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xs650mike
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 Posted: December 11, 2005, 2:34 am Post subject: V8 Triumph Engine! |
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My old friend Britbike Jim just sent me this pic of a V8 sprint car motor based on 4 Triumph cylinder blocks.
Sure would be nice in a bike or a trike, huh? Now some mechanical genius needs to make one from XS650 cylinders. Look out Vmax riders!
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kingwj
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| Posted: December 11, 2005, 10:10 am Post subject: Re: V8 Triumph Engine! |
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I guess my question is 'why'? It is nice engineering and well done but would probably be so troublesome as to be almost useless. Ot looks like 2 single barrel carbs.
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xs650mike
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| Posted: December 11, 2005, 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: V8 Triumph Engine! |
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Well it is for a dirt track race car.
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xs650mike
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| Posted: December 11, 2005, 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: V8 Triumph Engine! |
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Barrels and heads are pre-unit Triumph, carbs are Stromberg 97s like the hot rodders used in the '50s. No reason it couldn't be made to run just fine in a race car.
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xs650mike
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| Posted: December 12, 2005, 2:57 am Post subject: Re: V8 Triumph Engine! |
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Here's a V8 with FZ barrels and 5 valve heads. Now this thing would make serious power!
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Wulf
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| Posted: June 9, 2006, 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: V8 Triumph Engine! |
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That first photo is awesome. I'd love to have had something like that in my old Triumph TR4a.
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