- 1. 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: KingR44916@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:01:16 EST
- i have a ? for the group. if you were doing your trans over would you put in a rebuilt one or go with a smitty conversion.originality not an issue which one is actually better for the car
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00566.html (7,138 bytes)
- 2. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: tammie wall <whammie@iopener.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 07:06:46 -0600
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- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00568.html (7,617 bytes)
- 3. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: Tracy Drummond <bighealey@charter.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 05:38:42 -0800
- I like the personality of the original tranny and the OD is a fun
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00570.html (7,516 bytes)
- 4. RE: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@rogers.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:40:57 -0500
- Although I used to be a stickler for originality I have been a convert to the 5 speed Toyota conversion. The original gearbox is clunky, has rotten ratios and a tendency to be somewhat fragile, where
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00571.html (8,554 bytes)
- 5. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: Tracy Drummond <bighealey@charter.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:09:22 -0800
- Your car does not have an original transmission !! T
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00573.html (8,947 bytes)
- 6. RE: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Ron Davies" <rdavies1@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:13:32 -0800
- Personally I enjoy having to be careful shifting into first with no syncho or rolling and staying in second. I like the originality of having to place each shift exactly right. Yes, it's quirky but i
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00574.html (8,690 bytes)
- 7. RE: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@rogers.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:27:30 -0500
- Hi Tracy, One of my cars (not the 100S) does not have the original transmission. Michael Salter www.precisionsportscar.com ha. Mike Your car does not have an original transmission !! T Michael Salter
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00575.html (9,545 bytes)
- 8. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 10:17:37 -0500
- I too had a Japanese 5 speed in my car. --Short throws, good ratios, smooth, quiet, reliable.....Drove it every day, -really enjoyed it. --in my Nissan Maxima. For real fun, and what I felt was a rea
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00579.html (9,933 bytes)
- 9. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:18:28 -0500
- Michael, Michael, Michael, where was this side of you when I first started out on my loooooooong rebuild endeavor. The clunking, ratcheting, grinding, is all part of the Healey sport and tradition, a
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00582.html (10,206 bytes)
- 10. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:45:17 +0000
- If you don't mind me saying, the question is ill-put. You don't actually say what you want the gearbox to provide (other than gears! and what the power output is like from your engine. You don't say
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00583.html (8,840 bytes)
- 11. RE: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Don" <don@anglesey.us>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 10:59:12 -0800
- The beauty of the original is in its little idiosyncrasies and it is a part of what makes the car a Healey. If I happened to be looking at an upgrade I would check out the Cape 5-speed as an alternat
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00584.html (8,440 bytes)
- 12. RE: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Alan" <Alan@nfahc.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:22:28 -0000
- Now THAT's what you call a qualified endorsement! It'll do for me. Now which trans is best - Close ratios or wide? AlanB _______________________________________________ (______________ Alan Bromfield
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00587.html (9,481 bytes)
- 13. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: John Peak <redbn7@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:14:32 -0800 (PST)
- My car is still running the original trans and overdrive, both in excellent operating condition. I love the vintage experience (which is why I own a Healey in the first place) and wouldn't even consi
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00589.html (10,365 bytes)
- 14. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:44:30 +0800
- Well well, try a BN1 ... I bought my BN1 because I wanted to have the three speed in my car. Call me a nutter, but I have to tell you it is way more fun to drive than my BJ8, and the bizarre gearbox
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00593.html (8,604 bytes)
- 15. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: Dean Caccavo <healeybn7@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 21:31:05 -0800 (PST)
- I'll try. For me there were four reasons that I switched to the Supra 5 speed. 1 - A non-overdrive BN7 turns too many revs at today's freeway speeds 2 - Putting a complete overdrive system in a non-o
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00598.html (7,761 bytes)
- 16. RE: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Alan" <Alan@nfahc.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:06:39 +0100
- Hey Dean. Glad to hear you are pleased with the Supra box. I understand the ratios on those boxes are quite close together. The box from a pick-up has wider spacings. My question - does the torque of
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00607.html (8,609 bytes)
- 17. Re: 3000 trans (score: 1)
- Author: Awgertoo@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:29:33 EST
- There are a lot of different "Toyota 5-speeds" floating around out there. For some info go to: http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/loats/technical/ma61/gearboxes.html It is very difficult to identify from
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00609.html (8,061 bytes)
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