<VV> Air-cooled alternatives

[Bill Elliott]

The Tatra guys in Canada (the ones that supplied the 603's to the Jim 
Carrey movie) have a 3.5L 613 engine for sale. About $5k. Not sure if 
it's new enough to be injected.

Interestingly, the 2.5L air cooled hemi V8 in the 603's makes about the 
same power as a Corvair engine... about 100 net.

I sold my Tatra (in part) due to my fears of crunching a transaxle or an 
engine... repair/replacement costs are Ferrari-priced...

Bill


David B. Neale wrote:

>
> airvair <airvair at richnet.net> wrote:
>
>> > And only because air cooled engines are few
>> > and far between - only know of VW, Porsche, and a German diesel farm
>> > tractor (starts with a "D" and I can't remember how to spell it), and
>> > maybe a few minor ones too small for a Corvair body.
>
>
> You may wish to consider a nice air-cooled V8 from the Czech Republic 
> - superlative design, and the latest have twin turbochargers and are, 
> I am pretty certain, fuel-injected. And it's designed to fit in the 
> back.  Tatra made their first air-cooled V8 motors in the 1930s. 
> Here's a link to a picture of a Tatra air-cooled V8 motor ...
>
> http://www.tatra4sale.com/photos/dark-blue/big/IMG_3774.JPG
>
> I bet no-one's done it yet!
>
> David Neale
> '65 Monza 140 convertible.
>
>
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