Specifications of the 'black & white car'

CD-3000 Austin Healey 3000 1966 (BJ8)

Austin Healey 3000 MKIIIA BJ8 picture by Darren Hodgson DH-PHOTO

The specifications of the black & white car.

Engine:		Gearbox:
Fully blueprinted and engineered by 'Uncle' Pete Molloy, using many Denis Welch components:		Fully blueprinted and engineered by 'Uncle' Pete Molloy, using many Denis Welch components:
	Cosworth 85mm forged pistons		Competition 3rd motion shaft & overdrive
	Lightened, balanced & shotpeened rods		Straight cut, close ratio 'Sebring' gearset
	High ratio roller rockers	Suspension:
	Tuftrided, balanced original crankshaft		Standard major suspension components. All cracktested/ reconditioned. Set up with negative camber. Noltec urethane bushes used throughout. Heavier, adjustable swaybar. Uprated lowered springs and uprated lever arm shocks.
	Wade cam - 300 degree valve opening
	Steel 8 bolt flywheel
	10.4:1 compression ratio
	Triple 45mm Webers	Wheels:
	Cast iron Healey cylinder head, extensively worked. Large valves, competition springs, additional cooling, lightened valve gear.		6in centre lock Minlite style wheels, with Yokohama A008R competition tyres

			5.5in 72 spoke wire wheels with road tyres
Diff:		Brakes:
	4.1:1 Detroit Locker		Standard, fully rebuilt BJ8 Healey (11in front disks; 11in rear drums - power boosted). Fitted with new disks, competition Pads & linings
	3.9:1 Quaife ATB

As you can see from the following, over 90% of the maximum available torque (339Nm / 250 lb/ft)
is delivered between 3,000 rpm and 5,650 rpm. The torque 'curve' is nearly a flat line!
Maximum power (159hp / 119Kw) is made at 5,500 rpm
Maximum Torque (339Nm / 250lb/ft) is made between 4,400 - 4,700 rpm.
Measured on a Vane Autocraft 'rolling road' type dynamometer
These figures are all measured 'at the rear wheels' - not the flywheel.

Dyno graph for the Black & white Healey in metric measurements

Dyno graph in 'modern' measurements - Kilowatts and Newton metres.

Dyno graph for the Black & white Healey in imperial measurements

The same dyno graph as above - but in 'the old money' - Horsepower and pound/ft!.

Here are the full dyno numbers at 100 rpm increments from 3,000rpm to 5,700rpm.

RPM	Torque		Power
	Nm	lb/ft	Kw	HP
3000	302	223	63	84
3100	302	223	65	87
3200	303	223	67	90
3300	304	224	68	91
3400	307	226	71	95
3500	310	229	74	99
3600	312	230	77	103
3700	318	235	80	107
3800	318	235	83	111
3900	321	237	85	114
4000	324	239	88	118
4100	326	240	90	121
4200	331	244	94	126
4300	336	248	99	133
4400	339	250	101	135
4500	339	250	103	138
4600	339	250	105	141
4700	338	249	108	145
4800	337	249	109	146
4900	334	246	111	149
5000	332	245	113	152
5100	331	244	115	154
5200	330	243	116	156
5300	328	242	117	157
5400	324	239	118	158
5500	318	235	119	160
5600	307	226	117	157
5700	298	220	116	156

Austin Healey 3000 linedrawing

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