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Re: TR7 Conversion to V8

To: Group44TR7@aol.com, fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR7 Conversion to V8
From: Dave Riddle <dave@microworks.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:30:10 -0700
It is Brother-in-law did it.  His name is Dan Carrington and he lives in 
Simi Valley.  His email address is dan@thecarringtons.net

At 05:25 AM 11/29/2003, Group44TR7@aol.com wrote:
>FOTers
>
>        Under California regulations, it is possible to upgrade a TR7 or TR8
>street car (or for that matter any other post 1973 Triumph) to a newer 
>engine.
>The only caveat is that the car is then subject to the same emissions
>requirements of the model year of the car from which the upgraded engine was
>transferred. The only potentially negative part of this is the car would 
>be subject to
>continuing air emissions requirements even after it reached the date that its
>model year became exempted from smog testing.
>
>        I am curious as to whether anyone in FOT has investigated the option
>of replacing the TR7 or TR8 engine with a newer Rover V8 engine including the
>Rover's factory fuel injection.  What year's in the Rover V8 are basically 
>the
>same lineage as the TR8 engine? Is there somewhere were the Rover engines 
>have
>been compared?
>
>        Awhile back someone referred me to a person here in California who 
> had
>done the conversion. Due to computer problems, I have lost my stored
>addresses and emails. Would appreciate a recontact.
>
>Cary

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