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Re: [Healeys] motor rebuild

To: "'rrengineer @dslextreme.com'" <rrengineer@dslextreme.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] motor rebuild
From: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 15:42:43 -0500
Here is somewhere to start!!
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=189


Michael Salter
100 (1953) #174
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)

http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=432
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of rrengineer @dslextreme.com
Sent: February 7, 2009 2:44 PM
To: Oudesluys
Cc: Healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] motor rebuild

What about the 4 cylinder engine?  What mods can it take?
Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5

On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl> wrote:

> Triple Dell'Orto's/Webers 40/45 mm, venturi's around 35/38, larger SS
> valves, porting and balancing of the head, free flow exhaust, electronic
> ignition to start with.
> If you have to build up the engine from scratch, have the crank ground on
> very tight tolerances in all bearings, have it tuftrided, polished and
> balanced, balance and polish the piston rods increase oil pressure by
using
> a high volume pump if that is available or rebuild and use shims under the
> relief valve spring. Use an electric oil pump to prime the system before
> starting up. Use an oil cooler with thermostat.
> Lighten the flywheel a little for a bit more accelleration allthough it
> does not provide extra BHP, do not over do it as you may wreck the
gearbox,
> drive shaft and differential because of unsufficiently damped, by mass,
> vibrations.
> Kees Oudesluijs,
> NL
>
> john doe schreef:
>
>> looking to rebuild a 3000 motor but looking to get more hp out of it what
>> are the available options without putting in a cam that would make a
rough
>> idle any articles out there
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