RE: 3000 trans

["Alan" <Alan@nfahc.co.uk>]

Hey Dean.
Glad to hear you are pleased with the Supra box.  I understand the ratios on
those boxes are quite close together.  The box from a pick-up has wider
spacings.

My question - does the torque of a 3litre Healey suit wide ratios, or is it
better to go for a higher first gear and closer ratios?  I wonder (out loud)
what MikeS chose for AHX12 and why?

Cheers guys......AlanB
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dean Caccavo
Sent: 27 March 2005 06:31
To: KingR44916@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 3000 trans

I'll try.

For me there were four reasons that I switched to the
Supra 5 speed.

1 - A non-overdrive BN7 turns too many revs at today's
freeway speeds

2 - Putting a complete overdrive system in a
non-overdrive car was too expensive 

3 - My wife wanted to drive the Healey on sunny
California days (and she hated the orig trans)

4 - Smitty was only a 1/2 mile from home.

Thank you Smitty - 

Dean BN7