It won't stop the real cheating dogs from staying ahead of you.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-team-thicko@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-team-thicko@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jack W Drews
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 12:40 PM
To: Calvin Krug
Cc: team-thicko@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: too quiet
Well, you've shamed me into telling what I've been working on. Spilling the
beans, so to speak. It's just too humbling to have those Sprites passing my
Triumph, so I've installed:
1. Variable valve timing on my TR4 -- adapting the mechanism from a Honda
Civic
2. Coil-over electronic ignition -- coil for each plugs, with coils hidden
under the dashboard
3. To trigger the electronics for the new ignition, I have to crank fire
it --
so that called for significant rework of the flywheel
4. Fuel injection. The electronics are easy to hide, but had to build an air
box around where the S.U.'s were to hide the rest of the stuff
5. Eight link rear suspension. Those vintage tech guys will never find it.
Hey, this thing has 2.2 liters and puts out 130 hp on a good day. My street
BMW
has a 2.5 engine which puts out 190 hp and even idles. To heck with this
vintage stuff. Give me horsepower!!!!!
Calvin Krug wrote:
> Hey, Christmas is over. It's too cold to be working on cars, and racing
> doesn't start for a few months. So, why is it so quiet? It makes me
> nervous when the Thickos aren't making noise. Must be planning something
> really evil. Either that, or everybody is underground in their Y2K
> shelter. Speaking of Y2K, I was messing around with my camera the other
> day, and set the calendar to 01/01/00, and now it will only take black
and
> white pictures. :-)
>
> Calvin K.
uncle jack --
TR4 -- Y2K compliant
TR6 -- still old fashioned
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