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Re: Saturday's Car & Driver TV Show

To: "Shawn Loseke" <SLoseke@vines.colostate.edu>, 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 17:52:31 -0600
Shawn,
        I think I remember that article. But there was another one in the April
'97 issue that correctly mentions that it was a different BMC engine with
seven mains and "poor manifolding..." . All true. The Healey's engine was
better. But, back to Triumphs!
Peter C

At 05:34 PM 2/10/99 , Shawn Loseke wrote:
>
>My mistake then. My info came from a Classic & Sports Car article on the 
>MGC. They stated that the engines were the same apart from 
>carbeuration(sp?).
>-------------
>Original Text
>From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>, on 2/10/99 4:29 PM:
>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
>nosimport@mailbag.com
> 

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