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Re: [Healeys] Fw: Overdrive

To: "Charlie Baldwin" <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: Overdrive
From: "Richard Ewald" <richard.ewald@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:41:33 -0700
Actually both the J and P type OD were not only used on 240s but also 240
Turbo and 700 turbos.  161-163 horsepower depending on year.  Not a throttle
switch in sight.
As Charlie said, different strokes for different folks.


On 7/24/08, Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >>The hp rating on the fours got as
> high as 130 hp.  The 164 E probably had a bit more.
> They also did not have a problem with their cars wearing out
> prematurely.  I believe Irv Gordon now has over 2.5 million miles on his
> 1800 S.
> The difference between manufacturers was just different approaches to
> the same problem.  History has borne out that the additional hardware is
> probably not necessary.
> Charlie
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