OK----at the risk of POing someone, let me just say--I'm a skeptic here. I
live in Western Pa with many hills. I also have an E-Type. Although my Healey
pulls these hills nicely, it is not as agressive on them as the E-Type (not
close), and neither of them will take on a 5L V8.
My guess is that the guy in the 5.7L V8 was not trying.
OK---flame suit on.
tom
---- Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com> wrote:
=============
Ok Rich.
You got me. One of those numbers is clearly wrong.....
;-)
But I know it was 5,800 rpm in direct top after I passed the clown in
the 5.7 v8, when flicked back into overdrive....
I'm sure that's under the legal limit.
Isn't it??
;-)
Actually - as an aside - one of the guys had a new 6.2 litre v8 HSV
commodore there.
They claim 550NM of torque.
I said that's pretty good, but not very efficent.
He said - What?
I explained my maths - having nearly 340 NM of torque (at the rear
wheels) http://www.myaustinhealey.com/dyno_sheet.html from a 3 litre 6
Healey, weighing around half the weight of his 6.2 litre.....
Hence the overtake, up a 2 mile hill, on one of his lesser torqued
mates......
Geez, the things I do to ensure the respect for the marque!
Fun.
;-)
Sent from my iPhone
On 05/09/2010, at 10:48 PM, "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Sounds like you had a wonderful day. One point though....I don't
> know what gearing, tires or overdrive ratio you are running but 70
> MPH should be at about 3000 RPM, not 4000.
>
> Rich
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Chris Dimmock" <austin.healey@gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:58 AM
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] What a great day!
>
>> There's nothing quite like an early Sunday morning drive in the
>> Healey, with your gorgeous lady in the passenger seat.
>> Cruising with 4,000 rpm on the tachometer, 70mph on the speedo,
>> (note to self - 65psi on the oil pressure guage, 185 on the
>> temperature guage) - and an amazing exhaust note...... what more
>> could a man want!!!
>> The Healey ran like charm.
>> Geez I've missed this kind of living!!!
>> It was a lovely sunny day - but very windy.
>> We all had a great day, both a bit sunburnt/ windburned, a bit
>> tired, but bloody happy.
>> Just wanted to share.
>> Chris.
>> P.S.
>> I'd also like to apologise to the guy in the white 5.7 litre V8
>> holden (who was hogging the fast lane).
>> I knocked the Healey out of overdrive and booted it to pass him.
>> He became a small spot in my mirrors up a really long hill.
>> Best of all - as I went past - the look on his face was PRICELESS!!!
>> :-)
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