<VV> 102 engine advice

[Matt Nall]

 Is the 102 PG in  1962 convertible known to be a doggy combination. A friend of 
mine has a particularly underpowered one that has been rebuilt ( I assume 
correctly). He test drove my very tired  (110 PG 180K miles)  '69 coupe that has 
not been rebuilt and we agree the '69 is so much faster then his '62.
 
 We checked the dwell and timing and it is to spec, carbs go to full throttle 
etc. It idles very smoothly and does not burn oil. Carbs balanced etc.
 
 Any body have a suggestion as how to get this 102 to perform better?

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  102  is the "performance engine"   but in a PG  is a dog,  as I recall reading  here 100's of times..


3.89 R &P  will help accel..  as will shorter tires.....


 Other than that it's Dyno time.... to rejet / change distributor advance curve to get the most out of it.







Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at yahoo.com>
To: VV <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 11:08 am
Subject: <VV> 102 engine advice


 Is the 102 PG in  1962 convertible known to be a doggy combination. A friend of 
mine has a particularly underpowered one that has been rebuilt ( I assume 
correctly). He test drove my very tired  (110 PG 180K miles)  '69 coupe that has 
not been rebuilt and we agree the '69 is so much faster then his '62.
 
 We checked the dwell and timing and it is to spec, carbs go to full throttle 
etc. It idles very smoothly and does not burn oil. Carbs balanced etc.
 
 Any body have a suggestion as how to get this 102 to perform better?
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