<VV> Re: HV carbs

Harry Yarnell hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
Sat Jun 4 22:02:16 EDT 2005


These were Carter YH's. Same as the corvair turbo units. NOT HV's!

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Houston" <tampatexan at earthlink.net>
To: "Dennis & Debbie Pleau" <ddpleau at earthlink.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Lew Rishel" <lewrish at tns.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: HV carbs


> One of the early Corvette 6 cyl engines used 3 side draft single barrel
> carbs.  I had a set up on my '51 Chev 6...   went well..!!
>
> Jim Houston
> Brandon, FL
>
> Dennis & Debbie Pleau wrote:
>
> > Lew, 6 cylinder Corvettes 1953 and 1954.  I wasn't around for the
> > first year and was probably doing a lot of your last sentence for the
> > second year.
> >
> > dp
> >
> > At 07:57 PM 6/4/2005, Lew Rishel wrote:
> >
> >> Seems to me I recall that many, many, many years back, and yes, I can
> >> recall
> >> that far, there was a thing called a "Rajo" two barrell manifold
> >> (aftermarket) intended to fit the straight six chev engine. Might
> >> have been
> >> a thing for the 54  Corvette. And it used two HV carbs. Any of youse
> >> reel
> >> ol' guys remember thet one ??  I think most of you guys were still
> >> wetting
> >> yer diapers then, werent ya ??
> >>
> >> Lew
> >
> >
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