> From: DANMAS@aol.com [mailto:DANMAS@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 11:01 AM
>
> I may be wrong, but I believe the installation of a Ford V8
> would be as cheap, as easy, add less weight, and produce
> a lot more power.
>
> I KNOW it would add less weight and produce more power.
> Maybe not as cheap or easy, but not all that expensive or
> difficult.
Hi Dan,
With all due respect, unless you were kidding I have to disagree with some
of your remarks. The SC on a TR6 motor is a bolt-on once you have all the
parts according to all I've read about it so far. I would hardly call the
installation of a Ford V8 a bolt-on process :-). I'll leave it to those who
have done the SC upgrade to be more specific. However, I can't see how you
could equate a bolt-on process which (some claim) takes a few hours to one
which requires the removal of the original engine & gearbox and replacement
with parts from another manufacturer. Including engine management system,
wiring harness, steering column alterations, etc. Do you really think it's
as easy?
Of course to be a true bolt-on I think the TR6 engine needs to be healthy.
But since they were designed to handle the power of the fuel injection
version (~150 hp IIRC) the gains from the SC would not exceed the design
limits of the engine. Another thing, being a bolt-on means it's just as easy
to undo if one wishes to go back to stock (for whatever reason).
The extra weight might be an issue but the TR6 is not a Lotus Elise in the
handling department anyway. And, since it's installed on the passenger side,
it might even cure those driver side sagging springs ;-).
Not knowing the cost of either kit or the hp gains from the Ford V8
conversion I won't speak to those issues. And all of this is of course just
IMHO.
Peter Zaborski (CF58310 UO)
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