Vance,
I can smell the rope burning from way up here in Maine! Well, at least on
the fuel injection issue.
My car is running electronic fuel injection and the difference is
incredible! Most impressive is the quick throttle response. The old 75
engine is stock with nearly 100K miles except for a recent valve job and
compression upped to 9.5:1. Even with the best cylinder reading only 140psi
and the worst at 118 the car just plain scoots. In an instant this old girl
is bumping against the 5500rpm rev limiter setting in the first three gears.
I agree that a properly tuned carb can give a smooth powerful engine but it
is averaged over its entire rpm range. The fuel injection can be fine tuned
for particular rpm ranges, loads, temperature, ignition advance, etc.
Vance if you are up this way next summer you are welcome to take it for a
spin. Same goes for any list member.
Rick
Fuel injected 75 TR6
patton@suscom-maine.net
http://topshamautoparts.com/tr6/
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Navarrette, Vance
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 13:36
> To: 6pack
> Subject: TR6 capability
>
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> Lastly, fuel injection adds no power over carburetors. Ultimate
> power is the same. What fuel injection gets you is mileage, drivability,
> and emissions (significant gains, to be sure).
> Tires and suspension upgrades are so easy to do, that it is
> trivial to bring the car up to modern cornering standards. It is a tribute
> to Standard Triumph that the car is so fundamentally capable, and it
> is easy to add enough modern technology that you need not
> apologize for the
> car's performance. All that, and you can drive a distinctive classic
> to boot!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vance
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