Dave & Ron
I had a 250 HP Chevy Vortex V6 in my TR3 racecar, with a GM T10 5 speed. We
were clocked a Road America over 172 MPH. Would like to see the pictures.
Bob Kamholtz
ECOD
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Quirt <quirt@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: Ron Roach <rroach@intouch.bc.ca>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>;
ken.roach@sk.sympatico.ca <ken.roach@sk.sympatico.ca>
Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: So, you want to put a V8 in that, or what?
>
>Ron:
>
>Yeah, I'm on the Triumphs list too. Back when I was living in the big
>old East ('70s), I knew a fellow who had a 273 Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler
>engine and 4-speed in a TR4. It was OK except that he had the
>Corvette-style exhaust under the doors. Uggggh. On the other hand, a
>common swap was the Dodge (etc.) 318/340/360 into the A-H 3000. An
>acquaintance, who was partially disabled as a result of a bad car
>accident, had one of these with a 340 and automatic. Went like hell but
>required regular rewelding of the rear frame area due to the excess
>torque.
>
>Some of these conversions are wild and make my little V6 MGA conversion
>into a pipsqueak :-)
>
>Dave Q.
>Neuhorst, SK
>
>Ron Roach wrote:
>>
>> Even though there's some hideous conversions here, there's a great links
section. You can tell I've been thinking of a Spit6 conversion again.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DANMAS@aol.com <DANMAS@aol.com>
>> Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 8:46 AM
>> Subject: So, you want to put a V8 in that, or what?
>>
>> >Fellow blasphemers and despoilers of otherwise perfectly good cars,
>> >
>> >Dave Gauthier and I have put together a web site dedicated to stuffing
big
>> >engines into little cars. <big snip>
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