[Fot] Fw: GT6 cam, and my autopsy report

[Bobby Whitehead]

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From: Bobby Whitehead <igofaster at att.net>
To: FoT Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 2:12:30 PM
Subject: GT6 cam, and my autopsy report


So... Kas.... where can we get your cam and lifters?
 
My machine shop (brother-in-law) started sending me some photos of my engine. 5 
of the 6 pistons had the clip holding in wrist pins came out. 5 of the 6 piston 
walls have a nice deep groove in the cylinder walls. The block will have to be 
re-sleeved to start. Damn shame. Still, it could have been worse, nothing 
BROKE...
So, with 146 drivers registered with CVAR next weekend and Eagles Canyon, I'll 
tool up in our street TR6 and hold down the 6 space slot our Triumph FoT guys 
have in the garage area. Steve Coleman is sponsoring a British Small Bore 
special event on Saturday. Apparently the grandson of THE Healey family is one 
of our special guests from England.
 
So.. I'm at square one with the GT6 engine. I was running high zinc oil and the 
cam was already showing wear, my Ric Cline cam was paired with a set of 
Iski springs and may have been too strong of a spring rate. So now I'm going to 
find a new cam and springs from one source... Sources??
I'm also going to be shopping for new pistons.. if forged aren't too expensive I 
may go that route.. Sources???  If we re sleeve I can go with stock size 
pistons, because the way this thing is gouged I doubt 060 over is available....
 
Bobby Whitehead ....   nice rolling chassis setting in the garage right now.... 



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