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Hi, Welcome everyone. As the first person who has the pleasure of owning a TR6 with Rick's TBI set-up I wanted to offer my willingness to answer any questions...
acekraut11
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Mar 4, 2005
7:09 am
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Hi again, I forgot to add a link to my car on the web. The website is part of the triumph owners web site but it allows me to post pictures so everyone can...
acekraut11
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Mar 4, 2005
7:34 am
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Hey Rick and Aaron, congrats on the new shop thats sounds like a fun time. I hope lots of people buy your stuff it sounds really great! Kendall...
kendallsemail
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Mar 4, 2005
8:23 am
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Hi Kendall, Thanks for the congrats. I probably should point something out though. I was extremely lucky when I purchased my TR6 to have been living so close...
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acekraut11
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Mar 4, 2005
3:26 pm
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Rick, This sounds like a great system and mabe the answer many of us have been looking for to repalce our aging carbs. I have 3 questions: 1. Since my car has...
jdavis344
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Mar 4, 2005
11:54 pm
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Hi Jim, Good questions 1. Engine mods like cam, compression ratio, and headers are easily tuned. I'm sure it will run with the initial profile. Once running ...
rickpaten
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Mar 5, 2005
3:46 am
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Rick or Jim: Can you describe how the fuel line routing and fuel pumping is done? What kind of pressures? How is the ruturn line run? Is there a fuel rail?...
neilwehmeyer
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Mar 13, 2005
5:44 am
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Neil, Fuel piping is from the tank to a frame mounted fuel pump just below the tank. From there line heads forward to the regulator mounted on the right hand...
rickpaten
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Mar 13, 2005
1:31 pm
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This post is made up of excerpts of emails between Rick Patton and Mike Lunsford concerning installation of a TBI system in March of 2005 ...
rickpaten
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Mar 24, 2005
5:22 am
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From Mike Flynn: It sounds like you have come up with a great fuel injection set-up. I have a couple of additional questions for you. Any idea what the set-up...
rickpaten
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Mar 24, 2005
5:34 am
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Hello Bob, ... From: Bob Danielson [mailto:bob@...] Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 7:28 PM To: patton@... Subject: TBI Questions Hi,...
rickpaten
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Mar 28, 2005
7:01 am
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My car already has electronic ignition. Will I have to ditch that to go with your FI system - or can it be accommodated? Phil...
pjaggerus
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Apr 13, 2005
6:46 pm
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Hi, At present this TBI set up is probably not compatible with your electronic ignition but it is something that may be doable in the not too distant future. ...
Rick
rickpaten
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Apr 17, 2005
2:27 am
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Thought to post my work installing throttle body fuel injection and electronic ignition form a 90 chevy !/2 ton 4.3 and adapting it to my 47 Fargo 1/2 ton with...
karenfargo2003
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Jul 21, 2005
2:33 pm
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Is your TBI conversion compatable with future supercharging? Has anyone completed such an installation? Thanks in advance, Mark...
markamdall
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Sep 24, 2005
6:37 pm
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Hi Mark, To date nobody has tried using a supercharger with my TBI. My goal has been to try to keep costs down and make the set up affordable and reliable....
Rick
rickpaten
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Sep 24, 2005
9:38 pm
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Since you're using only two carbs, is it possible to adapt this to the TR3/4 engine?...
hoytduff
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Oct 24, 2005
11:49 pm
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Yes I'm working on a set up for the TR4 this winter. The electronics are easy as they are readily adaptable so the project is the SU conversion to throttle...
Rick
rickpaten
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Oct 25, 2005
12:47 am
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... The TR4 Strombergs are bolt-on replacements for the SU's all the way back to early TR2's, IIRC. Are the TR6 Strombergs the same as the TR4's? -- Hoyt...
Hoyt
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Oct 25, 2005
4:23 am
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Hello Hoyt, You are probably correct that the TR6 CD-175 carb will bolt right up but I'm not sure about linkage. The advantage of converting the original carbs...
Rick
rickpaten
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Oct 28, 2005
6:38 am
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I am looking to "poor" my SU carb as it is currently running rich. The float chamber body appears to be internal to the carb as we cannot locate the darn thing...
magic7lima
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Dec 22, 2005
9:40 pm
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Hello all. Brand new to the group, found Rick's page through a bit of googling (sorry for the private mail Rick, I did not surf your whole website before...
David Touitou
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Dec 27, 2005
5:28 pm
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David, I decided to join this list as well. While the B30E manifold will fit in the engine bay of the Volvo C303, I do not want to have to change the cylinder...
Jim Molloy
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Dec 28, 2005
5:11 am
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David, I have replied to your first email but will share this with the group. The adapter inserts that house the injector will fit the CD175 2-SE on the Volvo...
Rick
rickpaten
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Dec 28, 2005
5:56 am
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Rick, ... on the ... This is great news. ... I think it is just like on the TR6 8) ... Same here. As far as I've understood, the two carburetors on the B30 are...
David Touitou
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Dec 28, 2005
8:33 am
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Rick, here in Europe it is much more easy to find Bosch injectors (in the junkyards or new) than GM injectors (quite impossible to find except through eBay). ...
David Touitou
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Dec 28, 2005
8:35 am
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Hi, Looking to replace the old ZS on my '79 MG. Any ideas? Don...
dfuehrer_mg
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Dec 28, 2005
7:20 pm
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Hello David Snip > snip > ... Just read the PDF. A very complete description and great to have a resource like this available (thanks Jim). Cold start...
Rick
rickpaten
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Dec 29, 2005
4:07 am
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David, I have thought about using Bosch injectors however they are tall and the fuel connection makes them even taller. Fuel enters TBI injectors around the ...
Rick
rickpaten
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Dec 29, 2005
4:45 am
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Don, We may have just what you are looking for. What carb model and are we talking about an MGB or a Midget? Rick...
Rick
rickpaten
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Dec 29, 2005
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