- 1. Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:26:43 -0500 (EST)
- Hi Again. "Real Busy" again today. ;-) Has anyone out there in FOT land ever seen a 2.5l Triumph 6 cylinder turn in excess of 6500 RPM's (and live). I'm not talking billet cranks or anything like tha
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00161.html (7,483 bytes)
- 2. Re: Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: bob bownes <rbownes@neworks.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:32:46 -0500
- Yes. But the valves float not long thereafter... What kind of data are you looking for? Crank: bone stock Pistons: Stock Rods: Stock Valve springs: uprated Compression: Way too high Pushrods: Alumin
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00162.html (7,555 bytes)
- 3. Re: Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@q1.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:22:02 -0500
- when we ran the IMSA program with the ex-group 44 gt6, we used a 2.5 engine. bore, end float and some unique cross drilling along with careful assy. and we regulary turned 6800 but that was it. lanky
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00165.html (8,770 bytes)
- 4. Re: Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: Patrick McMullen <pmcmull@ibm.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:51:38 -0800
- My TR-6 has seen 6200 RPM several times. Stock crank, very balanced $$. When I say seveal times...I probably could count the episodes on both hands. Not real testimony to durability but it can be do
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00167.html (7,020 bytes)
- 5. Re: Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:07:02 -0500
- Well, now -- this could be the makings of an interesting new thread. What kind of rpm limits do the Triumph racers run? What shift points and what rpms in hot-and-heavy-keep-him-behind-me duels? I'll
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00169.html (8,126 bytes)
- 6. Re: Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Jackson <grand_wazoo@flinet.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:43:07 -0500
- TR3 with Carillo rods and 3.7 rear gears. Lightened early TR3 flywheel, narrow belt pully from the famous Ken Gilanders. Stock crank for 8+ years but recently sprung for a steel crank when a bunch we
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00171.html (9,115 bytes)
- 7. Re: Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@server1.mail.virginia.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 07:15:07 -0500
- The rev limiter in our TR-4 is set to 6900 - and sees it routinely. John Lye '59 TR-3A, '62 TR-4, '70 GT-6+ email: rjl6n@virginia.edu homepage: http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00175.html (7,309 bytes)
- 8. Re: Speaking of Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: "Janice/Matt Matthews" <matthews-home@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:28:58 -0600
- Tell us mor about the "unique cross drilling" engine. line and we comment, the IMSA sebring on course down to turn cranks. -- -- -- --
- /html/fot/1999-01/msg00177.html (9,628 bytes)
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