Im almost sure Im going to go Corvair..., Engine Swap decisions |
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Im almost sure Im going to go Corvair..., Engine Swap decisions |
ssuperflyoldguy |
May 23 2016, 11:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 15-November 15 From: NorCal - East Bay Baby! Member No.: 19,364 Region Association: None |
Im almost sure Im going to go Corvair 140 swap in a 914... Have done a bunch of searching on here and have to make some decisions. Big fan of Dr Evil, maybe he'll chime in. I like buses too...
Going Corvair wont be difficult for me, had a dozen of them in High School, my buddy I went to college with still considers a Corvair as a must have car (hmmm, Yenko Stinger or 911?) and I have to say it's been TOUGH looking thru all the Corvair Forums and not going on Craigslist to buy one to build a Yenko tribute... Going to restart my clothing business & double up on the Rogaine. So I started to look into freshening the 2.0 I have but without the bus heads and a set of awesome Type4 heads ($$) - Type4 prices were scaring me, 6 cyl Porsche $ scares me. So the easiest cheapest way of HP without cutting up a good car is to go Corvair. I have one final Porsche 6 I'm running down so waiting... But: If anyone has a line on any Corvair reverse rotation stuff, parts, complete engines I'd consider helping you get rid of it. Best case scenario is to find one already built up & just freshen it up - I'll be doing the Fuel Injection kit too. 140 heads, reverse cam & distributer gear. Spoken to Starr Cooke - neat guy but started to send me to the "best" money can buy right off. He's prob right though, I should build a really nice engine if I'm going to do it, I'm thinking a Corvair motor is many $ away from taxing the standard 914 gearbox. |
stugray |
May 24 2016, 06:54 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
I have no idea how a fairly rare component could possibly be cheaper than a suby swap.
BTW There is a Yenko in my vintage racing club. The guy HATES it when you say "Nice Corvair" |
JRust |
May 24 2016, 07:46 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,307 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I have no idea how a fairly rare component could possibly be cheaper than a suby swap. I am a little biased having one. Still the best bang for the buck is a suby swap. My normally aspirated 2.5 dyno'd at 158 to the wheels. It does have performance heads & cams. Still I think you could get 130-140 with just a stock motor. There is no cutting you need to do that isn't reversible.I have 2 holes for my radiator lines in the front trunk. Plus the exit holes in the fenders for radiator air flow. Also one cut in the rear trunk. Which isn't even necessary if you flip the intake. All of which could be replaced should I go back to stock at any point. I won't do that because the suby swap is so great to drive. I run the suby tranny too. Nice short precise shifting plus 60 HP over the stock 2.0 motor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . If your going to go with a non Porsche motor. Why go with a motor so old & limited? I know you can build a sweet corvair motor & it will still be air-cooled. I had a corvair conversion & looked into it when I puled the motor. Still ran but leaked oil. Setup never went back into the car. It's also much heavier than my suby setup. It's your car so do what you think best. Suby swap is still your best bang for your buck. |
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