[Healeys] Healey on BAT Auction

dwflagg at juno.com dwflagg at juno.com
Thu Dec 4 16:09:39 MST 2014


And how does this improve the Healey driving experience?

> How 'bout that. it is hundreds less.
> 
> Volvo B18 weighs in at ~350 lbs. Healey 611
> 
> Transmission with laycock overdrive is similar to Healey 
> transmission weight.
> 
> Here are the weights I measured comparing Healey trans to Toyota:
> 
> Healey transmission with overdrive is  115 pounds
> 
> toyota transmission 77 pounds
> 
> Healey engine back plate 19.7 lbs
> 
> Alloy back plate 7 lbs
> 
> That's a savings of 51 lbs!
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 4, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Charlie wrote:
> 
> > I do believe that this would be quite a bit lighter yet still very 
> strong.
> The Volvo is a five main engine and weighs nothing near the Healey 
> 6.  And
> anyone who has done a Toyota 5 speed can testify to how much lighter 
> that is
> than the stock Healey.  Probably we could find out how much the 
> Volvo engine/
> trans weighs to compare.  Hundreds of pounds is probably accurate.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> > From: "Wilko2" <e-wilkins at cox.net>
> > To: dwflagg at juno.com
> > Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> > Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 1:52:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey on BAT Auction
> >
> > What of this engine swap? lesser power/performance. "hundreds of 
> pounds
> > lighter"? not likely. Similar trans, same overdrive. Slightly 
> smaller
> engine,
> > with just over half the displacement.
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