Triumph Sports Cars

engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" V8s (Stag and TR8)

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tomsbad6
Tom Ahlstrom
Michigan
(129 posts)

Registered:
12/16/2012 03:16PM

Main British Car:
Triumph TR-6 347 Ford

Nitrous 347 Ford inside
Posted by: tomsbad6
Date: December 29, 2012 08:46PM

I chose the 347 motor because the car already had a Ford T5 trans so it was a no-brainer it took me eight months to buy all the parts to build the motor eBay craigslist swap meets it of part costs 100 bucks I was not going to spent more than 20 bucks it took eight months the bill cost of the motor was $2800. Here is what makes the monster growl the crank and rods are scant forged plus lightened by about 20% the Pistons are Keith black single valve slot flattop chrome low tension rings. The cam's trick flow roller the duration 298 exhaust 288 intake 110 split the left is 605 the heads are custom-built Procomp 160 exhaust 208 intake port it out to 228 intake runner 58 cc chamber 10.8 compression pump gas it has Ford racing roller rockers and stud girdle the oil pan I made myself it's half Mustang and Ford truck 8 quart windage tray and Maine girdle the carburetor is Holly 750 main body off 69 Mustang boss 302 4 corner idle factory from Ford 180 down leg boosters carb flows 810 CFM metering blocks quick fuel baseplate quick fuel bowls quick fuel intake professional products ported nitrous system adjustable from 75 to 300 MSD ignition liquid harmonic balancer and it all started with 94 cobra block I did all the work myself except balancing I looked at over 100 dino sheets and motors on the Internet I talked all my dragracing friends and I'm quite sure this motor makes over 500 horse. and flatline their from 6000 rpm's to about 7400 RPMs or until lifters cry mama. after the first year I was so sure I had to have injured it I tore it all down all the bearings exactly one thousands tolerance just like when it was built I never did like Ford's until I built this thing what keeps it together I just don't know it does 27 mpg on Highway it does about 3 mpg in the city [www.youtube.com]
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/19/2013 01:07PM by tomsbad6.


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Nitrous 347 Ford inside
Posted by: 88v8
Date: December 30, 2012 05:08AM

Great video. If you could can that sound you'd make a million.
And what a handsome car.
I do admire it when someone sees a 'project' through in minute detail; so many begun, so few finished.

Ivor


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