I have a 67 Triumph GT6 I am working on that has a Duratec 2.3 out of a Ranger. All the fabrication on the car is finished and everything except the body exterior is painted. I am just starting to do final assembly on the car and before i drop the engine in I want to do some performance mods to it.
Aside from the Weber 45s, tube headers, and megajolt ignition, the engine is bone stock. I'd like to put some performance oriented cams in it and up the compression a bit. I have a CNC mill so skimming the head to increase the compression isn't a big deal (not sure about valve to piston clearance).
This is going to be a road going car, so I'm not looking for crazy horsepower numbers. Just want to feel like I am driving a sports car and not a...well....ranger pickup.
Can anyone that's gone before me offer some advice on compression ratios and cam selection?
On a side note, I see that they now make a much lighter flywheel for the Ranger/M50D-R1 combo. Definitely going to buy that!!
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