<VV> [FC] Saginaw 4-spd in Greenbrier

[Bob Gilbert]

I believe Steve Goodman used that combination in his highly modified Early 
Spyder. I have that trans that will go in my '62 Spyder. Should have great 
benifits in a Greenbrier.
Bob


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From: "Eric Lucas" <ericlucas at hotmail.com>
To: "VV List" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "FC" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> [FC] Saginaw 4-spd in Greenbrier


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> Very interesting!
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> So a 3.08 axle using the 3.65 FC trans would be very close to the car at 
> 11.242
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>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> From: patiomatt at aol.com
>> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:33:15 -0500
>> Subject: Re: <VV> [FC] Saginaw 4-spd in Greenbrier
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>> So it seems the consensus is emerging that a 64-65 4-spd transaxle is the 
>> best
>> setup. Are the 4-spd ratios unique to the FC or the same as the cars?
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>> Eric in Indiana
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>> Per Craig Nicol:
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>> 61 FC (early) = 4.26:1
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>> 61 FC (late) through 65 FC & 61-3 cars = 3.65:1
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>> 64-5 cars = 3.20:1
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>> A 64 or 65 car with the performance 3.55 axle would have an overall first 
>> gear ratio of 3.20 x 3.55, which multiplies to 11.36:1
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>> Matt Nall
>> Charleston, Oregon
>> http://tinyurl.com/The-Corvair-Patio
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>> http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages
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