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I had a lightened flywheel on my bn4 ,but gave it up to put a bj8 clutch in
it. I do notice a difference, but my left knee is happier with the late
model clutch cover.
Ira Erbs
1959 AH 100-6
1967 MGB
Milwaukie, OR
On Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 5:07 AM Gary Anderson <garyandersonmm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rather than tagging onto an already very long thread, I thought I'd throw
> in my 2 cents on a new email.
>
> I'm with Earl on this one. When Mike Meindorfer rebuilt my engine during
> my restoration of my BN7 (where IS Mike these days?) in 1991, he used a
> lightened flywheel from Bill Bolton. The most notable difference for me was
> the responsiveness of the car when I was driving. There wasn't as much
> inertia to overcome as the car went from idle to 3000 rpm, and much less
> apparent lag when shifting gears. I wasn't interested in acceleration per
> se -- Drag racing is not something you're ever going to do with a Healey --
> but rather the satisfying feeling of a car that was a pleasure to drive
> away from a stop and up through the gears. Incidentally, I haven't done so
> much as adjust the carburetor since the engine was rebuilt. Can you believe
> it? 30 years ago. That whole period was so long ago and remembered only
> with the Healey still in the garage and driven on Saturdays in southern
> Oregon, and a dozen or so Healey meet plaques on my office wall.
>
> All the best, everyone.
> May the smoke clear, may the rains stop, and may the fires be contained.
>
> Gary
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<div dir=3D"auto">I had a lightened flywheel on my bn4 ,but gave it up to p=
ut a bj8 clutch in it. I do notice a difference, but my left knee is happie=
r with the late model clutch cover.=C2=A0<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gma=
il_signature">Ira Erbs<br>1959 AH 100-6<br>1967 MGB<br>Milwaukie, OR</div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 5:07 AM Gary Anderson <<a href=3D"mailto:garyanderso=
nmm@gmail.com">garyandersonmm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli=
d;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Rather than tagging onto an alrea=
dy very long thread, I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents on a new email.<=
/div><div><br></div><div>I'm with Earl on this one. When Mike Meindorfe=
r rebuilt my engine during my restoration of my BN7 (where IS Mike these da=
ys?) in 1991, he used a lightened flywheel from Bill Bolton. The most notab=
le difference for me was the responsiveness of the car when I was driving. =
There wasn't as much inertia to overcome as the car went from idle to 3=
000 rpm, and much less apparent lag when shifting gears. I wasn't inter=
ested in acceleration per se -- Drag racing is not something you're eve=
r going to do with a Healey -- but rather the satisfying feeling of a car t=
hat was a pleasure to drive away from a stop and up through the gears. Inci=
dentally, I haven't done so much as adjust the carburetor since the eng=
ine was rebuilt. Can you believe it? 30 years ago. That whole period was so=
long ago and remembered only with the Healey still in the garage and drive=
n on Saturdays in southern Oregon, and a dozen or so Healey meet plaques on=
my office wall.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best, everyone.</div><div=
>May the smoke clear, may the rains stop, and may the fires be contained.</=
div><div><br></div><div>Gary<br></div></div>
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