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Wedge Paul - driving impressions of TR8 vs your '6?
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Brosky
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Tom,
Well......it's definitely a difference. My TR6 is very strong, so I don't have any power issues with it. But the biggest difference is the room and comfort inside the car. And the road feel at higher speeds is definitely different from one to the other.
I'll let you know more as I get to drive the 8 more. The seats have been out for a week getting re-padded and I'm getting those back in today. It should be nice day for a cruise, so more later on.
Well......it's definitely a difference. My TR6 is very strong, so I don't have any power issues with it. But the biggest difference is the room and comfort inside the car. And the road feel at higher speeds is definitely different from one to the other.
I'll let you know more as I get to drive the 8 more. The seats have been out for a week getting re-padded and I'm getting those back in today. It should be nice day for a cruise, so more later on.
Brosky
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Well, that's what the first one was with me alone in the car earlier this afternoon. I wanted to make sure that the new rear tires were balanced properly and they are, all the way up.........if you know what I mean.
This afternoon, my wife and I may go to a popular local apple orchard for some apples and a pie. That will be more "civilized", as far as the ride goes.
This afternoon, my wife and I may go to a popular local apple orchard for some apples and a pie. That will be more "civilized", as far as the ride goes.
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Brosky
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I have to be a little careful with it, as I learn how it handles, as it is different from the TR6 and my Lincoln MKZ with the sport performance package and AWD. Each of those cars handles very well in the turns at speed, but they all are different in how they do it.
Yes, it is amazing. I only wish that I had bought it when summer was beginning rather than ending. My wife and I will be taking it to the Cape fro the October CCBCC weekend which will have a lot of back roads driving all over Cape Cod, with no tourists to get in the way, so that will be a really great learning experience.
Being an old muscle car guy, I just love the sound of an American V8 when the pedal hits the metal.
Yes, it is amazing. I only wish that I had bought it when summer was beginning rather than ending. My wife and I will be taking it to the Cape fro the October CCBCC weekend which will have a lot of back roads driving all over Cape Cod, with no tourists to get in the way, so that will be a really great learning experience.
Being an old muscle car guy, I just love the sound of an American V8 when the pedal hits the metal.
I haven't driven a TR8, but I can compare the TR7 and the TR4A. The TR4A handles just like a TR6, since they are both the same car essentially, and I would assume a TR7 would handle like a TR8.
Comparison= Night vs. day. The TR7 handles so much better in curves, it was amazing to me. I love my TR4A, I have had it for a long time, but the only way I could keep up with a 7 driving the 4A would be with the extra power it has. So give the 7 a V8, and it has to be a much better driving car than the TR6. I do like my TR4A's ride for cruising better though.
Dan B
Comparison= Night vs. day. The TR7 handles so much better in curves, it was amazing to me. I love my TR4A, I have had it for a long time, but the only way I could keep up with a 7 driving the 4A would be with the extra power it has. So give the 7 a V8, and it has to be a much better driving car than the TR6. I do like my TR4A's ride for cruising better though.
Dan B
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Having owned both at the same time, and having a very modified TR6 very similar to Paul's, I can equate my experience. The driving experience IS night and day. The TR6 is an evolution of a design from the 1950's. The TR7/8 is an revolution by comparison. The suspenaion design is also night and day. The rear axle on the 7/8 may be a straight axle as opposed to the semi-trailing arm IRS that first appeared on the TR4A but it is still quite different than the leaf spring sprung solid axles of the muscle car era. It still corners just fine and was chosen for the simpler construction and maintenance. Rememeber, Triumph was still in the business of building affordable sports cars.
The four cylinder and eight cylinder variants of the TR7/8 were developed along side each other so don't fall into the trap of thinking that the TR8 is somehow less pure or a compromise to the design of the TR7. It is not.
The interior room of a TR7/8 is much more comfortable than a TR2-6. The ride is much different with the long travel suspenion design of the wedge. The increased track gives more stability and does improve transition, the shorter wheelbase also helps but that same shorter wheelbase can cause a little twitchiness in long sweepers. Nothing too unsettling but the occasional need for minor steering corrections.
