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. |
veekry9 |
May 29 2016, 12:57 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
Cooling of the more performance Corvair boxer six is depicted graphically.(Corvair) The addition of turbos of a 21st century vintage makes for larger intercoolers for both intake and heat dissipation. Additional cooling fin area is described in the book,oil pump enhancement,mag-fan mods,and much more. Nitron Inc's 88.3mm sleeved aluminum cylinders. A fatbook builder desirous of a lighter Corvair boxer could include components from these vendors. http://www.flycorvair.com/hangar0407.html http://www.hainesengineering.com/rhaines/a...aft/corvair.htm http://flywithspa.com/product/corvairbilletcrank/ http://lnengineering.com/products.html http://www.pmocarb.com/products.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0N0ayYOui8 http://www.corvair-efi.com/ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) So,yes,it is possible to build a no holds barred TT/IC/EFI Corvair stroker,if you can cool and keep the pressure inside. The iron VW cylinders and forged pistons,is a minimalist approach with the stock,tho nitrided crank.Aftermarket rods are a prerequisite. https://www.youtube.com/user/GrasshutPerformance/videos (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBotoZ_Ev10 https://www.youtube.com/user/davemotohead1/videos Some entertainment to go along with the tank machine. http://www.engineswapdepot.com/?p=8886 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YltmTzMAu48 http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/CorvAIRCRAFT/EngineID.htm / |
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