<VV> Corvair v. everyone - Did Chrysler rule "Style Wars" ? 2c worth

[Bill Meglen]

I have two of them (Pontiac SOHC 6 230 ci "Sprint" 215 hp.) hope to put one
in my 1937 Pontiac 4 dr.  Have read that they were based on the 250 Chevy
block but virtually nothing is interchangeable.  Never read in my research
that the OHC head could be fitted to a 292?  The bulletin board at
www.inliners.org has postings on them. Tom Langdon dba
http://www.stoveboltengineco.com/  raced them and is very knowledgeable on
them. The web site at http://sohcsix.yuku.com/ is I believe the best single
source for information.

I'm enthralled by them although also addicted to Corvairs!

Bill
Gardnerville, NV


On 1/5/09 9:30, "Bob Gilbert" <traceya at montrose.net> wrote:

> Does any one have any pictures or other info on this?
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenneth E Pepke" <kenpepke at juno.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 3:36 PM
> Subject: <VV> Corvair v. everyone - Did Chrysler rule "Style Wars" ? 2c
> worth
> 
> 
>> That OHC head could be installed on a 292 Chevy truck 6 cyl
>> engine if one was looking for an even higher performance
>> level!
>> Ken P
>> 
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> 
>>> Well, we had one OHC engine in production when Nader's book was
>>> published. It did have some oil use issues from some owners I talked
>>> 
>>> with, but others were happy. A neighbor drove one until the mid 80s.
>>> 
>>> The Pontiac OHC 6 cylinder 250 cid. Standard engine in Tempest and
>>> Firebird through 69.
>>> 
>>> Frank DuVal