Jeffrey,
I' ve had the opportunity to drive a straight-eight Buick. Silky smooth and
a lot of torque. My idea of a good time. A 1948 Buick convertible
straight-eight is being auctioned this Saturday in Springfield, Oh by Kruse
auction service. I'd love to see what it brings. I might note that GM is
making a straight six for their 'new' 2001 Trailblazer. It's been almost
30 years since GM put a straight six in a passenger car. Hmmm, is this
like the return of bell-bottoms jeans you see on young girls now?
Jeff Johnson
Love that Straight Six
At 12:17 PM 6/14/01 -0700, Jeffrey Barteet wrote:
>Saw you folks talking about motor swaps for TRs and had to throw in my
>$0.02.
>
>I don't like V motors. I have always thought they were rough. My
>mother-in-law has a very nice Mercedes with a 5.6 liter V8, and it might
>as well be a Chevy. There's just that weird sub-sonic V rumble that comes
>from that cylinder arrangement, be it a V-twin Harley, V-6, V-8, V-10,
>etc. That staggered firing order and loping just doesn't appeal to me.
>
>I realize that's EXACTLY what appeals to a lot of other people, but for
>ultimate smoothness I've always thought straight sixes ruled. ( In
>theory, a straight-eight would be even better, but I have not had the
>opportunity to get in an old Buick or Mercedes racer to get a sample )
>
>I too have thought of replacing my healthy little four-banger in my TR4
>with another motor. Not with a V-8, aluminum or otherwise, but with a
>pretty little six, but I've never found a donor.
>
>What *I* think would be perfect motor swap is something like a 3/4 scale
>Jag motor. A 2.5-3.0 liter double-overhead cam ( no pushrods, please ) six
>with an aluminum head that would fit in the confines of my TR4. So it has
>to be short. It would preferably be British, light, plentiful and cheap.
>
>How is that for a tall order? Like I said, I've never figured it out.
>
>Is there such a thing?
>
>-jeffrey
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