On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, William Zehring wrote:
> mention the lousy mileage and the substandard carbs on that lump. That
> little Ford engine has had a long and famous history. Tell me, did they
> create "Forumula Ford" or "Formula Triumph" back then? Huh? Clearly,
> the ford engine is the "thinking man's" engine. Light weight,
> efficienct, reliable, low cost, and modifiable up the wazoo for those
> big-buck racers and hot shoes out there. I mean, did Chapman put a dohc
> head on the triumph engine or on the ford engine?
Jest a D*mn minit, Zehring!
We take a dim view of TR baiting, Here at Standard Farms...>:-[ How
many Pintos can plow a field, pull a stump AND turn decent times
autocrossin'?
Not many I'd wager...
BTW, Triumph did try the DOHC trick... Found 2 cylinders more did
it better... `though Sabrina did look rather... fetcing
Greg "In the Triumph Patch" Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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