[TR] TR cylinder heads

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

On 11/26/18 12:14 PM, Andrew Uprichard wrote:
>
> When it comes to the 4-cylinder TR models, I am aware of four 
> variations on cylinder head design:  the original low-port TR2 head, 
> the “le Mans” head which was a variation on the low port design, the 
> high port head which came with most of the TR3s and the TR4 head with 
> the smaller intake aperture.
>
> But someone was talking to me the other day about a variation in the 
> high port TR3 head. According to this guy, there was a variation in 
> the thermostat housing, some of which were more sloping than rounded.  
> He claimed the sloped design was more attractive as it lended itself 
> to more shaving and thus a better, high compression engine.
>
> I must admit I had never heard about this.  I have three heads sitting 
> in my barns and all have what appears to be the same, rounded 
> underneath to the thermostat housing.
>
> Has anyone heard of this?
>
Yes I have & wrote a web page

http://www.tr3a.info/FAQ_heads.htm

TeriAnn
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