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Re: TR3 Cams & Lifters

To: bbrewer@qnet.com
Subject: Re: TR3 Cams & Lifters
From: Nicholas Froome <listreader@pvision.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 18:07:25 +0000
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <200211300339.TAA03442@webmail.qnet.com>
>     In preps for a TR3 engine teardown, I am full of questions.
>     There was a flurry of postings about the low quality of lifters being
>offered by the big 3. I recently observed a teardown on a TR6 engine
>with "chilled iron" lifters from BFE. The lifters didn't have that many miles
>on it and they were shot, pitted and tearing up the cam. What are the lifters
>of choice out there? BPNW maybe?



>     Also, a friend recently procured a new Kent cam with a matching set of
>lifters from Minimania for his MG Midget. I have been checking around, but no
>Kent cams for TR3's. Does anyone carry new Kent cams and matching lifter sets
>in the US? The new Midget set was lovely and not that expensive.

I'm pretty sure that Kent will do TR3 lifters. There's lots of demand here in 
the UK for TR parts and I can't imagine them ignoring the TR range

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