John,
Well, I did say that I had performed some modifications (ignition, fan and
K&Ns) to my stock car. My best timing slip from Carlsbad Raceway says
16.81s and 80mph over the 1/4. Now that may not be better than the magazine
quotes, but auto journalists are generally brutal to a car, AND the car
provided to them is a ringer, thus those numbers are generally not
indicative of the numbers that thee or me will attain. Anyway, my time slip
did better 2 stock 240Zs that were at the strip the same day, and I did
ascertain from the drivers that they were not bracket racing, but were
trying to beat my time!
I have a lot of respect for the very early Zs, and they can be made to go a
lot faster than the TR6 for fewer dollars. But lets face it, the TR6 was
already an old car when the 240Z was introduced.
While I'm ragging on auto journalists, they are paid to sell copy that sells
new cars. If they are comparing a newly introduced car with a car that is
nearing the end of its run, no editor will publish an article that says the
old has-been is better than the new kid on the block.
Cheers,
Shane Ingate now in Maryland
On 8/22/02 0:44, "J B" <jb_2email@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> If your motor is
>> still pretty strong, and
>> with the rebuilt carbs and careful attention to
>> tuning and timing, you can
>> terrorize any stock 240Z out there.
>>
>> Shane Ingate in Maryland
>
> Beg to differ Shane,
>
> As an owner of both I would say the 6 feels faster but
> the 240Z is faster stock vs. stock.
>
> Per Sports Car World Jan. 1973: Triumph TR6(PI) versus
> Datsun 240Z, the 240Z was faster 0-30 through 0-90mph
> by 1-2 tenths of a second for each test except for
> 0-50 and 0-60 were the were the same(6.5 sec and 8.5
> sec. respectfully). The 240 bested the 6 0-100mph 23.9
> to 24.7 sec. They also stated that in the turns it was
> again the Z as the winner.
>
> The test was done in England by a British car
> magizine. Yes these were not US spec cars. But a non
> PI US market TR6 vs a US market 240Z would put the 6
> even further behind.
>
> I still prefer the 6 on sunny days. Nothing better
> than cruising Lake Shore Drive with the top down.
>
> John Bryan
> Chicago
> '74 TR6
> '70 240Z
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