Subject: Re: [Healeys] Flywheels

From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
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All the talk about lightening, and not a word about balancing. I'm all=
=0Afor a balanced engine and drivetrain. Hank=0A=0A=09------------------=
-----------------------From: "David Nock BCS via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "i er=
bs", "Gary Anderson"=0ACc: "Ahealey help"=0ASent: Wednesday September 8=
 2021 8:18:32AM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Flywheels=0A=0A   We have been=
 installing a NEW 15 lb flywheel for probably 25 plus=0Ayears and never=
 had a problem. Especially on the 100/4 motors they=0Anotice the biggest=
 improvement.     David Nock=0A British Car Specialists=0A 209-948-8767=
=0A www.britishcarspecialists.com      FROM: i erbs SENT: Wednesday,=0AS=
eptember 08, 2021 8:09 AM TO: Gary Anderson CC: Ahealey help SUBJECT:=0A=
Re: [Healeys] Flywheels       I had a lightened flywheel on my bn4=0A,bu=
t gave it up to put a bj8 clutch in it. I do notice a difference,=0Abut=
 my left knee is happier with the late model clutch cover.=0A=0AIra Erbs=
=0A 1959 AH 100-6=0A 1967 MGB=0A Milwaukie, OR     On Wed, Sep 8, 2021,=
 5:07 AM Gary Anderson  wrote:=0A   Rather than tagging onto an already=
 very long thread, I thought I'd=0Athrow in my 2 cents on a new email. =
  I'm with Earl on this one. When=0AMike Meindorfer rebuilt my engine du=
ring my restoration of my BN7=0A(where IS Mike these days?) in 1991, he=
 used a lightened flywheel from=0ABill Bolton. The most notable differen=
ce for me was the responsiveness=0Aof the car when I was driving. There=
 wasn't as much inertia to=0Aovercome as the car went from idle to 3000=
 rpm, and much less apparent=0Alag when shifting gears. I wasn't interes=
ted in acceleration per se --=0ADrag racing is not something you're ever=
 going to do with a Healey --=0Abut rather the satisfying feeling of a c=
ar that was a pleasure to=0Adrive away from a stop and up through the ge=
ars. Incidentally, I=0Ahaven't done so much as adjust the carburetor sin=
ce the engine was=0Arebuilt. Can you believe it? 30 years ago. That whol=
e period was so=0Along ago and remembered only with the Healey still in=
 the garage and=0Adriven on Saturdays in southern Oregon, and a dozen or=
 so Healey meet=0Aplaques on my office wall.   All the best, everyone. M=
ay the smoke=0Aclear, may the rains stop, and may the fires be contained=
.   Gary=0A  _______________________________________________=0A Support=
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<html><body>All the talk about lightening, and not a word about balancin=
g. I'm all for a balanced engine and drivetrain. Hank<br><br><div class=
=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>--------------------------------------=
---</p>From: "David Nock BCS via Healeys" <[email-masked]><br>To=
: "i erbs", "Gary Anderson"<br>Cc: "Ahealey help"<br>Sent: Wednesday Sep=
tember 8 2021 8:18:32AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Flywheels<br><br>=0A<d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Century;color=
:#000000;">=0A<div>We have been installing a NEW 15 lb flywheel for prob=
ably 25=0Aplus years and never had a problem. Especially on the 100/4 mo=
tors=0Athey notice the biggest improvement.</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A=
<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Century;col=
or:#000000;">David=0ANock<br>=0ABritish Car Specialists<br>=0A209-948-87=
67<br>=0Awww.britishcarspecialists.com</div>=0A<div style=3D"font-size:s=
mall;text-decoration:none;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;color:#=
000000;font-style:normal;">=0A<div style=3D"font:10pt tahoma;">=0A<div>&=
nbsp;</div>=0A<div style=3D"background:#f5f5f5;">=0A<div><b>From:</b> <a=
 title=3D"[email-masked]">i erbs</a></div>=0A<div><b>Sent:</b> Wedn=
esday, September 08, 2021 8:09 AM</div>=0A<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"ga=
[email-masked]">Gary=0AAnderson</a></div>=0A<div><b>Cc:</b> <a t=
itle=3D"[email-masked]">Ahealey=0Ahelp</a></div>=0A<div><b>Subje=
ct:</b> Re: [Healeys] Flywheels</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</d=
iv>=0A</div>=0A<div style=3D"font-size:small;text-decoration:none;font-f=
amily:Calibri;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;">=0A<d=
iv>I had a lightened flywheel on my bn4 ,but gave it up to put a=0Abj8 c=
lutch in it. I do notice a difference, but my left knee is=0Ahappier wit=
h the late model clutch cover.<br><br><div>Ira Erbs<br>=0A1959 AH 100-6<=
br>=0A1967 MGB<br>=0AMilwaukie, OR</div>=0A</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">=0A<div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On W=
ed, Sep 8, 2021, 5:07 AM Gary=0AAnderson &lt;<a>[email-masked]=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"p=
adding-left:1ex;border-left:#ccc 1px solid;margin:0px 0px 0px .8ex;">=0A=
<div dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div>Rather than tagging onto an already very long t=
hread, I=0Athought I'd throw in my 2 cents on a new email.</div>=0A<div>=
&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>I'm with Earl on this one. When Mike Meindorfer rebu=
ilt my=0Aengine during my restoration of my BN7 (where IS Mike these day=
s?)=0Ain 1991, he used a lightened flywheel from Bill Bolton. The most=
=0Anotable difference for me was the responsiveness of the car when I=0A=
was driving. There wasn't as much inertia to overcome as the car=0Awent=
 from idle to 3000 rpm, and much less apparent lag when=0Ashifting gears=
. I wasn't interested in acceleration per se -- Drag=0Aracing is not som=
ething you're ever going to do with a Healey --=0Abut rather the satisfy=
ing feeling of a car that was a pleasure to=0Adrive away from a stop and=
 up through the gears. Incidentally, I=0Ahaven't done so much as adjust=
 the carburetor since the engine was=0Arebuilt. Can you believe it? 30 y=
ears ago. That whole period was so=0Along ago and remembered only with t=
he Healey still in the garage=0Aand driven on Saturdays in southern Oreg=
on, and a dozen or so=0AHealey meet plaques on my office wall.</div>=0A<=
div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>All the best, everyone.</div>=0A<div>May the smo=
ke clear, may the rains stop, and may the fires be=0Acontained.</div>=0A=
<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Gary<br></div>=0A</div>=0A_____________________=
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