Okay 6-packers, If your reading this I'm sure you've been waiting patiently to
hear when I've healed enough to get back in my 6 and see if the needles made a
difference for the altitude troubles that I was having.
If your new to this or have forgotten, let me give a quick re-cap. I'm running
the Goodparts tri-carb set up on a mildly warmed up engine with a GP-3 cam and
1.55 roller rockers, stainless header and twin sports exhaust system. I live
at 5,000 feet and only go higher to play in the mountains and canyons around
here. If any of you made it to Breckenridge in 2001 for the VTR National, I'm
partially to blame (I was one of many on the organizing committee) for your
trip to 9,000 feet. With three carbs running the stock B1AF needles, at this
altitude, I was having constant over rich running problems that only worsened
with an increase in altitude.
With Joe Curto's help (he suggested and supplied three B1CE needles from a
Jaguar V-12 E-Type/Automatic) The problem appears to be solved. I say appears
because I haven't been to a rolling road yet to check the mixture through the
entire rpm range. Nor have I installed my own air fuel ratio meter...yet.
However; I was able to get out in the 6 this afternoon for about an hour,
before my body began to protest, and give it a good test. I took the car to
one of my favorite roads in the area. It runs along the ridge and dams of the
local resevoir. So it has lots of turns and elevation changes, some of which
are quite steep. The car ran great! no hesitation or loading up from too much
fuel. What a nice change. Oh and the plugs were a nice tan color.
My only complaint was that the car seemed sluggish. It wasn't, it just seemed
that way. You see, up until the accident two months ago that I am still
recovering from, I would go from driving my Bronco II to my TR6. Well, for the
last two months I've been driving one of my step-dads Porsche's. An early
model 928 with a measley 300 horsepower. So you might understand why my TR6
felt sluggish. Another odd sensation that I felt was height. My TR6 sits a
full inch and a half lower than a stock TR6 and I still sat up higher than I
do in the 928, or at least it felt like it.
So my TR6 is back on the road. It appears that I can drive for short bursts
(about an hour) for now so I am happy. So far so good. Still can't wait to see
another dyno run with it to track that mixture. Keep your dirty sides down.
Shawn J. Loseke
Fort Collins, CO
http://www.triumphowners.com/79
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