Well, the snide answer is: "If you want a 'modern' engine, buy a modern car."
But, there are things you can do to a Healey engine to (marginally) improve
performance and reliability without changing the essence of the car. Here's
some of the things I did for a recent rebuild:
* Denis Welch DWR1 cam. This cam is 'slightly better' than a stock BJ8 cam,
and is gun-drilled to provide extra oil to the lobes and lifters
* 84.5mm Omega forged pistons. Way overkill for a street engine, but I
couldn't find 'out-of-the-box' pistons that were of sufficient quality with
'modern' features like the 'latest ring design'--the top ring is about 1/16"
thick!--from any of the usual suspects. My builder was impressed with both the
cam and the pistons; the pistons were not much more than half the weight of the
older, more-or-less stock pistons, and the cam was of extraordinary quality
* DWR high capacity oil pump with upgraded shaft (DWR sells this shaft and
thrust washer for about half of the 'usual suspects,' esp. with the favorable
exchange rate)
* adjustable vernier timing set. My builder said it took almost 4deg to dial
in the cam perfectly. Timing set is of excellent quality.
* fully engineered PCV 'system.' Still just sucks gasses from the crankcase,
but my builder designed piping to equalize flow to both carbs, and I can run
K&N filters without modification
* instead of cork and fiber ('cigarette') gaskets, my builder used a modern
sealant ('Right Stuff') to seal the rear main, engine plate and pan. Several
hours on the test stand and 'hasn't leaked a drop'
* Jet-Hot coated exhaust manifold. I believe ethanol-blend fuel was causing
some stumbling on hot starts and I'm hoping this solves the problem
I have some video of the engine running on the test stand (LARGE files), and my
builder wrote a detailed list of all the work he did to make a strong and
reliable street engine. If anybody's interested I'll scan the list and post
URLs to the video, but I can't do it until I get home Saturday.
Bob
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
> On March 2, 2017 at 6:07 AM 1 2 <healeydohdahman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Is there a list of commonly done rebuild mods for the 3000
> engine/transmission to modernize it?
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