- 1. Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: Allen Washatko <awashatko@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 06:38:25 -0600
- Dear Friends, I'm racing a TR6 in vintage events. Am upgrading the cam for this coming season and have been told that I should install cam bearings. Can anyone give me advice/direction as to the type
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00137.html (7,521 bytes)
- 2. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 07:09:35 -0800
- Allen, The Spitfire cam bearings will fit with a little boring of the block. I was told to do the same and I went to my machine shop and he could see any reason to change. We may find differently for
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00140.html (8,416 bytes)
- 3. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:32:33 -0500 (EST)
- While there is always merit to the philosophy of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", the TR6 cam bearing surface is one aspect of the TR6 motor that is weak at best. The problem is that if you are rac
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00143.html (9,260 bytes)
- 4. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:25:53 +1300
- The business that remade the Spitfire cam bearings anticipated people wanting them for six cylinder cars as well, (you need three narrow ones and two wide rather than two of each in a four cylinder)
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00149.html (9,090 bytes)
- 5. RE: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: <walt@hot-tr6.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:29:57 -0700
- Putting the Spitfire camshaft bearings into the TR6 engines when you are doing a rebuild, especially a hot engine rebuild, is a very good idea. Walt Hollowell Abq., NM The business that remade the Sp
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00150.html (9,464 bytes)
- 6. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>
- Date: 9 Mar 2005 14:15:31 -0800
- Cam Bearings for TR6 As said elsewhere, Spit bearings are OK. The *real* problem will be finding someone who can do good work line-boring that loooong TR6 block. I know of only two within 100 miles o
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00151.html (8,290 bytes)
- 7. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "rob" <19to1tr6@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:31:11 -0500
- Alen this is a great place to get screwed up when building up the tr-6 it may be best to get a builder that has done this on a tr-6 or at least a builder that is confident and is not scrathing his he
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00152.html (8,537 bytes)
- 8. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:44:24 -0600
- Does anybody have the proper diameters to which to bore the block? uncle jack
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00154.html (7,551 bytes)
- 9. RE: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:14:19 -0700
- The following is a retransmission of my previous message with some accidentally deleted words put back in ________________________________________________________________________ I have been watching
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00155.html (9,201 bytes)
- 10. RE: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:06:57 -0700
- I have been watching this thread to see what would come out. Basically, I am not all that familiar with the 6 cylinder Triumph engines except that basically, they are Spitfire engines with a couple o
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00156.html (8,985 bytes)
- 11. RE: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: Terry and Cindy <roadandtrack@hypermax.net.au>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:07:54 -0000
- we have an engine shop here in australia this is a terrible job to do and I must question the need for it. we have raced/tuned/modifed these engines with and without the mod for over 30 years, and I
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00157.html (7,845 bytes)
- 12. RE: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark J. Bradakis" <mjb@autox.team.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:17:03 -0700
- Hmm, I may have a set or two of Spitfire or TR6 cam bearings sitting on a shelf somewhere, I'll have to take a look in case anybody needs them. Or I could put them on Ebay, right now I've only got so
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00158.html (7,738 bytes)
- 13. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "U K MOTORSPORTS" <tr6racer21@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 18:52:25 -0500
- The correct OD is 1.969"-1.968" U K MOTORSPORTS tr6racer21@earthlink.net
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00160.html (7,960 bytes)
- 14. Re: Cam Bearings for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:36:44 -0500
- Shane, our machine shop will align bore and install cam bearings. $250 for align bore and cam bearing installation. We sell the bearings for $44.95. Ted -- Ted Schumacher tedtsimx@bright.net http://w
- /html/fot/2005-03/msg00171.html (8,912 bytes)
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