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Re: [Fot] TR6 Performance upgrades

To: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Performance upgrades
From: Bill Babcock <billbab@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:38:18 -0700
Wow.

On Jun 24, 2008, at 8:14 AM, Kas Kastner wrote:

> I think you should have long talk about a short subject with your  
> customer.
> Recognizing that compression is by far the easiest way to power  
> increases as
> it starts with rev one and goes right on until you run out of rev  
> bravery.
>
> My point is that the COST of doing something such as supercharging  
> or adding
> fuel injection will cost probably a couple thousand dollars at a  
> minimum.
> Figure hi octane gas will cost about 20 cents per gallon over regular.
> Unless you are driving this TR-6 on a long commute EVERYDAY it will  
> take
> years of gas cost savings to ever make up the initial cost of the  
> injection
> or supercharging. And, by the way you are not going to get away with  
> regular
> fuel with a supercharger either. I designed and manufactured turbo  
> kits for
> years in my private company ( Arkay Inc.) and even with PREMIUM gas  
> we had
> to add water injection to every kit .
>
> You can mill the head  enough to bring it to 9.5 compression, add a  
> small
> street short overlap camshaft, headers and the S.U. carbs or a triple
> manifold from "GoodParts" and headers and you'll have really nice  
> performing
> car  on the road and reliable. After the head mill and valve grind and
> headers you can add the other parts as time passes and you have more  
> funds.
> The compression will be felt when you leave the garage. Just as an  
> added
> feature the increase in compression will IMPROVE the mileage.
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