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Re: TR7/Saab heads?

To: Barry Schwartz <Bschwartz@encad.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR7/Saab heads?
From: R John Lye <rjl6n@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 96 11:52:58 EST
On Dec 11, 11:30am, Barry Schwartz wrote:
> Talking to a friend here at work who owns a Saab (no flames please )
> and he says that the later 900's or at least some of them had 4 valve
> heads.  Hummmm . . .Triumph slant 4. . . Sabb slant 4. . . Hummmmm got
> me thinking ( a dangerous thing )  Has anyone ever tried to match up a
> pair of head gaskets to see if they match.  Could be a potent combo if
> it fits.  Imagine, a TR7 with a 4 valve head. 

Yup, its been done - by the Triumph factory!  Its called a Triumph
Dolomite head and fits onto the TR-7 (with a slight bit of work).

John Lye

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