[Healeys] Lightweight Flywheel

[Michael Salter]

Mike, you can probably get away with lightening your BN2 flywheel because
the "C" type gearbox is much stronger and there are lots of parts available
for them.
I have piles on my Ebay store so, knock yourself out and just remember who
to call for your gearbox parts :-)
https://www.ebay.ca/str/michaelsbritishparts

Happy New Year.

M

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 5:07 PM Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
wrote:

> So, from your blog, what you are saying is if I lighten the flywheel on my
> stock 100-4 engine I risk transmission failure. (costly) Or, I can get a
> taxi crank and machine the block to include reinforcing the main bearing
> caps. (costly)  Also there are no harmonic balancers available, per se.
> That means without a large budget of unlimited funds, I just better keep
> the heavy flywheel and the rpms down and just putt, putt around town when I
> finish building my BN2.  Well, that brightens my day.
> Mike M
>
> On Friday, January 4, 2019, 8:10:05 AM PST, Michael Salter <
> michael.salter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Read this first
>
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/2017/01/03/austin-healey-100-crank-failures/
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 7:42 PM Charles Schott <schottc at knology.net wrote:
>
> Has anyone used a lightweight flywheel on their 100 BN1? I plan on going
> with a complete Le Mans kit and a lightweight flywheel and the car will be
> for street use. If you have, what are your thoughts on it? Thanks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie Schott
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Michael Salter" <michael.salter at gmail.com>
> *To: *"Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent: *Thursday, December 20, 2018 9:51:43 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] tri power for sale
>
> I encourage as many people as possible to "M" up their 100's.
> Makes original cars that much more valuable.
>
> M
>
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 9:52 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net wrote:
>
> My understanding is that the 'kits' installed by dealers varied; the
> complete one--the one done at the Healey shop--includes higher
> compression pistons, a more aggressive cam, some suspension tweaks
> (stiffer shocks, maybe a larger anti-sway bar), a different distributor
> and, of course, the louvred bonnet.
>
> Someone wrote up a list of mods that could be done--even better cam
> profile, for example--that could be done to a 'stock' BN1/2 to achieve
> performance superior to a M, while keeping the original 'flavor' of the
> car.
>
> Bob
>
> On 12/19/2018 11:14 PM, sentenac.rw at gmail.com wrote:
> > Well, for starters you can look at page A34 of the  Moss Motors
> > catalogue.  The section labeled "100M Conversion".  It may be a
> > different page on the latest catalogue.  Carbs, Manifold set, cold air
> > box,etc.
> >
> > -Roland
> >
> > On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 18:48:10 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
> >
> >> I recently purchased a 1955 100-4 for a frame off restoration. Since
> I'm going to rebuild the engine, I'd like to give it the "M" upgrade. Does
> anyone know where I can purchase the parts for what they call the LeMans
> kit? Thanks.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Charlie Schott
> >>
> >>
> >>
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