[Healeys] 100 Engine rebuild

[Tadeusz Malkiewicz]

Alan,

 

I would probably more expect a region of 130hp, but we will see.. I just
hope I have not messed up the torque, as I love it on the Healey.

 

The H6 carbs are definitely missing :-) They should be here in early
December - many thanks Alan, I hope you see they will be at good use..

 

I was thinking of lightening the flywheel, but I had no precise indications
where to machine it.

 

The idea of using a BJ8 flywheel is an interesting one - does anyone have a
spare one in US?..

 

Many thanks for all kind words - I will have some more pictures when the
head and rest comes on.

 

Best, Tadek

 

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From: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 2:54 AM
To: Tadeusz Malkiewicz
Cc: Awgertoo at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net; glemon at neb.rr.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 Engine rebuild

 

Tadek -

Awesome, nicely done.  Can't wait to see the H6 carbs on that motor :).  It
would be interesting to see what sort of power you will get out of that car.
At 2.6 liters, with a little bit of intelligence getting it up to 150 hp
seems possible.

I was going to go that route with my BN1 but when I decided I wanted to keep
it original with the three speed, I realized that uprating the motor on my
car would be a waste of time.  

With your BN2 and the four speed box, this should be great.  I know you've
balanced the crank and flywheel, but I still think shaving about 7-10 kilos
off the flywheel is probably a good idea.  Your BN2 is quite light so it
doesn't need all that weight.  For my A90, however, it's different story!

One small note - be sure to clean the overpaint off the surfaces where
gaskets will mate to the block.  If not, the gaskets, no matter how they are
treated, will likely leak over time.  

Been driving my Jag Mk IX for the last few months.  Lovely car, fast &
THIRSTY!

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'59 Jag Mk IX
'64 BJ8