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Followup: advice requested

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Subject: Followup: advice requested
From: "John A. Simmons" <jsimmons@intrepid.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:14:43 -0500
First, happy Thanksgiving thanks to all for the advice.  I received ten
replies and a summary follows:

1.  Getting the fuel to the engine gave a very mixed and confusing bag; two
say convert to fuel injection, two say stay with the stock carbs, two say
switch to SU HS6s, three say go with a three carb setup from Goodparts,
three say stay away from Webers, one says add water injection (what's
that?), and one says it's too bad a supercharger is no longer available.

2.  Cam; seven say upgrade to a mild street cam, but not a fast road or race
cam.  One said get a new cam and not a re-ground one.

3. Headers and free flow exhaust; seven say definitely, one says no.

4. Head work; seven say mill and port the head to increase compression and
flow, one says no.

5. Pistons; four say get oversized pistons, one says use forged pistons.

6. Roller rockers; three say not worth the money for the return.

7. Flywheel; two say lighten by 10 lbs, one says do not use an aluminum
flywheel and one says use an aluminum flywheel.

8. Balancing; one says balance the engine.

9.  Electric fuel pump; one says add.

10. Electronic ignition; one say add.

Now I get to figure this all out!

John, '71 TR6
Berkeley Springs, WV

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