TR's were the chit in the 60's with high compression, high revving motors in cars with short gears. They do definately still have their place in the right application, IMO. Intake and carb technology has come a long way in the last 40 yrs. and I believe that the majority of "lake boats" would have the best performance and driveability with a quality open plenum intake and a big ol' Double Pumper. Now, the fast guys, running 100+ probly love a TR, and with good reason. They work for their particular application. I bought a TR at the Charlotte swap meet with 2 660's, linkage, and all assorted crap. My boat was slower, and burned much more gas than the Torker with an 850 HP. No amount of fiddling or tuning could net any speed increases. It ran OK and "felt" fast, But it wasn't. Because it was all wrong for my motor/boat/pump combo.
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