>There has been some recent disscussion on the 'other" list about various
>british design influences on other makes. One thread was about Saab's
>purchase of the rights to build Triumphs slant 4 found in TR7's. 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. Can you tell I've been cooped up too long. It's been
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What, like the 70 factory TR7 Sprints fitted with Dolomite Sprint 16 valve
heads.....Sorry Barry, not a new idea...:-) :-) Alhough I don't think they
ever fitted a Turbo!!! :-)
Did Saab use their own 16v head, or the Triumph single cam 16v head???
>raining for four days and I havent been able to drive any of my lbc's. Must
>be going through withdrawal's. ( I can just here all the sympathy pouring
>out right now! ) :-) OH please, my medication is forthcomming, now if I can
>just release these damn arm restraints -
Them damn white jackets with the long arms that wrap ALL the way around the
back are a pain in the ass/arse (US/UK versions included). :-)
Cheerio
Rich
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