All,
I can speak from experience here. I have had 2 3000's and a Sprite.
These cars are heavy, heavy, heavy. A roadster at 100 mph is MUCH more
stable than a big Healey and don't hit a bump because the stock 3000 has
under 3 inches of ground clearance. From what I remember my 1960 3000
had about the same HP as a 2000 and weighed a lot more. If this guy has
a big Healey he does not have any idea what he is talking about. Below
are some specs from http://www.austinhealey.com actually a very nice
site. It does not seem a 2500 pound car with 130 hp is a match for a
2000
Maybe the problem is because an unmolested 70 was just put on this list
for $800 and a basket case Healey is worth 10 times that
3000 Mk. II Specification and Data
ENGINE
Capacity: 2,912 c.c. (177.7 cu. in.)
Number of cylinders: 6
Bore & Stroke: 83.36 x 89.0 mm (3.28 x 3.5
in)
Valve gear: overhead valves & pushrods
Compression ratio: 9.0 to 1
B.H.P.: 130 @ 4,600 r.p.m. (B.H.P. per ton
laden 100.7)
Torque: 167 lb. ft. @ 3,000 r.p.m.
M.P.H. per 1,000 r.p.m. on top gear 20.9
M.P.H. per 1,000 r.p.m. on overdrive 23.1
WEIGHT
(with 5 gals fuel): 22.8 cwt (2,555 lb)
Weight distribution (per cent): F, 48.8; R,
51.2
Laden as tested: 25.8 cwt (2,891 lb)
Lb per c.c. (laden): 0.97
PERFORMANCE
From rest through the gears to:
30 M.P.H......................3.7 sec
50 M.P.H......................9.3 sec
60 M.P.H.....................11.5 sec
70 M.P.H.....................15.6 sec
80 M.P.H.....................22.0 sec
90 M.P.H.....................30.0 sec
100 M.P.H....................36.9 sec
Standing quarter mile, 18.8 sec.
Top Speed, 115 M.P.H.
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Mark
Baltimore
http://www.roadster.org
http://www.datsunroadsters.com
1968 1600
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