[TR] Ford-powered TR4

[Skip Gurnee]

There's a website devoted to putting V8 power into LBC's.  See:
http://www.britishv8.org/index.htm
There's several triumphs there, including a TR4 with a Chevy 427, and a
spitfire with a (gulp!) Chevy 460!  The article on putting a Ford in a TR6
said that the engine was actually LIGHTER than the stock TR, and they had do
do some work to balance the car.
As for breaking stuff, I can tell you that even though the TR gearbox was
fitted to the Daimler SP 250 with a lovely hemi V8, it won't hold up for too
long under Ford power.  The driveshaft and rear end probably would need
changing, maybe a Dana 44 like the Corvettes....
Skip Gurnee
64 TR4
66 TR4A
70 TVR original block, twice original power (how do you think I know about
changing drivetrain components...?

 From: "Craig Foch" <cbfoch at charter.net>


> I saw this advertised in Hemmings Motor News. I'll bet it runs like a
> scalded cat, but for how long before something breaks?
>
> See http://www.showroomclassics.com/index.php and type "Triumph" in the
> search field.