Nick is right, It doesn't take much modification to start dispatching
Miata's. In fact, all it took for me was some K&N filters. A twin sports
system on the stock exhaust manifold and some lower profile tires.
Unfortunately, it doesn't take much for the Miata's to even the stakes
again.
I don't bother with Miata's anymore though. Last night I gave an Audi
TT owner a right good flogging. At the next opportunity the Audi TT
owner gave me a big thumbs up and a big smile. He must have been another
true car guy.
Shawn Loseke
1972 TR6
Fort Collins, CO
Nick Gemas wrote:
>
> How True Grant,
> I've always felt more like a caretaker than an owner of my six. However
> for those of us who still have a bit of hot rodder in us, the TR6 offers
> some fun opportunities to turn this not so performance car into a Miata
> eater! This kind of performance doesn't have to come at the expense of a
> dependability or drivability. So I guess it's where your heart is, if you
> don't mind being passed by Corky Romano that's cool, but if you'd rather die
> than watch one of those little things blow your doors off , you don't have
> to. The TR6, with moderate modifications, can easily dispatch the Miata and
> a list of Japanese cars . So either way have fun , these are great cars!
>
> Nick Gemas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Grant Kester <gkester@ucsd.edu>
> To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:26 PM
> Subject: Zen and the Art of TR6 Maintenance
>
> > My two cents regarding the debate over how to enhance TR6 performance.
> >
> > While I'd be happy to have a bit more acceleration in my TR6 this is
> > definitely not why I bought it. If all I wanted was a two-seater with
> speed
> > I would have gotten a used Miata or BMW Z3 (well, I couldn't have
> affforded
> > the Z3), but there must be a dozen Miatas parked in front of houses within
> > a two block radius of me. Not to mention the Corky Romano factor; they may
> > be faster than a TR6 but god knows you pay the price in style. For that
> > matter, I live in Southern California where I'm surrounded by kids in
> Ninja
> > Hondas that can blow the doors off of any Miata (not to mention my 33 year
> > old Triumph), so I'm used to being passed.
> >
> > With my Triumph I'm owning, and sustaining, a piece of (design) history.
> In
> > an era of god-awful ugly car design (Azteks, PT Cruisers and, IMHO, Z3s
> and
> > Miatas) the TR6 has a really elegant beauty of line (thanks in part to
> > Karmann). I like the idea of keeping a 33 year old car functional and
> > on-the-road as opposed to the mindless drive to consume, dispose and
> > destroy that guides most of our buying decisions. It probably sounds a bit
> > strange, but my TR6 reminds me of the old Bonsai trees I used to see at
> the
> > Nat'l Arboretum in DC; maintained and passed down from one care-taker to
> > the next, sometimes over hundreds of years. I got my car from a guy up
> the
> > coast who cared for it almost religiously, even down to the little details
> > that you can't see and that don't always matter. I plan to do the same and
> > if I ever sell it I hope to pass it along to a like-minded person.
> >
> > Grant Kester
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