Re the lifters and pushrods:
My 100 came to me with a workshop manual in which the first owner made some
notes about an Iskenderian cam (I believe a T-3) that he installed, along
with Buick lifters and (I think) Studebaker pushrods. Out of curiosity I
called Iskenderian and spoke with Ed's son who was very familiar with this
set-up. He told me that his Dad regularlysold the pushrods and lifters as
a kit along with the cam for Healey 100's back in the day.
Best--Michael Oritt
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On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Hap Polk <happolk@cox.net> wrote:
> Jonas,
> Thanks for the info. I surely do not know of all the early 60s conversions
> going on. Having owned a stovebolt Chevy 6, (Paid the dealer $100 for the
> car with a guarantee good 'til the driveway) I am having a hard time see
> why
> someone would want to put a stovebolt 6 in a Healey 100. Because it was
> lying in the garage? As you probably know the stovebolt Chevy had splash
> lubrication of the rod journals--not want one would want in a performance
> engine--and it was heavy.
> Hap Polk
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonas Payne [mailto:JPayne@ThorCon.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 10:33 AM
> To: Hap Polk; I Erbs; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Compression ratio for a fast road 100
>
> I have seen a couple 100's on ebay with Chevy 6's. One with a "blue flame"
> the other with a regular stovebolt.
>
> The latter was a real hatchet job.
>
> Jonas Payne
> PBR
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