James -
You can simply buy overbore healey pistons. They come in .10, .20, .30,
.40, and .60 overbore sizes from three or four different manufacturers. .40
overs will bore the car out to just under 3 liters... often used by racers
in blue printed engines for use on the circuit.
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On 8/28/06, James Wilson <snaggle2th_gb@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Some long time ago it was mentioned that a big Healey engine could be
> bored out to a more than a standard size and Volvo pistons fitted. This
> apparently was a popular modification in Australia. Does any one know any
> details about this. I've done some checking and it seems that Volvo B20
> pistons might be a possibility, but there would be difficulties in mixing
> its metric dimensions with those of a Healey. Any information would be much
> appreciated.
>
> James.
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