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RE: roller rockers

To: "'6pack'" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: roller rockers
From: "Jim Swarthout" <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 00:08:56 -0400
Ah yes,

Hunting for rice rockets!

Roller Rockers are only the beginning, 1983 was a very good year for the
development of TR-6/250 performance parts! My old drawings may be
slightly yellowed, the designs were not drawn for modern CNC
manufacturing techniques, but the prototypes worked fantastic!

Jim

-----Original Message-----
 Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: roller rockers

Today , I went down to Jim Swarthout's and  we put the new valve springs
in;
(something that should be done on any car 26 years old. IMHO ) the old
ones
were very tired.
Before we started Jim gave me a mathamatical lesson on why the 1.75:1
roller
rockers are very complimentary on stock engine.
Then, the new roller rockers were put in.
I made the hour return trip home, and it was like driving a different
car.
I'd have to say there is a major difference in acceleration.
Tomorrow, I am going out hunting for rice rockets.  LOL

I am thinking of seeing if  a badge bar can be made up for a TR6;
anybody
interested?

Cheers
Al Salvatore
76tr6

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