To: | <triumphs@autox.team.net> |
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Subject: | RE: TR6 modified cooling |
From: | "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net> |
Date: | Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:30:14 -0700 |
> I don't have a heavily modified engine but I do have a raised compression > ratio (about 9.5:1) Just a side comment ... raising the compression ratio will actually make a street-driven car LESS likely to overheat. That's because CR is one of the few mods that actually increases power by making the engine more efficient, which generally translates to less fuel burned per mile traveled. And one of the reasons the "smog" motors are more likely to overheat (and burn more fuel). Randall |
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