<VV> more PG vs 4spd thoughts

[Ron]

When cruising on the highway, the transmission doesn't even enter into it 
and only the axle ratio is significant as far as engine rpm is concerned. 
If both the PG and 4 speed cars have the same axle ratios, the engine speeds 
will be the same.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray R. (aka Grymm)" <vairguy at echoes.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> more PG vs 4spd thoughts


> While this topic is on the table,
>
>     I really don't have a problem with PG cars but I go for a muscle car
> kinda look (wide wheels and tires and an aggresive stance) and a manual
> trans makes more sense for that.  I also prefer the manual transmission 
> for
> fun spirited driving just because it is more interactive and feels more
> responsive.. its all about that seat of the pants feel.  On the other hand
> since I do use my Corvair as my daily driver there are times I wish it was
> an auto... mostly stop and go traffic.  The clutch pedal is light enough
> that it's  not too big a deal for me... I got stuck in 2 hours of stop and
> go traffic on the way home from Texas in my 68' vette back in 2001 and my
> left leg was cramped for the next 10 hours... which helped keep me awake 
> for
> the 20 hour drive!
>
>     The only thing that has always bothered me about my automatic cars was
> that I do a lot of highway cruising and felt the PG cars were too wound up
> at 70mph...  I haven't driven an auto vair since my first drive in a 
> manual
> trans car a while back so I'm not sure if there is really much difference
> anymore... how do you guys feel about 70mph cruising with a PG?  I'm sure 
> I
> can get a black and white answer by googleing the ratio's.  I know my 66'
> Corsa runs about 3600RPM at 70mph in top gear.. thats where I cruise.   I
> wish I could cruise at lower RPM but I don't want to change the final 
> drive
> ratio, especially since I'm running a 280 Isky cam and 2.5 inch exhaust so
> my power peak is way too high anyway!.. but it sounds the way I want which
> is more important to me at this point.
>
>     Also on that note I would like to mention that I live in the Pocono
> mountains and have to climb a 3 mile long rather steep hill to go just 
> about
> anywhere... and I find the 280 cam perfectly driveable... sure it takes a
> lot more shifting than my stock 140... and the stock 140 actually feels 
> much
> more powerful unless I wind out the "hot rod" 140 which I rarely do... but 
> I
> don't find it to be a problem... I think its sorta like driving a 95hp car
> LOL.
>
>
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
> Lake Ariel, PA
> CORSA member
> 66' Corsa 140/4 coupe
> 65' Corsa 140/4 coupe (under construction and almost done!)
>
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