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Re: 4.3 ltr. Triumph

To: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: 4.3 ltr. Triumph
From: erl@unix.mail.virginia.edu
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:55:23 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: "T.R. Householder" <trhouse@greenapple.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net, fot@autox.team.net
Mmdf-warning: Parse error in original version of preceding line at mail.virginia.edu
> Not sure if anything actually exists, but check with John's Cars in the 
> Dallas/Ft. Worth area. They offer a lot of conversions. I know they have 
> a GM V6 conversion for TR7 - but I don't know for sure if they have 
> anything for TR4/TR6
> 
> The John's conversion for TR7 is for the 3.8 Buick, although a few folks 
> have figured out how to modify it for the 4.1 Buick motor. Those things 
> make a lot of power, especially with forced induction.

Don't know too much about the 3.8L GM engine, but to 3.0 liter V6 that
Buick and Olds used had a pretty bad rep.  In fact, that whole series, the
Buick Century's and the Olds Cierra's had poor reputations.  However, they
may have improved it over the years.


Cheers.

 > 
> Waaaa-Hooooooo.
> 
> > T.R.
> 
> rml
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