TR6 Paint job complete on my turbo TR6

[TRED]

Picture of my TR6

 

[TRED]

And one more picture

 

[ljanssen]

Impressive!
Could you provide a few details on engine and turbo size and type and overall HP.
What do you do with all of that air - you must have a garden hose for injectors!
Lee

 

[Guest]

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Daddy I'm frightened...
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[kodanja]

Yipes!!! awesome.......mo' powa' /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif

 

[SpannerMan]

Wow! Is it street registered? How much is visibility from the driver's seat affected? I doubt you'll have too many people trying to impress you with their Hondas when you're driving that one. Looks like nice work. Pete

 

[John_Mc]

You need to get one of those stickers like on the side of jet engines that show the zone where you risk getting sucked in if you stand too close!

 

[TRED]

Motor is a Pontiac 455 and the turbo is a Garret TV75.
The turbo should pump enough air for about 850HP and even higher torque numbers.
With different heads and a 175HP shot of nitrous ( approx 600HP) the car ran a best 9.99 at 133 MPH in the 1/4
The maiden voyage with the turbo should be this weekend. I do drive the car on the street but I race it at the track.

 

[bobh]

I wonder what the Miata crowd would have to say about this one?

 

[martx-5]

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I wonder what the Miata crowd would have to say about this one?

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I'm a member of the Miata forum, and just posted a link to this thread and the one about the TR6 vs. Miata. Let's see what they say about it all. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thirsty.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif

 

[Guest]

Surely you have a narrowed Ford rearend on this thing.
This little beauty should qualify as a Triumph Funny Car.


Bill

 

[tomshobby]

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Motor is a Pontiac 455

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Just curious, why did you choose Pontiac power? I had a 65 Goat, seams an eternity ago.

I do like the wet/dry air filter! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
You probably will need a grill over it to keep the Miatas off the filter. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[TRED]

The car has a 9" ford with a 3.00 gear which should be good for a little over 150 MPH. I chose a 455 Pontiac because I also have a 68 Firebird and as of right now the Firebirds motor is in the TR6, plus I like the old Pontiac's and its something different. The trans is a manual shift Turbo 400 with a trans brake.

 

[kodanja]

How does it handle at speeds over 100 mph?

 

[martx-5]

Hey, how 'bout a picture under the hood. I'd like to see that big engine shoe-horned in there. That car is incredible. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif

 

[TRED]

I attached a picture of under the hood.
The car handles real good up to around 130MPH, after that the car starts to get a little light feeling and the steering rack is too fast for these speeds.
When I attached the Triumph A-arms to my home built chassis I added 3 degrees of extra caster which I think helps a lot. I still need to add a rear sway bar and a front air dam so the car is a little more stable at speed.

 

[RomanH]

Holy Cr**!
So that's how you get a big block into a 6! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[martx-5]

WOW!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif I see that you have aluminium heads and water pump on there. That's got to cut down on the weight of that engine quite a bit. I noticed that the hub on the water pump is not a stock type. Does the manufacturer of those pumps press on any type hub and impeller you need??

 

[TRED]

Its hard to tell in the picture but the water pump is electric. Between the electric pump and electric fan I can cool the engine down quickly in the pits at the strip.

 

[4aKen]

Killer. Bet I'm faster 0 to 3.