[V8Vairs] rear mounted 215 pg

[moonpie8n at comcast.net]

  I  raced  215 &  Corvair  in  hydroplanes. I  know  the  weight  is  very  close.  BUT, there  is  a  lot  of  old  Busch  series  stuff  out  there  for  the  231 V-6.  Maybe  not  as  much  out  your  way. I  am  still  undecided.  I  don't  want  small  block  coz  I  think  I  would  be  tearing  the  trans-axle  out  of  it  every  week [Don't  want  exotic  stuff  either {Porsche }].  That's  why  I  am  working  on  composite  body  parts. IF  I  can  get  the  weight  below  2000, it  won't  take  much power [250 - 300]  to  make  it "Quick". 
                                                                                                                    Bob 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com> 
To: v8vairs at corvair.org 
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:50:59 AM 
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] rear mounted 215 pg 




My Olds 215 (now 255/4.2L) is more than zippy. While nothing like a 350 
would be, it still packs a wallop. Not scary quick; but certainly 
eye-opening. No doubt right at the limit of the Corvair transaxle. 

If you're looking for an easy fit, medium displacement engine with 
readily available rev-rot and performance parts, my suggestion would be 
the Chevy 4.3. Aluminum heads are readily available and there are even 
(rare) aluminum 4.3 blocks. I did my Olds 215 (255) as a nostalgia 
piece, which coincidentally, gets down the road in a pretty big hurry 
and offers stock weight and handling. Works for me and meets my goals. 
Craig 

Some pix etc on this Corvair Center thread: 
http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,405466,405466#msg-405466 


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Jim Briggs'   Olds 266 ci  on a Powerglide with AC on is real peppy!  And when I rode in it  the jetting was so lean that the engine would overheat on long highway runs...since re-jetted correctly! 


Matt Nall 
Charleston, Oregon 
http://tinyurl.com/The-Corvair-Patio 

http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages 










  
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