In a message dated 98-12-06 14:40:09 EST, ccfarm@tranquility.net writes:
> With a free
> flow exhaust AND a supercharger on a high compression engine, after
> balancing
> and port matching I may be able to keep up with Dan Masters' 302 powered
> TRMonster!
Chad,
I hope not, 'cause then I'd have to add a super charger, and then you'd have
to...... etc, etc, and the race is on!!!!
Seriously, though, that supercharger was a nice installation. I hope they do
come out with a kit, or, at least, a set of detailed "how-to" instructions. A
90% increase in horsepwer for $1500 would be the bargain of the century. These
cars are a blast to drive as-is; with 200 plus or minus horsepower, they
would be awesome, to say the least.
To be honest, I may wind up de-tuning mine. I'm afraid 320 HP will be too much
for street usage, and I've been told this engine idles quite roughly with that
HO cam in it. With the supercharged TR6 engine, the idle would be as smooth as
stock. For daily drivers, 200 HP would just about be ideal.
De-tune it!!!???? What came over me, of course not, what's a little rough
idle, anyway? Just for a moment there, I slipped back into adulthood. I've
got to watch that.
See you in Townsend in May.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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