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Re: fuel injection

To: "R. Kastner" <kaskas@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: fuel injection
From: Bill Warner <bwarner@mediaone.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:31:39 -0500
Put a set of Webers on it and forget it.  Bill

"R. Kastner" wrote:

> There was more than the injection difference between the TR-5 and the
> TR-250. BUT...........from long experience with the standard injection on a
> modified engine I offer my best advice, GET A MAP, FIND A PLACE AT LEAST 500
> MILES AWAY FROM THE INJECTION SYSTEM, GO THERE, then you can relax and enjoy
> yourself.  Alternate to this is finding an old oil well or water well for
> that matter, make certain it is very deep and no way out for anything that
> might drop in.....now package the system very carefully and drop in the
> middle of said  well.  YOU'LL BE GLAD. Your life in motor racing will be
> infinitely easier. If you are still insistent on getting into this bag of
> snakes, address me off the list and I'll go into the problems and additional
> costs you'll face.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Coffey, Jack <CoffeyJack@bfusa.com>
> To: 'FOT@AUTOX.TEAM.NET' <FOT@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 9:13 AM
> Subject: fuel injection
>
> > I have access to original Triumph/Lucas fuel injection setup for TR-5 / 6
> > and was considering using this on TR-250 vintage racer I am now preparing.
> > Does anyone out there have experience they would like to share as to
> > performance enhancement characteristics, reliability (or mods to enhance),
> > any info at all.
> > I have no experience/knowledge of this system - but it is acceptable
> option
> > per 1968 SCCA regs and 6-cyl.TR with FI was 150 hp vrs.110 on Strombergs
> in
> > stock form, it does have a certain attraction!
> >
> > Thanks, in advance, for any info/advice
> > JACK COFFEY
> >
> > [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which
> had a name of Coffey, Jack.vcf]

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