[V8Vairs] Perfect Engine for V-8 Corvair

[Jonathan M McCreery]

I just finished up work on a friends 240 Nissan with an L33 5.3L Aluminum LSX.  The car put down 418 Wheel hp on a stock short block.  The mods are as follows

used Z06 Cam -  Ebay   $100
Z06 beehive Valve springs - $125
Swapped the truck manifold for an F-Body one - truck is too tall
Stock Corvette exhaust manifolds _ take offs from the LS1 corvair
6.0L LQ4 heads - bare off of ebay for $200 - mild casting cleanup

This is before we have even really had a chance to spend time tuning it. Hotrod has seen 500 crank HP out of a similar setup -This car is really restricted by exhaust.

I don't think I would want to put it behind a vair tranny.  For peopel concerned about weight it's a tick under 400#


paid $800 for the motor with 40,000 miles on it Shipped to my door.   




J.McCreery
LS1/930 Porshce 66 Corsa
Northstar Fiero
92 civic 411 WHP @ 28psi
66 Blow through / intercooled
A GT3, a few vettes and too much to list.


--- On Wed, 11/3/10, paulsiano at aol.com <paulsiano at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: paulsiano at aol.com <paulsiano at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Perfect Engine for V-8 Corvair
> To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Received: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 5:23 PM
> How do you know?  What engine did
> you have?  What engine do you now have?  Did you  change
> your driving habits?
>  
> Inquiring minds...
>  
> 
> --- On Wed, 11/3/10, Ed <edsworld at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Ed <edsworld at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Perfect Engine for V-8 Corvair
> To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 8:29 AM
> 
> 
> Low torque high revs are preferred, torque brakes things,
> ask me how I know
> 
> --- On Wed, 11/3/10, Thomas, Robert R Civ USAF AFMC 76
> PMXG/OBPE <Robert.Thomas at tinker.af.mil>
> wrote:
> 
> From: Thomas, Robert R Civ USAF AFMC 76 PMXG/OBPE <Robert.Thomas at tinker.af.mil>
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Perfect Engine for V-8 Corvair
> To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 8:11 AM
> 
> I've often thought a 302 of the Z28 type would be ideal
> with its high
> RPM capability. But that high RPM shocks the transaxle a
> lot during
> spirited driving. Now I think a low RPM 383 stroker would
> be ideal since
> it doesn't have to be revved to accelerate from low speed
> and can still
> reach 7-8000 RPM.
> 
> The LS engines are surely the best technologically and if
> one is not
> vintage racing are probably the hottest thing going today.
> 4-500
> horsepower easily with lightweight aluminum block and
> heads. What's not
> to like?
> 
> 
> Bob Thomas 68 Monza
> _______________________________________________
> V8Vairs mailing list
> V8Vairs at corvair.org
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/v8vairs
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, http://www.corvair.org/
> _______________________________________________
> V8Vairs mailing list
> V8Vairs at corvair.org
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/v8vairs
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, http://www.corvair.org/
> 
> 
> 
>       
> _______________________________________________
> V8Vairs mailing list
> V8Vairs at corvair.org
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/v8vairs
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, http://www.corvair.org/
>