[TR] Modernity of Thinking

[Andrew Uprichard]

I used the 89mm kit in both my TR3s and am very happy with the result. The
second car was dyno'd at 155 bhp (but had many other things done to it).
The first car is more or less stock.

I too was interested in the 180 bhp car in eBay.  The relationship between
performance and cost is a great example of an asymptotic curve:  initial
gains are reasonably inexpensive, but getting up around 180 the cost becomes
much more significant.

Andrew Uprichard

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Subject: Re: [TR] Modernity of Thinking

Has anyone used that 89mm kit?

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----- Reply message -----
From: terryrs at comcast.net
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Subject: [TR] Modernity of Thinking
Date: Tue, Dec 20, 2011 17:55


....Yeah. ...Like I'm capable of it!
Anyway, it's been ten years since I rebuilt the engine on my '59 TR3A, but
am going to do it again this winter...as soon as I get a wood stove hooked
up in my...yes!  I have a garage this time!
....So...Moss has a piston/liner set for $578.  Roadster Factory has Mahle
for $900 that includes other stuff.  Question:  Mahle is German, I think,
and served me exceedingly well last time.  Anybody know about the quality of
the Moss brand...or what it is?
Second question:  I went with an upgraded rear seal last time that had
instructions to clip the spring by a certain amount.  Has there been an
improvement in the rear seal solution in the past ten years?  I tried
archives, but can't seem to see a clear change in styles.  But I admit I
haven't been following the list closely these past couple of years.
Thanks again, everyone.  
Terry Smith
New Hampshire

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