Oh Shawn, a TT? They come in two stock flavors, 180 HP or 225 HP. I
guess you got the weaker one.
The Miata stuff is one thing, but a TT and a TR is no match.
Only if the TT driver is just playing will you even smell his exhaust.
This reminds me of the movie out recently where the guy was in love with
a LARGE woman, but could only see her as a beauty.
I do know how you feel though. I get the same charge out of smoking kids
in their 5.0 Mustangs and Daddy's turbo Beemers with my 16 year old
Porsche 944 turbo. (I'm slow out of the hole, so I try to get 'em from
60-120, where I have the advantage). I've gotten thinking about trying
to make the TR more like the Porsche, in handling and power, but after
you spend all the cash required, you should just buy a Porsche. As
pretty as my 951 is, though , I get more comments from girls on the
(much rattier) TR's than the Porsche. Go figure!
I prefer to love my TR's for their foibles and charms. To handle like a
modern car isn't in the cards for these old girls. They is what they is,
and what they is won't stomp a TT straight up without major surgery. I
still like the looks of a TR more than the TT.
(As he dons his flame-retardent coveralls)
BTW has anyone heard whether Chrysler is gonna build the Razor concept
car? It's supposed to be a 2.4L 4 cyl turbo sporting 250 HP for about
$16K. Real spartan 2 seat interior with recarro seats, 4 pt. belts, NO
radio! 6-speed tranny and rear wheel drive. Not a convert, as I recall,
but....me want, ME WANT! Here's where I saw it:
http://www.edmunds.com/news/conceptcarspotlight/articles/57197/article.h
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Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Loseke" <shawn@swo.com>
To: "Nick Gemas" <gln@worldpath.net>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: Zen and the Art of TR6 Maintenance
> 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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