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Re: Saturday's Car & Driver TV Show

To: "Shawn Loseke" <SLoseke@vines.colostate.edu>, Dave Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>, "rtriplett@bjservices.com" <rtriplett@bjservices.com>, TR List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Saturday's Car & Driver TV Show
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:29:07 -0600
At 05:04 PM 2/10/99 , Shawn Loseke wrote:
>
>  I have to agree with Aarons comments on the TR6 over the A-H 3000. Even 
>the performance aspect.                From past conversations with Aaron, he 
>was probably referring to the superior zero to sixty times of the TR6. And 
>as he did state later, he was speaking of the PI (150 H.P.) version. The 
>same 3.0 litre engine failed against the TR5/6 when it was installed in the 
>MGC as well. 
>       
Um, the MGC engine is not  the same as the Healey 3000 engine. The valve
cover gasket, the pistons, and the paint color are about the only shared
components.
Peter C (triumphless, still)
Peter Caldwell
MGC-GT  , 100-4, '31 MM8 Cammy, Innocenti S,
'52 Champ, '60 L-R 109 SW, 3 '64-73 L-R 88's
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