[Healeys] Lightweight Flywheel

[WILLIAM B LAWRENCE]

I have a lightened flywheel in my BN1 (26 pounds as opposed to 42) and I've used it for over 13 years with no known ill effects. The engine has been out for an unrelated failure and the crank checked out crack free. I use the car for highway cruising and around town and I don't spend much time above about 3200 RPM. I have Mike Lempert's 3.54:1 gears (hypoid final drive) and the 28% overdrive which gives an 80 MPH cruise at around that RPM. No land speed records, but no speeding tickets either...

Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 1:03 AM
To: Charlie Schott
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lightweight Flywheel

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<mailto: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

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From: "Michael Salter" <michael.salter at gmail.com<mailto:michael.salter at gmail.com>>
To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net<mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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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