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Subject: [Healeys] GM Parts in Healeys Article
From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter)
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:40:56 -0500
References: <017701cbb400$1a9f5380$4fddfa80$@com> <000301cbb40c$07550250$15ff06f0$@net>
Again, my experience is with "S" heads but coincidentally we use oversize
Chevy 350 intake and exhaust valves and Omni pistons!!!

Michael Salter

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:56 AM, John Trifari <jtrifari at comcast.net> wrote:

> Steve--see also August 1956 Sports Cars Illustrated "More Horses for the
> Healey." Article claims "...60 to 70 percent addition al horsepower..."
> Maybe.  I'd like to hear from someone who has actually done this kind of
> modification.  See also R&T  March 1956.    John Trifari   BN1/BJ8
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Steve Gerow
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 7:31 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] GM Parts in Healeys Article
>
> The magazine being discussed was Road & Track. I used to own it years ago
> when I was into Alfas and no longer have it.
>
> The Time frame was late '50s.
>
>
>
> The article was something to the effect of "Making Your Healey Faster Using
> GM Parts". They also used Chevy valves, I think.
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Steve Gerow
>
> Pasadena, CA, USA
>
> BN6
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