<VV> Turbo everyday operation question

Ron ronh at owt.com
Fri Jun 19 15:51:01 EDT 2009


Faster for how long?  Raced up any mountain grades lately?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Turbo everyday operation question


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> I knew a Swiss gentleman whose
> wife  blew two EM turbo engines in their EM Spyder convertible by staying 
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> the boost  continuously on the autobahn, but I have no other anecdotal or
> real world  experience on regular turbo operation.
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> Obviously from the last few posts.... ?certain people cannot comprehend 
> simple questions...and sure look like they are not real car lovers...let 
> alone Corvair s!! ?GGG
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> Cylinder head cooling is the weakest part of our turbos....followed by 
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> In real world driving....NOT THE FREWAYS!! ? you can use the turbo all you 
> want....as normal road / traffic conditions will limit boosted operation 
> to under 1 minute, ?absolutely!
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> ?When accending long grades, or trying to see how fast it will go on long 
> straight stretches....the Gauge / Buzzer should warn you fairly soon...2-3 
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> Having finally bought a Corvair Turbo'd, car with factory location of the 
> turbo.... I can tell, many pressurized owners never really do anything 
> more than "cruise" ?their cars....
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> I recently watched a video of a guy's Turbo..that has been ?described as 
> "really fast" ?by a few who have ridden in it.... ?my 140 PG ?is faster! 
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://mysite.verizon.net/nalllm
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