block Detroit Iron are dragging
> around
> almost two TR6's and although they make a lot of hp they can't get it
> to the
> pavement. I owned a 200hp Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX with all wheel drive
> and I
> used to delight in blowing off all kinds of "faster"
> cars....especially in
> the wet. For years the hill climb record at Duryea (Reading, Pa.) was
> held by
> a Prosche Spyder that held off efforts by Cobras and Grand Sport
> Corvettes. I
> calculated that a mildly modified TR6 engine developing 165 hp could
> keep up
> with a 300hp Mitsubishi 300 GT VR4 (which I've also had the pleasure
> of
> owning). I've finally seen the light and will no longer pay those
> outrageous
> prices, tire costs and insurance premiums. My GT6+ provides the same
> thrills
> and the insurance company doesn't know a Weber carb from a Weber
> kettle! So I
> can get away with a lot more hp per insurance dollar.
>
> I have no problem believing a TR6 can keep the big ones at bay since a
> lot of
> those older Mustangs and Camaros were low compression smog bound. For
> instance a 1975 Trans Am had a 400 c.i. V8 that produced 185hp! Of
> course
> there are a lot of highly modified muscle cars out there and the
> Detroit guys
> are starting to appreciate polyurethane bushings and sway bars so
> choose your
> competition carefully. I'll take a small light weight sports car over
> a
> muscle car anyday regardless of the outcome of the occasional stop
> light
> Grand Prix.....guess Britsih cars have been in my blood since my first
> rally
> in a Bug eye Sprite.
>
> Make for good conversation, anyway>
>
> Greg Wolf
> 1970 GT6+
Yeah, you can at least push 'em off the road when they break.;-)
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4
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