Turbo corvair 914, Do two wrongs make a right |
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Turbo corvair 914, Do two wrongs make a right |
garrettlee2 |
Oct 18 2020, 05:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 8-September 12 From: riverside ca Member No.: 14,901 Region Association: None |
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d...7215968205.html they say you can’t turbo a 914 and corvair are bad
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rgalla9146 |
Oct 18 2020, 05:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,545 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
Even more interesting is the SU carburetor and the double front-ended red and blue
car in the picture. |
porschetub |
Oct 18 2020, 05:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d...7215968205.html they say you can’t turbo a 914 and corvair are bad Wow ..really bad description by seller,what he is selling maybe is a real "can of worms " (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) . |
porschetub |
Oct 18 2020, 06:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Even more interesting is the SU carburetor and the double front-ended red and blue car in the picture. Missed that pic of the 2.5" SU ,holy sh#t they don't work that great on an N/A motor let alone on a turbo motor,expect its an old Crown conversion ?,could be wrong here hoping someone will chime in ?. |
stownsen914 |
Oct 18 2020, 06:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 913 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
Ouch. $10K?
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gandalf_025 |
Oct 18 2020, 08:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
Also looks to have 4 carb, Corvair 140 hp heads. You can see 1
of the carb mounts blocked by a solid plate. 140 hp heads had larger valves so I don't think Corvair turbo sodium exhaust valves fit..?? They made adapters for 1 3\4" SU carbs and Weber 45 DCOE carbs. Both were supposed to be an improvement over the factory Carter. |
get off my lawn |
Oct 18 2020, 10:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 168 Joined: 18-August 11 From: west coast Member No.: 13,462 Region Association: None |
Even more interesting is the SU carburetor and the double front-ended red and blue car in the picture. Missed that pic of the 2.5" SU ,holy sh#t they don't work that great on an N/A motor let alone on a turbo motor, expect its an old Crown conversion ?,could be wrong here hoping someone will chime in ?. Turbo set-up looks to be stock GM, except for the air cleaner and carb. |
Root_Werks |
Oct 19 2020, 10:18 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,315 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
That's a lot of work someone put into converting and probably too much work to get it back to driving for $10k.
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