[Healeys] 28% OD with 3.54 rearend

[Peter & Veronica]

...I had this combination in my BN1 based Ward Special coupe. Great on the highway (2300 at 100kph with Kumho 185/80R15s) but a pig on hill starts! Once I unblocked the A90 first gear it was fine.

Cheers

Peter

From: Ed O'Neal 
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 2:19 AM
To: Bob Spidell ; Healeys 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 28% OD with 3.54 rearend

Bob,

I had this arrangement for about 30K miles.  The OD was built by ORS in England with the 128% OD and a 1 ¾” accumulator.  With 165R15 Vredesteins 70 MPH was 2,700 RPM.  Last year the OD started acting up.  This was my third attempt at getting a reliable OD so I put in the Healey 5 Speed.  The proper non-turbo Supra 5 speed has a 5th gear ratio of .783, which is precisely the same as the 128% OD.  I now have the same high end gearing, but with a lot more reliability. If a car is to be driven a lot and for long tips, it is the way to go.

Ed O’Neal


-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 10:47 PM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] 28% OD with 3.54 rearend

Anyone running this setup?  Pros?  Cons?

Bob



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