My TR6 was modified enough and was able to keep up with a Stock fuel injected TR8 on a spirited drive down one of our local canyons. It took some work to do it though. Not to toot my own horn but some of it could have been the driver. I had owned and tweaked my TR6 for over 15 years at that point and had tracked it several times. Became very comfortable with the car to the point that I could feel the difference between slight changes in Tire pressure. The TR8 owner had not had that type of experience in his car and had only onwed it for about a year. Still, it took some work on my part to keep up with him. Had I been in my TR8 with its current set up it would have been a sunday drive.
The four cylinder and eight cylinder variants of the TR7/8 were developed along side each other so don't fall into the trap of thinking that the TR8 is somehow less pure or a compromise to the design of the TR7. It is not.
The interior room of a TR7/8 is much more comfortable than a TR2-6. The ride is much different with the long travel suspenion design of the wedge. The increased track gives more stability and does improve transition, the shorter wheelbase also helps but that same shorter wheelbase can cause a little twitchiness in long sweepers. Nothing too unsettling but the occasional need for minor steering corrections.
My TR6 was modified enough and was able to keep up with a Stock fuel injected TR8 on a spirited drive down one of our local canyons. It took some work to do it though. Not to toot my own horn but some of it could have been the driver. I had owned and tweaked my TR6 for over 15 years at that point and had tracked it several times. Became very comfortable with the car to the point that I could feel the difference between slight changes in Tire pressure. The TR8 owner had not had that type of experience in his car and had only onwed it for about a year. Still, it took some work on my part to keep up with him. Had I been in my TR8 with its current set up it would have been a sunday drive.
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Again - broken record - it's a pity the TR8 doesn't command the respect it deserves.
I wonder how many people who talk it down have actually driven one... :wink:
The only modifications to Paul's involve a mild cam, Holley 4-barrel, lowered springs, and uprated front brakes. That's it - otherwise completely stock.
Yep, a bit of seller's remorse here. But I'm very glad it went to a good home.
I wonder how many people who talk it down have actually driven one... :wink:
The only modifications to Paul's involve a mild cam, Holley 4-barrel, lowered springs, and uprated front brakes. That's it - otherwise completely stock.
Yep, a bit of seller's remorse here. But I'm very glad it went to a good home.
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And I'm very happy that it's here. I'll continue the tweaking Mickey began as time goes on. I just made arrangements with a storage facility today, where it will have a lot of "like" company for the winter and will be tended to by experts while it's sleeping with snow on the ground outside.
I still have another month to play with it, then my wife gets her Taurus back in the garage for the cold weather season and I finish the TR6 up. I'll be doing the hardtop soon as well as finally wiring in the heated seats, so if there is nice weather, but cold, I'll have another "new" ride to experience this winter.
I drove the TR8 over to Woody's today to have some parts installed and it was a 75 degree day with blue skies and sun. Having the visors off to get recovered, lent an entirely different perspective to the windshield, evolving it into more of a picture window, than with them on. I may never replace them now that I've seen the difference. The biggest difference is that the passengers are much more comfortable with the wind at highway speeds in the TR7/8 than the TR6's.
The TR6 winds up to red line and has it's own sound and feel, which I've always loved. This TR8 is closer to my 66 Vette than any other car that I have driven and that is the one and only car out of the 40 or so that I've owned and countless numbers that I've driven as company cars that I really miss and regret selling. So I'm reliving my adolescence and having a great time doing it.
I still have another month to play with it, then my wife gets her Taurus back in the garage for the cold weather season and I finish the TR6 up. I'll be doing the hardtop soon as well as finally wiring in the heated seats, so if there is nice weather, but cold, I'll have another "new" ride to experience this winter.
I drove the TR8 over to Woody's today to have some parts installed and it was a 75 degree day with blue skies and sun. Having the visors off to get recovered, lent an entirely different perspective to the windshield, evolving it into more of a picture window, than with them on. I may never replace them now that I've seen the difference. The biggest difference is that the passengers are much more comfortable with the wind at highway speeds in the TR7/8 than the TR6's.
The TR6 winds up to red line and has it's own sound and feel, which I've always loved. This TR8 is closer to my 66 Vette than any other car that I have driven and that is the one and only car out of the 40 or so that I've owned and countless numbers that I've driven as company cars that I really miss and regret selling. So I'm reliving my adolescence and having a great time doing it.
