[Fot] valve springs / tr-6

[Joe Curry]

Ted supplied the valve springs for My Spitfire engine and they were from
Iskenderian.  They are great!

Joe C.

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Ted Schumacher
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 11:58 AM
To: Friends of Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] valve springs / tr-6

Rob, we can supply correct valve springs. Also suggest you reconsider 
the 1.65 ratio. Far too hard on valve train. use 1.55. Evnt Sam hjalkias 
in his natinal TR6 does not use 1.65.  Springs are $89.95/set.  Ted

rob wrote:

> Hi Ted  2 seasons on my valve springs is enough i figure Do you have or
can 
>you sujest the right product  The motor has R.Goods 1.65:1 ratio roller 
>rockers  13/1 compression - 40 over pistons J&E i think///// stock crank 
>rods and the cam is from Paeco the TR6900  also do you have a decent front 
>sealing block   thanks    rob
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ted Schumacher" <tedtsimx at bright.net>
>To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Fot] E prod. runoff
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>>iii, nice to see you are still "out there".  Off the record, maybe
>>that's why I lkie racing instead of ???  Anyhow. how are you? Ted
>>
>>Bob Bownes wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>One of the big reasons I race a car with no fenders...
>>>
>>>Don't get me wrong, I'd love to get back into a Triumph for Prod racing,
>>>but no way I'd be willing to pay the bodywork bills.
>>>
>>>iii
>>>
>>>On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>It is a little scary to see how they push each other off the track lane.
>>>>Lot's of damage but interesting to see.
>>>>
>>>>Not my style of driving.
>>>>
>>>>Chris
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang at isis.mit.edu>
>>>>To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
>>>>Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 4:12 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [Fot] E prod. runoff
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>>>>>On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Marx Christian tr4-racing wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>>That is action but I am very happy not to be in that race:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.trackdaymedia.com/cruises/runoffs%2005%20eprod%20erik%20m.w
mv
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>That was a great race. Sam Halkias (TR6) was actually in the lead for
>>>>>about 30 feet on the restart lap when everyone was trying to figure out
>>>>>how to get three-wide in the esses. Knapp went around the outside in
the
>>>>>Lotus (I'm not sure if it's a Chaterham or not) and eventually won. I
>>>>>still can't figure out why Halkias and the Prelude were leaning on each
>>>>>other at the beginning of the hill. From the arm-chair general
position,
>>>>>it looks like it cost Sam H. 2nd. Oh well. I would have had to take a
>>>>>month off if a TR6 won the E Prod championship. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>I have the bootlid from Sam's car on my race car now.
>>>>>
>>>>>But current SCCA racing seems to involve cars leaning on each other as
a
>>>>>matter of course lately (last 10 years or so). That's one reason you're
>>>>>seeing less vintage racers in that venue here in the US. It's not
SCCA's
>>>>>fault, per se, it's just the mindset of the participants.
>>>>>
>>>>>rml
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