<VV> Reliability, etc. of a turbo; was: Corvair Classic

Ramon Rodriguez III corvairgrymm at gmail.com
Sat Sep 28 22:31:16 EDT 2013


Mike, that is absolutely ridiculous.  The turbo is mounted crossways in the
engine room, this creates a gyro effect and actually PREVENTS Spyders from
rolling over. =P

Ray R.



On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Mike Jacobi <mvjacobi at comcast.net> wrote:

> Well the spinning turbo helps cause the Corvair to flip over!  I heard it
> from a guy at the gas station just last week!  GGG
>
>
> On 9/27/13 11:00 AM, "Harry Yarnell (Verizon)" <harryyarnell at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I've never heard such bullshit!
>
>
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> Subject: <VV> Reliability, etc. of a turbo; was:
> > Corvair Classic
>
>
> Corvair
> > Classic
>
> http://www.motortrend.com/classic/features/13q1_affordable_classic_19
> > 64_chevrolet_corvair_convertible/
>
> The article said:
>
> <Many owners suggested I
> > avoid buying a turbo. (The Corvair was one of the first  mainstream
> production
> > cars to offer a blower.) As one put it, ³That thing will  run great
> once, and
> > then you spend the entire summer trying to get it to run  like that
> again.²
> > >
>
> I've never owned a turbo.  What's the general consensus out there?  Was the
> > advice given the author of the article correct?
>
> ~Bill Stanley
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