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Hmmm. So looking quickly other street cars of the time, a 1959 Porsche 356=
A had a 1.6 liter engine; I don't know about the Porsche "speedster" or ev=
en if it was different, other than James Dean died in one. The 1959 MGA ha=
d a 1.6 liter. The Jaguar XK 150 had a 3.8 liter engine. Karmann Ghia had=
between a 1.1 and 1.3 liter engine. As far as I can tell the Fiat 850 sta=
rted in 1964, with an engine a single strong man could seemingly lift. The=
Sunbeam Alpine was a 1.5 liter. The Austin Martin DB4 was 3.7 liters. Co=
uldn't quickly find the big Healeys four and six cylinder engines. The Bug=
eye Sprite was a 0.948 liter; my sister called it her putt-putt. Triumphs =
and Morgans, of course, ran the same 2 liter engine.
All this said, and certainly subject to any corrections you might have, I r=
emain unsure how Triumphs stacked up in races against these. Anybody?
Terry
> On July 16, 2019 at 5:40 PM Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
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course, but 87mm liners were actually cheaper than 83s, back in the 70s. =
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hicago, better known as JC Whitney, for even less than the usual price.)
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> To: Randall mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com
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> That reminds me. When I say my TR3 "keeps up with traffic," I'm refe=
rencing traffic on the freeway here (tollway, rather) that clips along betw=
een 70 and 80 mph. I've been curious about the various cruising speeds and=
power performances of TR3's and their competition back in the day, cruisin=
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</head><body><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans=
-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Hmmm.  So looking quickly other stree=
t cars of the time, a 1959 Porsche 356 A had a 1.6 liter engine; I don'=
t know about the Porsche "speedster" or even if it was different, o=
ther than James Dean died in one.  The 1959 MGA had a 1.6 liter. =
The Jaguar XK 150 had a 3.8 liter engine.  Karmann Ghia had between a=
1.1 and 1.3 liter engine.  As far as I can tell the Fiat 850 started =
in 1964, with an engine a single strong man could seemingly lift.  The=
Sunbeam Alpine was a 1.5 liter.  The Austin Martin DB4 was 3.7 liters=
.  Couldn't quickly find the big Healeys four and six cylinder eng=
ines.  The Bugeye Sprite was a 0.948 liter; my sister called it her pu=
tt-putt.  Triumphs and Morgans, of course, ran the same 2 liter engine=
.<br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-ser=
if; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-fami=
ly: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">All this said, and=
certainly subject to any corrections you might have, I remain unsure how T=
riumphs stacked up in races against these.  Anybody?<br></p><p style=
=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51=
, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,ari=
al,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Terry<br></p><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te">On July 16, 2019 at 5:40 PM Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote=
: <br> <br><div class=3D"ox-cc84e2b33b-WordSection1"><p class=3D"ox-cc84e2b=
33b-MsoNormal">110 mph in 4<sup>th</sup> OD is only 4500 rpm.  Not wha=
t I call “crank shattering rpm”.  A stock TR3 won’t =
usually run that fast of course, but 87mm liners were actually cheaper than=
83s, back in the 70s.  (I actually found a set that had been returned=
to Warshawski’s in Chicago, better known as JC Whitney, for even les=
s than the usual price.)</p><p class=3D"ox-cc84e2b33b-MsoNormal"> </p>=
<p class=3D"ox-cc84e2b33b-MsoNormal">And I’ve run 4500 for literally =
hours without a problem.  (Speed enforcement in the desert tends to be=
lax <span style=3D"font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif;">=F0=9F=98=8A=
</span> )</p><p class=3D"ox-cc84e2b33b-MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"ox-=
cc84e2b33b-MsoNormal">Sent from <a href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/=
?LinkId=3D550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=3D"ox-cc84e2b33b-MsoN=
ormal"> </p><div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0p=
t; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"ox-cc84e2b33b-MsoNormal" style=
=3D"border: none; padding: 0in;"><strong>From: </strong><a href=3D"mailto:t=
erryrs@comcast.net">TERRY SMITH</a><br><strong>Sent: </strong>Tuesday, July=
16, 2019 1:47 PM<br><strong>To: </strong><a href=3D"mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr=
.com">Randall</a><br><strong>Cc: </strong><a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.=
team.net">Triumphs</a><br><strong>Subject: </strong>Re: [TR] MGA</p></div><=
p class=3D"ox-cc84e2b33b-MsoNormal"> </p><p><span style=3D"font-size: =
12.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;">That reminds =
me.  When I say my TR3 "keeps up with traffic," I'm refere=
ncing traffic on the freeway here (tollway, rather) that clips along betwee=
n 70 and 80 mph.  I've been curious about the various cruising spe=
eds and power performances of TR3's and their competition back in the d=
ay, cruising that is without winding up to crank shattering rpm's. =
; Anybody familiar with that? </span></p></div></blockquote><p style=
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