[TR] MGA

[Randall]

110 mph in 4th OD is only 4500 rpm.  Not what I call “crank shattering rpm”.  A stock TR3 won’t usually run that fast of course, but 87mm liners were actually cheaper than 83s, back in the 70s.  (I actually found a set that had been returned to Warshawski’s in Chicago, better known as JC Whitney, for even less than the usual price.)

And I’ve run 4500 for literally hours without a problem.  (Speed enforcement in the desert tends to be lax 😊 )

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From: TERRY SMITH
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 1:47 PM
To: Randall
Cc: Triumphs
Subject: Re: [TR] MGA

That reminds me.  When I say my TR3 "keeps up with traffic," I'm referencing traffic on the freeway here (tollway, rather) that clips along between 70 and 80 mph.  I've been curious about the various cruising speeds and power performances of TR3's and their competition back in the day, cruising that is without winding up to crank shattering rpm's.  Anybody familiar with that? 
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