[V8Vairs] Longest Trip - Farthest From Home?

[Chris Wills]

About 2800 miles, I would guess.
 
I did not measure the resistance, but the coil was getting about 6 volts.  The higher the RPMs the brighter the bulb glowed!
 
Chris
 
> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:21:29 -0800
> From: paulsiano at yahoo.com
> To: cjwills at msn.com; v8vairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Longest Trip - Farthest From Home?
> 
> Chris, I don't know if anybody will top that trip.  Did you drive it on 
> the return from San Fran?  Might you have a guess about the total mileage and 
> farthest distance from home?
> 
> Your temporary ballast was very creative!  Did you measure the resistance of the 
> bulb to compare it to the resistor value upon your return?
> 
> Thanks for your reply,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
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> 
> ________________________________
> From: Chris Wills <cjwills at msn.com>
> To: v8vairs at corvair.org; paulsiano at yahoo.com
> Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 12:07:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [V8Vairs] Longest Trip - Farthest From Home?
> 
>  
> i drove mine from North Carolina to Chicago, then west to San Francisco...
>  
> The only problem was the points in the distributor got dirty and wouldn't fire 
> my electronic ignition.  I disconnected the electronic box to run just points, 
> but did not have a ballast resistor, and it was starting to snow (out in 
> Colorado somewhere) so I disconnected one of my backup lights with socket, and 
> wired it in to drop the voltage.  Worked well - had to jumper it out to start 
> the engine, though... averaged 17 mpg with an LT1 350/370 HP 
> 
>  
> Chris Wills
>  
> > Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:05:05 -0800
> > From: edsworld at bellsouth.net
> > To: paulsiano at yahoo.com; v8vairs at corvair.org
> > Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Longest Trip - Farthest From Home?
> > 
> > You need to ask Phil Dally.When he put the SB in my car 10+ years ago(to 
> >replace a HEMI) he drove it firewall-less from cali to a convention at Lake 
> >Tahoe in 98 if I remember correctly.
> > He rented a u haul and truck to get it home , not because of a break down, HE 
> >could not handle the desert heat coupled with the V8 right behind him..
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > --- On Sun, 11/28/10, paulsiano at aol.com <paulsiano at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > From: paulsiano at aol.com <paulsiano at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [V8Vairs] Longest Trip - Farthest From Home?
> > To: "V-8 Vairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> > Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 11:19 AM
> > 
> > The farthest I've been from home in my V-8 Corvair is about sixty miles...not 
> >very far.  Who has gone the farthest and who has taken the longest trip in their 
> >V-8 Corvair?
> >  
> > Curious Paul
> > 
> > 
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