[Healeys] A serious YELLOW Healey <G> !!

[HealeyRick]

Maybe this is the magic of Healeys.  There's room for
people who enjoy a stock four or six cylinder, or an upgraded motor relying on
period competition parts, right up to the engine-swapping nasty boys.  At the
end of the day, I think we all are more enthusiastic about the "Healey" part
of the car rather than the "Austin" part.  For those of us fortunate enough to
chat with Donald, we got the impression that he would have been fine with a
motor that upgraded the performance of his chassis.  My conclusion:  Enjoy
your stock Healey or build whatever is in your imagination.  That's the true
spirit of Healey cars.

Rick


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--- On Sat, 9/25/10, dwflagg at juno.com <dwflagg at juno.com> wrote:

From: dwflagg at juno.com <dwflagg at juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] A serious YELLOW Healey <G> !!
To: e-wilkins at cox.net
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 9:17 PM

So, will you still enjoy driving your Healey despite the lack of "power"?
Because, that is what it is all about - driving the Healey!! Not the air
conditioning, the MP3 player, the CB radio, the FM stereo, the Smitty
transmission, the V8, or whatever else adulterates it. IMHO.

Doug


> Yeah, sure there are engines that are fun to like (283), but the fact
> 
> remains, for power/Money ratio, it's damn near impossible to
 beat
> the 
> ubiquitous Chevy 350. THAT my friends is why they are so much fun to
> 
> pop into whatever car you want to power.
>
> That huge market makes for tons of aftermarket go fast bits.
>
> It's costing me literally thousands of dollars to build a fast
> Austin 
> Healey engine that will still be heavier and have less than half the
> 
> power of a mildly tuned 350.
>
> Wilko
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