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Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
Tue Nov 10 21:26:00 EST 2009


Sure, but no one said we were trying to do that.  This is why one  
needs to define objectives before randomly modifying the engine.  A  
Corvair engine *can* deliver 300 - or more - HP under certain  
circumstances.

--Bryan

On Nov 10, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Ron wrote:

> "Pump more air in".  But for Corvairs, this means cooling air as  
> they are cooling limited FIRST!  To improve cooling, the cylinders  
> and heads need to be more expensively redone with finning more like  
> an aircraft engine.  As they are, they are economically cooled and  
> run just fine that way but will never deliver300 hp in a 24 hour  
> roadrace.
> RonH



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