Robert
Just a note. The Ro-Spit is for sale. 25K. It is
in this month's GRM magazine.
Dale
--- "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu> wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Timothy Holbrook wrote:
>
> > While engine swaps sound like fun sometimes
> (I love the idea of the
> > Honda S2000 engine in a Spit - 8500 rpm
> redline, 240hp, and Honda
> > reliability, in a car that weighs less than a
> ton and handles like
> > crazy!!), you definitely want to do some
> research before tackling a job
> > this big. I would strongly recommend reading
> some Grassroots
> > Motorsports back-issues. They discuss this
> topic quite a bit, and did
> > an extensive (and exPensive!) series on
> putting a Mazda rotary into a
> > Spit. Great result, but tons of work,
> frustration, and MONEY. I would
> > also recommend checking out Dan Master's
> newsletters and club dedicated
> > to engine swaps in British cars. There's a
> website, but I forget what
> > it is.... You can get around 170hp out of
> the Triumph 6 cylinder
> > without too much problem (head work, header,
> triple strombergs, cam,
> > roller rockers), for about $2,500. This may
> be a bargain when compared
> > to an engine swap, and you'll have a fun TR6!
> But if you are looking
> > for serious, reliable horespower (200+), my
> opinion is you'll need an
> > engine swap.
>
> Actually, you can get around 200 reliable
> horsepower from a TR6, but it
> will not be tractable and it'll cost a lot of
> money. To make it reliable,
> you need Carillo rods, high compression and a
> cam. Forget about
> streetability.
>
> That having been said, if you can pull engine
> management into the picture,
> you can tune the tractability issues, but I
> doubt that the motor can be
> made very streetable.
>
> That having been said, I spent some time
> talking with a person from IL
> name Eric Quakinbush at Mid-Ohio... he's
> running PI and 10:1 on the street
> with nor problems. I don't know what he's using
> for pistons, but chances
> are with that setup that if any detonation
> occurs, things will go downhill
> _real fast_.
>
> But I'll tell you what... the $2500 number is
> _way too low_. Make that
> number above $5k and then we're talking. $15k
> if you want the whole
> shooting match.
>
> BTW, the stock TR6 rear end seems to be okay
> for up to 200 HP. I've not
> broken any gears in the race car (yey, knock
> wood), they were "pre-broken"
> for me. :=)
>
> As for the engine swap thing, this is a pure
> personal thing. I would not
> buy a TR6 with a V8 in it, for example, but as
> a tinkerer, the idea of
> making one fit has a certain amount of appeal.
> Just remember on any
> project like this - you'd better like the final
> product, because you'll
> never sell it for what it'll cost you to do! If
> you don't beleive me, drop
> Tim Suddard a line at GRM. They put a _ton_ of
> buck$ at the Ro-Spit.
>
> > Tim Holbrook
> > 1971 TR6
>
> C ya,
> rml
>
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