Triumph TR7 Turbo

syol · Postby **syol** » 27 Feb 2014 11:50

hello to everyone!
Just a question, British Leyland sold a kit to mount a turbo on tr7.
Is that you have information on this kit?

thank you

TR8 V8 3,5L
2 tr7 DHC 2.0 L
Datsun 260Z
http://www.tr7.fr

tr7sprint1 · Postby **tr7sprint1** » 27 Feb 2014 12:19

I'll try to remember to post info I have on it.

copy of is Road & Track article info I believe on the turbo charged tr7.

syol · Postby **syol** » 27 Feb 2014 18:59

thank you very much

TR8 V8 3,5L
2 tr7 DHC 2.0 L
Datsun 260Z
http://www.tr7.fr

John Clancy · Postby **John Clancy** » 28 Feb 2014 07:33

What year is this R&T report cos' I don't recall ever hearing about this. I wonder if it's the Kastner turbo.

TR Tony · Postby **TR Tony** » 28 Feb 2014 08:28

Janspeed also did a turbo kit for the TR7. I saw one a few years ago on a car that had been bought as a non runner, quite local to me.

The buyer restored the car but never got the turbo set up running right. He sold the car & about a year ago it was for sale down in the Dorchester, Dorset area, minus the turbo set up which IIRC someone on this forum had bought separately.

Tony

Cobber · Postby **Cobber** » 28 Feb 2014 09:47

I seem to remember that the Australian distributors (I think it was JRA at the time) mucked about with the idea, I dunno if any were released or escaped into the wild.

"Keep calm, relax, focus on the problem & PULL THE BLOODY TRIGGER"

80'Triumph TR7, 73'Land Rover (Ford 351. V8),
'89 Ford Fairlane
'98 MG-F, 69'Ford F250.
76' Ford F100

syol · Postby **syol** » 28 Feb 2014 12:21

I have a friend who ask about the kit was selling BL in the 1980s.
I wish to find documentation.

TR8 V8 3,5L
2 tr7 DHC 2.0 L
Datsun 260Z
http://www.tr7.fr

tr7sprint1 · Postby **tr7sprint1** » 28 Feb 2014 13:03

I totally forgot to post info. it may have been Car and Driver mag in the early 80's. I thought I had It copied in my Photobucket library, but it's not.

I still have the magazine stash away at home.

I will try to remember to post info.

tr7sprint1 · Postby **tr7sprint1** » 28 Feb 2014 13:07

From what I remembered of the article, the engine block was highly modified to handle the added stress from the turbo charger.

It still dead after pushing the boast to high.

tr7sprint1 · Postby **tr7sprint1** » 28 Feb 2014 13:39

here is the link. I was wrong on a few things I said previously.

John Wood · Postby **John Wood** » 28 Feb 2014 18:06

Saab seemed to do a good job at turbocharging the slant 4.

TR7 Sprint SJW550S
TR7 Automatic

syol · Postby **syol** » 28 Feb 2014 18:31

Hi, thank you for the information.
Have you got the reference of the book or magazine?

TR8 V8 3,5L
2 tr7 DHC 2.0 L
Datsun 260Z
http://www.tr7.fr

tr7sprint1 · Postby **tr7sprint1** » 28 Feb 2014 18:50

Yes I do, but I'm away from home at the moment.

I'll try to sometime over the weekend.

That was the only page for the tr7 turbo.

tr7sprint1 · Postby **tr7sprint1** » 28 Feb 2014 19:17

Yes, but Saab modified the basic design of the engine after a while and none was past back to BL.

Stevie P · Postby **Stevie P** » 01 Mar 2014 05:15

Anyone know if the Saab slant 4 turbo is an easy swap back into a TR7?

Steve

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