On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Greg Dito wrote:
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Obligatory personal comment - I too run the uprated lever shocks on both
my TR6's. I do this due to real performance considerations.
> Kind of goes back to what I once said about trying to run with the
> "fast and the furious" rice rocket crowd with 30 year old cars. One
> is likely to only end up with the "stupid and the dead". TRs have
> definite limitations. Work within those limitations and enjoy your TR
> for what it is.
As far as running with the fast and the furious, one of the things that
still amazes me about my TR6's is how capable they actually are! In fact,
when I autocross against some Hondas and so forth and actually beat them,
I usually think to myself how amazing TR6's must have seemed at the time
when they were new 30 years ago. In fact, they are still pretty capable.
It's even more amazing when you understand the concept of "parts shelf
engineering" and how relatively small Triumph was that the previous
statement has any impact.
Fast forward to modern wonders (like a BMW E46 M3) and consider what that
might be like if fully developed. It's sort of mind boggling.
But in agreement with the statement that Greg D. made - what is truely
amazing at how far the envelope has been pushed. So much so that going
outside that envelope is frightening indeed. And there's a pretty fine
line between "at the limit" and "over the limit". To fully comprehend
my observation, take a trip to your local head trauma rehab clinic.
> Greg Dito
> CD6250L
regards,
rml
p.s. after reading the new Kastner book this weekend, I'm starting to
think about shock upgrades. For now and until someone can show me real
numbers on shock performance, I'll stick with the stock levers (and thier
lower unsprung weight).
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