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1. FW: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Rick" <patton@suscom-maine.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:20:33 -0400; Hi Richard, On my throttle body conversions we use an aluminum insert to hold the fuel injector to the top of the Zenith carbs that is about 1/2" thick. The hood easily closes with this installed as; /html/6pack/2005-07/msg00006.html (8,309 bytes)
2. RE: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Rick" <patton@suscom-maine.net>; Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 02:17:45 -0400; I just couldn't sit by and let your comments about TBI for the TR6 go without response. I am that guy, Rick Patton, doing the TBI conversions. Your comments about TBI are correct to a degree but you; /html/6pack/2005-07/msg00054.html (9,877 bytes)
3. upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:27:58 -0500; Some information for listers who may be thinking about some upgrades. we recently did two improvements to a very stock 72 tr6. We replaced the springs and front sway bar with the stiffer front and re; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00278.html (7,632 bytes)
4. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: Mitch Seff <ms6453@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:39:28 -0400; You are so right. The competition springs make a world of difference with out making the car annoying. Wait till you replace the rubber bushings with Prothane or Nylatron, then the rack bushings, th; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00285.html (7,504 bytes)
5. upgrades (score: 1): Author: salva57@optonline.net; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:26:52 -0400; As far as engine upgrades go, I have found that the best bang for the buck combined with ease of installation and tuning, nothing beats supercharging. I have installed my bolt on setup and tested it; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00303.html (7,711 bytes)
6. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:47:31 -0400; So it sounds like you build and sell a supercharger kit? Can you supply some details? Do they work with the TR250's 8.5:1 CR? How about 9.5:1? Don Malling; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00304.html (8,147 bytes)
7. RE: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "John Korsak" <jkorsak@cableone.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:30:11 -0500; I am the happy owner of one of Sal's supercharger kits that I just installed. It combines the best of both situations, great idle and outstanding performance. You can't tell you are running a superch; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00307.html (8,506 bytes)
8. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: Lizirbydavis@cs.com; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:33:43 EDT; The supercharger sounds like the way to go. My engine is lightly modified. The compression is about 9.5:1. I'd hate to pull the head and put a thicker gasket on to lower compression. Will my engine t; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00308.html (7,649 bytes)
9. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:16:07 -0400 (EDT); If you are going to supercharge anything, you need to start with low compression... lower than 8:1 is best. If you start off at 9.5:1 and then boost the inlet pressure, the cylinder pressures will be; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00309.html (10,270 bytes)
10. RE: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:06:31 -0700; For relatively small gains, you can get as much power with a lot less complexity by adding a decent cam and raising the compression. For big gains, a supercharger will get you a docile engine with m; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00311.html (10,144 bytes)
11. RE: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Shawn J. Loseke" <sloseke@holly.colostate.edu>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:45:20 -0600; Of course the beautiful Goodparts (NFI) Tri-carb manifold and polished aluminum ram-air box with remote air filter get's plenty of oohs and aahhs too. :O) At most car shows my cars color draws a cro; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00312.html (9,139 bytes)
12. RE: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Mark Hooper" <mhooper@digiscreen.ca>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:11:40 -0400; The upgrade that is seriously interesting me is the very nice looking EFI system that somebody has put together using an insert to convert ZS carbs to throttle-body injection. With gas at $1.02 a lit; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00313.html (9,838 bytes)
13. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: Lizirbydavis@cs.com; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:06:03 EDT; Swapping out head gaskets easy? If I ever have to do this again it will be too soon. The problem I ran into was fitting the falcon header. Getting the hardware installed was almost impossible. I'm st; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00314.html (8,178 bytes)
14. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: acekraut11@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:31:38 -0400; That little TBI system is on my car. This spring I have done nothing but drive around town and my right foot is mostly heavy during that driving. The TBI system is still performing flawlessly but mi; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00315.html (11,028 bytes)
15. Re: Upgrades (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:50:17 -0700; Sal--Aha! Another convert to the advantages to "forced induction"! Others have expressed their opinions on where the advantages as well as the pitfalls lie, as will I. Altho I took a different route; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00319.html (10,076 bytes)
16. Re: Upgrades (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:27:05 -0400; Not sure what you meant by this. Could you elaborate? Is a hotter cam an advantage with a SC? Don Malling; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00320.html (7,859 bytes)
17. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Richard Seaton" <rsh17@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:40:00 -0500; I seem to remember the fuel injection system Rick uses has a space between the carb body and carb top. It is a very close fit to the brace under the bonnet. With my triple ZS's a notch had to be cut; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00322.html (8,264 bytes)
18. RE: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:49:00 -0700; Durability? You want durability? Then power is not for you. Broken bits are considered to be the equivalent of Boy Scout merit badges if you are a hot rodder. If you don't want broken car bits, then; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00323.html (9,043 bytes)
19. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: acekraut11@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:40:43 -0400; You are pretty accurate. The TBI system uses an adaptor that holds the injector and routes the fuel. When you look at my car on the web site listed below you can see the adaptor and that looks like; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00324.html (9,716 bytes)
20. Re: upgrades (score: 1): Author: "Richard Seaton" <rsh17@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:57:40 -0500; Maybe one of these days I can look at the conversion in person. Six pack Trails in NC?? The injection is probably just as good in performance as the 3 ZS's. Hard comparison as I think your car is sto; /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00326.html (11,577 bytes)

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