Hi Robert:
Why would anybody bother fixing up a TR6 engine like this? It is so far from
stock that it has no LBC value. Is it just to keep the approximate look of
the TR engine bay? Why not just put in a new engine with correct management
package and be done with it? Of course I have no idea what would happen if
you put a 400 hp engine in a TR6, but I'd guess it would blow every
joint/gear in the drive train and turn the frame into a pretzel. Anyway, not
trying to bug anybody, just asking a question.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert M. Lang [mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:39 AM
To: Navarrette, Vance
Cc: Joseph Grant; 6pack
Subject: RE: TR6 capability
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Navarrette, Vance wrote:
> Joe:
[stuff about _stock_ PI cars deleted for brevity]
The record for a TR6 engine is 252 HP at 8000 RPM's.
This was an "all out" race engine with all the tricks, so it was 12.5:1
(more or less) and the modified TR6 PI system (ala Brian Fuerstenau).
Like it or not, PI motors have better efficiency than carb'd cars and thus
have higher numbers on the dyno. But keep in mind that that PI TR6 engine
using the high pressure Lucas injection system was nothing like modern
engine management available today. SO - using PI and a real engine
management system like the Electromotive TEC III should result in the best
ultimate HP numbers from a TR6.
But I'll tell you right now that you won't do this with a $5k engine.
Think more like >$20k. Trust me on this.
In other words, yes it can be done, but what's it really worth?
regards,
rml
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