[Fot] 89MM piston question

Sat Sep 1 21:01:41 MDT 2018

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*Brad Eells*
*Chino CA*
*#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3*
*#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4*
*1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!*

On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 7:49 PM John Styduhar via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> First, what the heck is an SLR?
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 3:05 PM Thomas Boyd <tom at trenterprises.com> wrote:
>
>> All of our FIA race cars are running legal 87mm engines.
>> Just rolling roaded the latest SLR build at well north of 200bhp
>>
>> Thomas Boyd
>> Director
>> TR Enterprises
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>> On 1 Sep 2018, at 17:02, John Styduhar via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> If you really had serious compliance with most group's rules, I would
>> guess half the TR cars would not pass muster.  Let's have fun together.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 9:40 AM Terry Stetler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Indeed there are Glen.
>>>
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>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of fubog1 via Fot <
>>> fot at autox.team.net>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, September 1, 2018 7:34:26 AM
>>> *To:* rkramer56 at gmail.com
>>> *Cc:* fot at autox.team.net
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] 89MM piston question
>>>
>>>
>>> everybody else seems to be using 89.
>>>
>>> HaHa not everybody, rules say 87mm, there are still a few guys running
>>> them (and winning)...
>>> Glen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Bob Kramer via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>>> To: van.mulders.marcel <van.mulders.marcel at telenet.be>
>>> Cc: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Fri, Aug 31, 2018 11:26 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [Fot] 89MM piston question
>>>
>>> I've always used 87 MM due to the rules but everybody else seems to be
>>> using 89. The procedures are the same so It'll be the same. I blew a head
>>> gasket last time out, compression into the cooling system and blew off the
>>> bottom hose. I guess it wasn't tight enough, and scuffed two pistons
>>> before I could shut it down.
>>>
>>> Bob Kramer
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 12:43 PM, <van.mulders.marcel at telenet.be> wrote:
>>>
>>> Bob,
>>> It is definitely necessary to make that modification to the liners. The
>>> relieve should correspond to the shape of the combustion chambers : about 4
>>> mm wide on a 89mm engine.
>>> Marcel
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *Van: *"fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
>>> *Cc: *"fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
>>> *Verzonden: *Donderdag 30 augustus 2018 00:05:43
>>> *Onderwerp: *[Fot] 89MM piston question
>>>
>>> Do the guys running the 89MM pistons and liners need to relieve the
>>> liners to clear the intake valve, or does the extra MM make the difference?
>>>
>>> Bob Kramer
>>>
>>> On Tue,
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